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Steele: Punishing senators who supported stimulus is ‘absolutely on the table.’
politico.com ^ | March 4th, 2009 3:36 PM | Ali Frick

Posted on 03/04/2009 9:03:14 PM PST by disgruntled_louisianan

More evidence that Steele does not belong in his position as RNC chairman.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biggovernment; economiccrisis; governmentcoercion; michaelsteele; panderer; rncchairman; sniff; steele
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To: Michael "Nazi Hunter" Steele

"Punishing senators who supported stimulus is absolutely on the table"

That's nice. Now resign.


21 posted on 03/04/2009 9:17:15 PM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: AmericanMade1776

With socialized medicine and expanded government: in a word, depravity and/or insanity.


22 posted on 03/04/2009 9:17:33 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: disgruntled_louisianan
> Steele: Punishing senators who supported stimulus is ‘absolutely on the table.’

And it took him only how many weeks to come to this decision on possible punishment??

Pathetic.

23 posted on 03/04/2009 9:19:01 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe (Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
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To: disgruntled_louisianan

“Steele: Punishing senators who supported stimulus is ‘absolutely on the table.’”

That’s fine... But, to reduce the number of future RINOs that end up in congress, he needs to get rid of open primaries. I don’t know who decides that, but I imagine the head of the NRC should have significant influence!!


24 posted on 03/04/2009 9:19:04 PM PST by aquila48
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To: disgruntled_louisianan

seeking retribution is taking the low road. What it should be doing as an organization is seeking the best candidates for office and allowing those candidates an even shot in the primaries.

If the GOP were an organization serious about principle, neither current Pennsylvania senator would be sitting in office today. Santorum sold his political soul for the good-ole-boy’s club in endorsing Spector over Toomey in the primary and got the conservative turnout he deserved when he lost to Casey.


25 posted on 03/04/2009 9:20:28 PM PST by jz638
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To: txnativegop

socialized medicine... sounds like an illness, like a social disease.


26 posted on 03/04/2009 9:21:46 PM PST by AmericanMade1776 ( Obama Happens! Not my Fault!)
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To: disgruntled_louisianan

Quite the opposite, which tells me you are just trolling by to try and stir the pot up a bit.


27 posted on 03/04/2009 9:22:13 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: exist

Steel did not compare GOP to Nazis and you know that.

If you don’t like Steele because he is black and a devout Catholic just say so

Your type, the DU trolls and third party loons really hate America


28 posted on 03/04/2009 9:22:31 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin - Jindal 2012)
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To: SoCalPol

word


29 posted on 03/04/2009 9:23:01 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: buccaneer81

I agree, but McCain’s victory is the exception.
-— However, the Party did not take an official stand in the Primary, either.
Things might have been worse if the Party had not been, officially, neutral.


30 posted on 03/04/2009 9:23:36 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: AmericanMade1776

It is both IMHO. An illness borne of selfishness and a disease of society.


31 posted on 03/04/2009 9:24:42 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: disgruntled_louisianan
‘absolutely on the table.’

This is an oxymoron.

Is it "absolutely" or is it "on the table?"

"Absolutely" means it is a done deal -- they will be punished.

"On the table" means that it is a candidate for negotiation.

"Absolutely on the table" means that it is a candidate for negotation, I really mean it.

No more words. Let's have some action.

-PJ

32 posted on 03/04/2009 9:27:29 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (You can never overestimate the Democrats' ability to overplay their hand.)
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To: disgruntled_louisianan

I’ll believe it when I see it.


33 posted on 03/04/2009 9:27:55 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: SoCalPol
Steel did not compare GOP to Nazis and you know that.

No, he did not.But he also did a piss poor job of refuting that stand put forth by D.L. Hughly. I heard the Laura Ingraham interview. Steele is beyond pathetic and proof that race, once again, trumps all.

34 posted on 03/04/2009 9:29:07 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: SoCalPol
If you don’t like Steele because he is black and a devout Catholic just say so

You're really fast and loose with the ad hominems.

It makes you look bad.

35 posted on 03/04/2009 9:29:46 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (Happiness is a choice!)
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To: aquila48
That’s fine... But, to reduce the number of future RINOs that end up in congress, he needs to get rid of open primaries. I don’t know who decides that, but I imagine the head of the NRC should have significant influence!!

State legislators control the laws that govern the primaries n each state. In states where Democrats control the state legislatures, some Republicans have challenged these state laws in court...and lost.

36 posted on 03/04/2009 9:30:38 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: disgruntled_louisianan

I don’t care for Steele, but it’s about time renegades like Spectre, Snow and Collins paid some price for their treachery. I don’t care what he does to them, just as long as it hurts.


37 posted on 03/04/2009 9:30:39 PM PST by SkipW
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To: mass55th
You're right.

From the article:

UPDATE: RNC Spokesman Alex Conant says there's no retribution coming: "The RNC has no interest in getting involved in primaries."

38 posted on 03/04/2009 9:31:46 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: buccaneer81

He didn’t refute it at all; he nodded and agreed.

If he had a shred of self-respect he wouldn’t have shown up for work the next day.


39 posted on 03/04/2009 9:34:28 PM PST by Philo-Junius (One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate and constitute law.)
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To: Philo-Junius
If he had a shred of self-respect he wouldn’t have shown up for work the next day.

The egos on these people would never allow that thought to be entertained.

40 posted on 03/04/2009 9:36:39 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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