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Murkowski not returning to Washington -- yet
Anchorage Daily News ^ | September 13, 2010 | Erika Bolstad

Posted on 09/13/2010 9:52:54 AM PDT by skeptoid

From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski won't be in Washington today as Congress returns from its August recess, her spokesman Mike Brumas said. The Senate is expected to take a vote this afternoon or evening on a federal judicial nominee, but she will miss it. Murkowski, who was defeated in the Aug. 24 GOP primary by fellow Republican Joe Miller, is reportedly still mulling a write-in candidacy in the general election. Brumas said her office isn't sure when she'll return to Washington, and they don't know what her schedule will be the rest of the week, either.

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1 posted on 09/13/2010 9:52:56 AM PDT by skeptoid
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To: skeptoid

Hissy fit


2 posted on 09/13/2010 9:54:36 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: skeptoid

So, does that mean we don’t have to pay the twit? lol


3 posted on 09/13/2010 9:55:35 AM PDT by luv2ndamend (They call themselves greens because they're too yellow to admit they're reds.)
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To: skeptoid

So she thinks that Senate seat belongs to her and her family? Is she related to the Kennedys?


4 posted on 09/13/2010 10:01:17 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: skeptoid

So she thinks that Senate seat belongs to her and her family? Is she related to the Kennedys?


5 posted on 09/13/2010 10:01:25 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: skeptoid

So she thinks that Senate seat belongs to her and her family? Is she related to the Kennedys?


6 posted on 09/13/2010 10:01:31 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: skeptoid

Murkowski can make a bundle as a lobbyist. It’s her best option, particularly if the pubs take the Senate.


7 posted on 09/13/2010 10:01:32 AM PDT by November 2010
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To: skeptoid

Way to go Murkowski! People are PO’d at politicians for not doing their elected jobs, and you are not doing your job! That’ll drum up some support for you real quick. Mm-hm.


8 posted on 09/13/2010 10:02:33 AM PDT by vpintheak (Love of God, Family and Country has made me an extremist.)
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It’s not like she’s busy


9 posted on 09/13/2010 10:03:30 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: skeptoid

Still not representing the AK People.


10 posted on 09/13/2010 10:08:09 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: skeptoid

I thought Alaska had a “sore loser” law that prevented someone from running as an independent in a race they had lost a primary for? Is that wrong?


11 posted on 09/13/2010 10:11:22 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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I guess the paychecks still hit the direct deposit till January no matter what?


12 posted on 09/13/2010 10:11:41 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (Profit should not be a dirty word in these United States of America)
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She’s probably busy consolidating and stashing away her RINO earnings into hidden places. JMHO


13 posted on 09/13/2010 10:17:59 AM PDT by J Edgar
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Im not reading that much into this.
She is obviously trying to decide if she has a political future with the GOP and is prolly talking to any number of power brokers and networked friends.

If she believes that she has a future in any capacity, even on K street, then she will not run.
The GOP will strip her of seniority, assignments, and other perks if she goes independent plus that would in all probability poison any chance of her returning.

If she thinks that her future with the pubs is over, then she will do whatever she feels is in her best interests to do.


14 posted on 09/13/2010 10:18:41 AM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: Doug Loss

I think that law just means the deadline has passed to be added as a line on the ballot. Thus, her only options would be to get another party that’s already qualified for the ballot to substitute her in as their candidate—or to attempt a write-in.


15 posted on 09/13/2010 10:19:15 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Doug Loss
I thought Alaska had a “sore loser” law that prevented someone from running as an independent in a race they had lost a primary for? Is that wrong?

That's correct. She cannot run as an independent after losing the GOP primary. However she can run as a write-in.

16 posted on 09/13/2010 10:19:15 AM PDT by freespirited
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17 posted on 09/13/2010 10:24:54 AM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: skeptoid

Another Charlie Crist Rhino getting ready to stabb us in the back!!!!


18 posted on 09/13/2010 10:25:47 AM PDT by ontap
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To: skeptoid

It’s a shame, but being called “Senator” must be so intoxicating that these turds will do almost anything to retain it, not to mention the power that accrues.


19 posted on 09/13/2010 10:53:38 AM PDT by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (All sweat, no equity)
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20 posted on 09/13/2010 10:58:08 AM PDT by pabianice
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