[reaganaut1]

What can the Republicans do to punish Collins, Snowe, and Specter? Are they going to betray Republicans on future key votes such as EFCA (removing the secret ballot for unionization elections)?

The Democrats will own this "stimulus" and be held responsible for its (lack of) results. That is the glimmer of hope I see.

[CapnJack]

“The Democrats will own this “stimulus” and be held responsible for its (lack of) results.”

No you are wrong. When this monstrosity fails miserably, it will be a bipartisan disaster because of these three Judas. The true tally of how many Dems and Repubs voted for it will not be told to the stupid American public, it will be just reported as having bipartisan support.

[Venturer]

Two Centirst Republicans my big fat patoot.

Calling these two RINO’s centrist Republicans is a disgrace to centrist Republicans. These two ignorant slimeballs just threw 800 billion dollars in the Democrat toilet. May they rot in hell.

[kellynla]

Collins, Snow & Specter...the “Three Stooges” of the Gelding Old Party!

Can't they find anyone in ME to replace the “Pigeon Sisters!”

Well, we can only hope that the GOP will get a testicle & spine implant before next year so we can start replacing some of the morons on both sides of the isle in Congress.

Hussein will be just another Jimmy Carter...”one & done!”

[IrishCatholic]

My comment on another thread was to write letters to the state party chair, all the state officials of the party, and then copy and send the letters to every committee head right on down to the county level.
Bring the heat to the support system for these RINO’s. Then send copies to the local papers.

[Semper Mark]

“Are they going to betray Republicans on future key
votes...”

It would be better asked as, are they going to betray
America on future key votes?

They can take their thirty pieces of silver and go
to the potters field.

[TomGuy]

Collins, Snowe, Specter

It didn't take prognosticator Jean Dixon or The Mentalist Patrick Jane or Psych Sean Spencer to see this coming.

If it had not been these 3, there were other Pubbies in that so-called Gang of 16 or 18 or 20 who would have stepped up to do the deed.

Now, they will deflect blame by saying they needed to get the bill to the Compromise committee (House and Senate).

Politics as usual and the Pubbies fold --------- again.

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[PGalt]

“Socialism Is Legal Plunder” / “Legal Plunder Has Many Names”

You would use the law to oppose socialism? But it is upon the law that socialism itself relies. Socialists desire to practice legal plunder, not illegal plunder. Socialists, like all other monopolists, desire to make the law their own weapon. And when once the law is on the side of socialism, how can it be used against socialism? For when plunder is abetted by the law, it does not fear your courts, your gendarmes, and your prisons. Rather, it may call upon them for help.

Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, benefits, subsidies, encouragements, progressive taxation, public schools, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed profits, minimum wages, a right to relief, a right to the tools of labor, free credit, and so on, and so on. All these plans as a whole — with their common aim of legal plunder — constitute socialism.

http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G1809

Thanks to FReeper raygun for the link.

[greedo]

Snowe Supports Economic Stimulus Package to Boost American Economy & Create Jobs

Works as Consensus-Builder to Develop Bipartisan Compromise

February 6, 2009 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), a senior member on the Senate Finance Committee, tonight announced her support for a $780 billion economic stimulus package that will produce new jobs and aid the ailing American economy. A key centrist in Congress, Senator Snowe played a pivotal role in working with the Administration and Senate Leadership to adjust the tax provisions in the economic stimulus legislation to help garner support to achieve the bipartisan compromise announced in the Senate.

"The catalogue of arguments in the Senate have spanned the gamut – from those who believed this bill initially was about the right size and the right balance to those who thought it was far too expensive, providing too little bang for the proverbial buck," Senator Snowe said. "However, through true consensus building, the Senate has rightly been engaged in a vigorous and healthy debate to arrive at this monumental compromise."

Over the past several months Senator Snowe has consistently worked to enact a second stimulus package and has championed several pro-growth policies that aim to lift the struggling economy, spur job growth, and assist those who have been displaced by the worst economic downturn since World War II. She worked with members of the Senate Finance Committee to have several of her key job-igniting initiatives incorporated into the measure including: small business expensing to provide firms more rapid write-offs for making job-creating investments and the tax-free treatment of unemployment insurance benefits to help displaced workers.

"Through the Finance Committee tax-writing process we were able to produce a bill that will assist small business owners and hard-working Americans who are struggling during these trying economic times," Senator Snowe said. "The tax and Medicaid provisions of this legislation, constituting nearly 60 percent of the entire proposal, will provide an immediate jolt to our nation’s economy."

This week, during a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office with President Obama, Senator Snowe discussed the shortcomings of the legislation. The Senator offered the President nearly $100 billion worth of non-stimulative spending that could be stripped from the package. This laid the groundwork to broker a deal that would create bipartisan legislation that is timely, targeted, and temporary.

"Throughout our deliberations this week in the Senate, I have consistently advocated for a package that will truly stimulate this economy, not an omnibus bill bloated with frivolous spending" Senator Snowe continued. "We must be vigilant to ensure this is the right package that will address the urgency of our economic crisis and achieve credibility with the American people."

This week the Senate started to debate a $900 billion economic stimulus package, which through bipartisan negotiations, has been trimmed down to $780 billion. In addition to helping lead negotiations regarding adjustments to the tax portion of the bill, Senator Snowe expects many of her job-creating amendments to be included in the underlying bill, further strengthening the stimulus proposal.

[big'ol_freeper]

This will be a continuing problem for conservatives. More evidence of why the RINOs need to run out of the party.

[dforest]

When no jobs are created, they will get theirs.

[SECURE AMERICA]

In 2010 when the next election cycle comes around Americans should vote in one way.
If as common sense dictates this Pork Bill has done nothing to help the economy and has only added a huge financial burden to our gandchildren them Americans should take the Vote Roll Call to the polls and if the Senator Congressman voted for this obamination then they get voted out. If the voted against it they get voted back in.
Time that the citizens started voting for their Country and not for Political Party’s. Voting for Parties is what has gotten us into the position we are in.

[M-cubed]

The Democrats will own this “stimulus” and be held responsible for its (lack of) results <<

Then hopefully “We the People” will target the “Gang of 60”