Posted on 11/20/2002 1:09:35 PM PST by mhg1000
According to Tom "Liberal Conspiracy Theorist" Paine,
Control of the U.S. Senate once again falls to Trent Lott and a band of GOP radicals who call themselves “conservative.” They’re anything but that. Miscasting a thin electoral victory as a mandate, they’ll move an agenda designed to repay their corporate funders and please their activist base. They’ll gut the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Pack federal courts with anti-choice, anti-consumer judges. Excuse corporate wrongdoing with wrist slaps. Shift taxes from the wealthy to working families. Senate GOP moderates like Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Chafee and Arlen Specter must be thinking: MY constituents didn’t vote for this agenda. It’s not one that MY conscience and values support. That’s what Jim Jeffords thought when GOP radicals ran the Senate in 2000. He did something courageous: He became an Independent and caucused with Democrats, wresting Senate control from Lott. Now, Working Assets is urging Snowe, Chafee and Specter to "pull a Jeffords," says co-founder Michael Kieschnick. "They should switch -- not for any love of Democrats, but for the majority of Americans who favor environmental protection, reproductive choice, and other moderate policies." "It’s a long shot," Kieschnick admits. "But citizens of good conscience should let these senators know they admire independence."
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These guys posted this ad about a day early -- the story today is that Jeffords may be trying to get back into the GOP. So much for "courage."
If a majority of Americans wanted that, why did they vote the way they did on 5 Nov?
Is this true?
"Do not go gentle unto Election Night! Whine, whine against the rising of the right!"
Jeffords Eyeing Return to GOP?
Defacto Democratic Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., cost the GOP control of the Senate when he jumped ship in May 2001 and voted to make Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., majority leader.
But now, with Republicans taking over and Jeffords faced with minority status, Vermont's man of integrity apparently wants back in.
Reports the Washington Times:
"According to a senior Senate leadership source, the election results were barely in before Mr. Jeffords' office put out feelers to his former party's leaders. The message? That the Vermonter would be happy to caucus with the GOP — so long as he retained his committee chairmanship."
So far GOP reaction has been underwhelming:
"Republican leaders rightly rolled their eyes," the Times said.
..Miscasting a thin electoral victory as a mandate, they'll move an agenda designed to repay their corporate funders and please their activist base.
Yes!
They'll gut the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
Oh yeah babe.
Pack federal courts with anti-choice, anti-consumer judges.
Oh, that's it....Right there...oh..oh...
Excuse corporate wrongdoing with wrist slaps.
Oh yes..yes..yes... oh god..oh god...
Shift taxes from the wealthy to working families.
Oh YES. YES..YESS.
Oh geez, look at this..all over my keyboard..hand me that towel, would ya..whew.
I think the big issue from his perspective is that Vermont isn't going to get a nickel of federal money for anything as long as they are represented in the Senate by two @ssholes like Jim Jeffords and Pat Leahy.
If they are, they are also thinking: It's all about ME, ME, ME!
That’s what Jim Jeffords thought when GOP radicals ran the Senate in 2000. He did something courageous: He became an Independent and caucused with Democrats, wresting Senate control from Lott.
He is a coward, and ran as a Republican months earlier with full knowledge of the Bush agenda.
Now, Working Assets is urging Snowe, Chafee and Specter to "pull a Jeffords," says co-founder Michael Kieschnick.
Oh, yes. Working Assets, the long-distance company that donates a percentage of your phone bill payments to looney-left causes. The guys who gave free long distance codes for calls to Congress to stop Clinton's impeachment -- and failed.
"They should switch -- not for any love of Democrats, but for the majority of Americans who favor environmental protection, reproductive choice, and other moderate policies."
"Moderate policies" Miami! You mean, there are leftists that aren't for "reproductive choice"? It's only "moderates" who support "environmental protection"?
It’s a long shot," Kieschnick admits. "But citizens of good conscience should let these senators know they admire independence."
As long as "independence" swings to the left. Otherwise, they would have supported Bob Barr, Zell Miller, and James Traficant.
THANK you, I simply could not remember.
Daddy and baby both shooting their mouths off this week. LOL
Vermont must suffer horribly under the twisted, liberal, clintonesque, representaion they have in the Senate.
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