Posted on 01/23/2009 4:17:07 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Conservative reaction to the Kirsten Gillibrand appointment thus far has been mixed. Some approve, on the grounds that it will bother liberals. "LIBERAL DEMS HOWL," heds the New York Post. Wake Up America is happy that liberal blogs are unhappy.
NewsBusters says the mainstream media's refusal to use their terminology is proof of bias. "When will the mainstream [media] begin labeling Gillibrand as a 'Maverick Democrat?'" they demand. "Or is the 'maverick' label applied by the MSM only to Republicans who are liberals or 'moderates' (really meaning liberal)?... If she holds to her views then she would definitely be qualified to be labeled as a 'Maverick Democrat' although the MSM, as we have seen, are loathe to use that term."
Others are more cautious. "She's not all bad, of course," says National Review's Jim Geraghty. "She has adorable children, likes offshore drilling, voted against the $700 billion bailout and Nancy Pelosi doesn't like her." But Geraghty also notes that she votes with her party most of the time and, even worse, refuses to aid in the prosecution of Charles Rangel. Townhall says Gillibrand has the same super-low American Conservative Union rating as (cue sinister music) Hillary Clinton.
Right Wing News says something about politics and strange bedfellows.
Guess which Freeper is being cited here?
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I think it’s a little knee-jerk reactionary to get too pleased about her appointment, she’s still pro-baby murder. Just because the libs don’t like it, doesn’t make it an unmixed positive for us.
She sounds better than many Republicans and NRA endorsed. Id vote for her at this point.
Unbelievable. She has a 92% liberal rating from the ACU. She voted against the bailout because she wanted direct government control of the banks. She voted against an Interior Department appropriations bill that would have allowed new leases for offshore natural gas development in areas that are at least 25 miles from the coast.
A Blue Dog was the worst pick Patterson could have made for Republicans. Kennedy would have been easy to beat - can you imagine a R senator from NY? When was the last time we saw that?
She sounds much more palatable than Snarlin' Arlen Spector.
Republicans agree stimulus to pass in February (Back door deal) Complete loss of testicular fortitude.
Can conservatives expect any better from NY state? She is practically a rabid snarling dog to most east coasters.
She is a liberal Dim. I quit supporting the NRA b/c they support these people.
“she’s still pro-baby murder. “
And she absolutely will not budge on her antilife position.
The Gripping Hand: She’s hot.
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