Posted on 02/05/2009 11:46:54 AM PST by rabscuttle385
President Obama talks about seeking bipartisan accord ... and he reaches out to GOP senators ... but how many Republicans are even open to the need for fixing the economy through government spending?
As The Washington Independent's Dave Weigel points out, that question seems to have been answered in a Senate vote last night. When Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) offered an alternative stimulus plan that would replace all government spending in the stimulus with a series of tax cuts, 36 Republican senators voted for it.
To emphasize the point, that means all but four GOPers were perfectly happy with scrapping the core assumption of the president's plan. Here, then, are the four Republican senators whom Obama has the best shot at working with: Susan Collins (ME), George Voinovich (OH), Arlen Specter (PA), and Olympia Snowe (ME).
What is a surprise...is that more RINOS aren't on the list.
Those names are shocking. /s
Round up the usual suspects!!
’ Susan Collins (ME), George Voinovich (OH), Arlen Specter (PA), and Olympia Snowe (ME).’
As I said all morning, the Ditz Twins from Maine.
I apologize to you all for my RINO George ‘Cry me a River’ Voinovich.
As for Arlen ‘Scottish Law’ Spector...thats what you get when you have a President that didn’t back a solid Conservative in 2004 in the GOP primaries over this turd.
I’m sure Macky will be joining soon
Those 4 get to share the blame with the rats when the stimulus fails to stimulate.
Ironically, McCain voted yes on DeMint’s plan.
Perhaps McQueeg is scared. Only time will tell.
Then we need to find some Blue Dogs to work with us ;o)
Time to let those 4 Senators hear from Republicans all over the country!!! Make those phone calls... I think they need to know how we feel about them.
The usual suspects.
When I contacted Specter’s office, I reminded him that the ONLY reason he survived the 2004 Primary was because George Bush came to PA to campaign for him against Pat Toomey (another stupid move by Bush). I told him that Bush was gone, and he might follow in 2010 if he doesn’t straighten up and oppose the stimulus.
Can we give Maine to Canada or Denmark?
There are moderate democrats,why not encourage them to cross over.
those 4 need new jobs
Looks like the RINO whose up for election in 2014 took the hit this time. Too bad she’s not out of office right now!
Cry for me, Rinovich. I want to see real tears!
I heard Toomey may run for Gov. in 2010.
They don’t care, they’re voting for the idiot moderates that elected them!!
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