Posted on 12/21/2007 5:51:41 PM PST by Norman Bates
I hate to tell you this but they were not going to eliminate the fillibuster.
They were considering making it easier to break a fillibuster.
Wasnt he found to be InSane 4 years ago??? And he’s 1-7 on all the major conservative planks but we should still back him..??.....zzz
Welcome aboard.
Nope. It was to avoid the nuclear option and retain normal procedures.
The Keene Sentinel is edited by a notorious and bitter old lefty named Guy MacMillan.
The entire reporting, sales and production staff of the paper combined do not approach half of his age.
Go ask John Kenneth Galbraith who he's endorsing in the NH Republican primary.
I know nothing about this paper but Keene is one of the larger towns in NH. Clearly this endorsement has a liberal bent to its tone - no one is disputing that.
1)InSane Fengold-Free Speech Limits
2)Open borders-Late to the know
3)No on Bush tax cuts(or any for that matter)
4)Gun right ambivilance
5)Gang of 14- the cowards that they were
6)Kennedy/McCain education initiatives
7)Decrying torture
8)Reach across the isle Rinoism
9)Perennial “Maveric” thorn in the side of conservatism
10) Featherbedding
...geez Im sure I could go on for a while.
That would depend on Senator Thompson rousing himself enough to get out of bed at some point between now and election day in order to actually campaign in an aggressive, effective and forceful manner.
Nothing I've seen to date suggests that he is so inclined in the least.
Right!
Most (all) of McCain’s actions have been in the interest of a better-functioning, less-corrupt government. I believe that even his missteps were done with good intentions.
And he’s certainly head and shoulders above all the other candidates in the forefront.
You didn’t actually read his platform but thanks for playing.
I agree!
Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he has "never done any favors for anybody — lobbyist or special interest group," as his presidential campaign issued a statement denouncing allegations of legislative favoritism as "gutter politics." The Arizona Republican has hired a prominent Washington criminal attorney, Robert Bennett, to deal with the matter. CASE CLOSED.
It’s always somewhat amusing to read the McCain bashing posts on this site. He gets blasted for not being conservative enough, YET:
- He is more socially conservative than Romney or Giuliani
- And more fiscally conservative than Huckabee!
Looks like the most across-the-board conservative candidate we have!
He gets branded a “Maverick” which some people like & some don’t. Funny he gets that title in spite of the fact that he’s worked so hard to eliminate corrupt spending practices in Washington, Government “perks” and “Business-as-usual”. He’s probably one of the LEAST corrupt politicians out there! (How sad it is that the ones w/ integrity are the “mavericks”!).
So let me ask all you wise FReepers out there - how could one be a total hard-line conservative in Washington and actually get any work done?? Much as we might dislike it, there has to be a “meeting of the minds” in order to accomplish anything. That’s what “statesmanship” is all about!
Fortunately we have McCain as our candidate who can work with members of another party & still try to uphold the really important Conservative values (Pro-life, strong defense, 2nd amendment, etc.). McCain never surrenders on those issues! It’s BRILLIANT if he can protect those values and STILL get Independents & Democrats to vote for him!
After the Republican primaries, the Democrats will stop voting for him.
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