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To: BillyBoy
In a 49-49-2 scenario, Lieberman casts the deciding vote to hand the Senate to Reid.

He could just as well abstain with the exact same effect.

48 posted on 10/29/2006 9:34:36 PM PST by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: supercat
Bottom line: ANY vote cast for Lieberman is a vote to put Hairy Reid in charge of the Senate. It's stupid for a Republican to support a 90% liberal candidate just to piss off some single-issue anti-war people on DU and Daily Kos. IF Lieberman were going to caucus with the GOP (which Lieberman has repeatly stated will NEVER happen, and have freepers completely forgotten the 2000 election?) THEN it might be acceptable to vote for him over the more conservative Schlessinger because Lieberman would be more likely to win and "help us" control the Senate, but otherwise it's just enabling the enemy.

Any freeper who buys the "Lieberman is worth voting for because a 90% liberal candidate is better than a 95% liberal candidate" arguement might as well vote for likes of Hillary over the Green party candidate in states where Republicans "can't win". Same logic.

DemocRATs in "safe" GOP states would never abandon their own "unelectable" candidate and vote for a 90% conservative candidate who disagrees with conservative activists on one issue (example: Chris Cannon) just to send a "symbolic" message in support of amnesty for illegals or other such nonscene. They know a vote for Cannon would simply help Hastert keep the House.

Loserman tried to hijack the 2000 election and I, for one, will never forgive him. Vote Schlessinger.

54 posted on 10/29/2006 9:59:20 PM PST by BillyBoy (ILLINOIS ELECTION "CHOICES:" Rod Bag-o-$hit or Judas Barf Too-Pinka)
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