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Voinovich Drops Out of Stimulus Talks [Woo hoo!! Keep the pressure on!!]
Roll Call ^ | February 6, 2009 | By Emily Pierce and Jessica Brady

Posted on 02/06/2009 1:14:41 PM PST by MaestroLC

Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) has pulled out of negotiations on a bipartisan compromise on the Senate’s economic stimulus bill.

Three Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine) and Arlen Specter (Pa.) — continue to negotiate with Democrats, but Voinovich’s departure could make it more difficult for Democrats to reach the 60 votes they need to pass the bill.

Voinovich left a meeting in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) office around 2:30 p.m., saying he did not believe there was a deal he could agree to on an amendment that would cut as much as $100 billion from the more than $920 billion measure.

“I’ve really tried to work on this, but the three things that it should be timely, that it should be temporary and it should be targeted, that was something that I looked at,” Voinovich said. “It just doesn’t meet my criteria, and I feel very sorry because I think the Majority Leader has his responsibility, and he’s got his Members that he has to take care of.”


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho2009; bho44; bipartisan; collins; destroyamerica; firsthundreddays; obama; ohio; porkulus; rinos; snowe; specter; stimulus; stimuluswatch; talks; vichy; voinovich
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To: eeevil conservative

WE ALL ROCK!!

GO FREEPERS GO!!


61 posted on 02/06/2009 1:42:31 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: MaestroLC
the Majority Leader has his responsibility, and he’s got his Members that he has to take care of

Hey, senators: How about taking care of the American people for a change instead of your own sorry butts.

62 posted on 02/06/2009 1:44:06 PM PST by Wolfstar (Elections have thousands of consequences. Some minor, some major...and some that can kill you.)
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To: penelopesire

All Specter’s Washington line is busy, and his district office voicemails are all full.

I’m gonna keep trying. We’ve got to stop him from voting the wrong way.


63 posted on 02/06/2009 1:44:40 PM PST by stefeb
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To: penelopesire

Sessions up now confusing everyone with real facts, LOL!


64 posted on 02/06/2009 1:44:44 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: stefeb

God Bless you!

Specter is in hiding....lol. He knows we are outraged!

Fax him a pic of a $2000.00 check made out to him on fire...LOL!!


65 posted on 02/06/2009 1:47:17 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: calex59

Well, only Ras shows such a huge drop, though the others do show only slight majority support for it....It is not popular, that’s for sure.


66 posted on 02/06/2009 1:47:59 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: eeevil conservative

Thanks for the ping!

All circuits are busy. I tried calling Senator McConnell, but his line is busy too. I got through to Senator Bunning’s office. I’ll keep trying the other three.


67 posted on 02/06/2009 1:48:12 PM PST by pattty
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To: acoulterfan

Thanks for the heads up!

Go Sessions Go!!


68 posted on 02/06/2009 1:48:19 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; Badeye; Bikers4Bush; BlindedByTruth; bonfire; ...
Of possible interest pings.

Ohio Ping!

To be added to the Ohio Ping List, please freepmail (works best)
both TonyRo76 and LasVegasDave.

69 posted on 02/06/2009 1:48:38 PM PST by Las Vegas Dave (Illegitimi non carborundum - "Don't let the bastards grind you down")
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To: Las Vegas Dave

LVD,

I don’t trust him to keep his word. We have to keep calling his offices in state, and in Washington.

We have too. He cannot be trusted. Anyone that lives here knows I’m right about this.


70 posted on 02/06/2009 1:51:04 PM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: MaestroLC

Not to worry. Among Specter, Snowe and Collins the dems have MORE than enough RINO hide to make certain that the nation and the people will be betrayed.


71 posted on 02/06/2009 1:52:40 PM PST by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: KansasGirl

Impact is always stronger when you make the arguments calmly because it gets through the facade of it’s just misplaced anger, etc.


72 posted on 02/06/2009 1:52:41 PM PST by romanesq
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To: Red_Devil 232

That was the plan to give the rinos cover. Pork it 100 Billion in the senate..then let the rinos take 100 billion off..so they can try to say they ‘shaved off 100 Billion’ before they voted for it.

Smoke and Mirrors stuff!

It is still the Obama/Pelosi Porkulus bill that came out of the house!

They think we are all stupid enough to buy it...lol


73 posted on 02/06/2009 1:54:38 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Trapped_In_NY
For those who are trying to call senators & getting busy signals, just keep hitting redial - you’ll eventually get through. It’s kind of like a radio contest but without the pressure of having to be the nth caller (but with a lot more at stake).

I'm going to bed now (very late here) but will hit Snowe's and Specter's numbers in the morning which will be late night/wee hours of the morning there.

I've already contaced my two senators for what it was worth, but they were never going to go along with it anyway. (I kind of wondered about Hutchison at first, but I was assured by her office that she is against it.)

74 posted on 02/06/2009 1:54:53 PM PST by Allegra
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To: romanesq

Yes, I know.


75 posted on 02/06/2009 1:56:12 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: romanesq

Good advice. It was all I could do today to act sugar sweet to those rats!

I deserve a freeper academy award for the act I put on with the ones I got through to...lol. I would have rather cussed like a sailor!


76 posted on 02/06/2009 1:57:26 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: MaestroLC

Emails sent ... BUMP!


77 posted on 02/06/2009 1:57:28 PM PST by maggief
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To: MaestroLC

Don’t forget - Judd Greg is NOT voting! One less republican.


78 posted on 02/06/2009 1:59:45 PM PST by Sunsong
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To: boxerblues

You too ay, I let loose on him like never before. Made my day!
It’s a shame they basically ignore you unless you get irate right in their face.


79 posted on 02/06/2009 2:00:10 PM PST by toofast2
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To: MaestroLC

I wonder if he got all weepy? At least he’s doing the right thing this time.


80 posted on 02/06/2009 2:03:43 PM PST by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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