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GOP Senators Risk Political Backlash Over Support of Stimulus Bill
fox news ^ | 2/7/2009 | fox news

Posted on 02/07/2009 7:17:42 PM PST by tobyhill

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To: tobyhill

This was posted earlier:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180725/posts


21 posted on 02/07/2009 7:38:17 PM PST by Steelfish (Our Winning Video)
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To: tobyhill
Maybe Collins, Snowe and Specter need to know they might not get re-elected.

U. S. Senate

22 posted on 02/07/2009 7:41:18 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Venturer
It started at about $800 billion and it's ending at $800 billion after the “cuts”.
23 posted on 02/07/2009 7:41:35 PM PST by tobyhill (Obama gets no free pass from Free Republic!)
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To: tobyhill

Do what I did. Email them and tell them that if they can’t stand shoulder to shoulder with Traditionally Conservative Republicans, they may as well change political parties. I even accused Collins of being a RINO.

If the shoe fits, throw it.


24 posted on 02/07/2009 7:41:59 PM PST by HighlyOpinionated (Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create. JPII)
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"I hope they will look at the fact that we were able to cut $110 billion of unnecessary spending from this bill. I think that's a good accomplishment...."

The Senate bill is $8 billion LARGER than the House bill you stupid hag!

25 posted on 02/07/2009 7:43:41 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: tobyhill

Kill the bill first ... then open season on RINO’s.

JMO


26 posted on 02/07/2009 7:44:33 PM PST by maggief
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/us/10mob.html

Hey, Dems need their place in history!!

Las Vegas Journal

Stimulus Money for a Mob Museum. Got a Problem?

Published: January 9, 2009

LAS VEGAS — After taking a hail of bipartisan bullets in recent days over the suggestion that a federal stimulus package should help pay for a proposed $50 million museum here on the history of organized crime, the project’s godfathers are returning fire, complaining that Washington pols are scapegoating the museum and the city.

Awwwww!! So sad, you meanies won't let dems have their museum.

27 posted on 02/07/2009 7:46:42 PM PST by OafOfOffice
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To: maggief
If they can.
28 posted on 02/07/2009 7:47:10 PM PST by tobyhill (Obama gets no free pass from Free Republic!)
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To: tobyhill

Its not like Collins or Snow are Republicans.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Guidance


29 posted on 02/07/2009 7:48:07 PM PST by bray (The District of Corruption fits Obama like a Glove)
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To: maggief

“But if the bill that comes back to the Senate from the conference committee is once again bloated with wasteful spending and it’s too expensive, then I’ll vote against it.”

Does she really think that pig is slim and trim and without waste in it now? You’ve got to be kidding me. She can’t possibly believe that.


30 posted on 02/07/2009 7:48:25 PM PST by GrandmaPatriot
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To: HighlyOpinionated

Good for you, HighlyOpinionated. I’m going to do the same and I hope other Freepers do too! They need to be called what they are: Traitors of the principles and ideals of Conservatives and Republicans alike.


31 posted on 02/07/2009 7:48:40 PM PST by Mountain Mary
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To: tobyhill

I have a theory of why Arlen Spector may have sold his vote on the stimulus bill!

Since Arlen is up for reelection in 2010, did Barack Obama possibly make a deal with Spector to only put up a token opponent against Spector in his campaign?

Obama already may have his veto proof senate with Arlen in his hip pocket!

What do you think of this theory?


32 posted on 02/07/2009 7:52:46 PM PST by ethics
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To: sageb1
Yeah, like , I'm sure they are SOOOOOOO worried! NOT

33 posted on 02/07/2009 7:53:45 PM PST by timestax (CNNLIES..BIG TIME)
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To: tobyhill
"I hope they will look at the fact that we were able to cut $110 billion of unnecessary spending from this bill. I think that's a good accomplishment".

Yep. Instead of pouring a full bucket of sh#t over the taxpayers' heads, they're only going to use a 7/8 full bucket.

34 posted on 02/07/2009 7:56:18 PM PST by Right Brother
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To: Born Conservative
The wrath of SOME constituents? I’ve been trying to call Snarlin Arlen for 2 days now; yesterday I couldn’t get through (busy signal ALL DAY), and today, his “voice mailbox is full”. I would say he was deluged with phone calls; I call that wrath from a lot more than “some.

He could care less what the peasants want.

35 posted on 02/07/2009 7:56:32 PM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: ethics

Specter wanted $6.5 billion to go to the national institute of health. He got it, that is why he is supporting the sitmuless bill.

see article from the soon to be gone http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/us/politics/08stimulus.html?pagewanted=2


36 posted on 02/07/2009 8:00:53 PM PST by Fred ('There is no free lunch' Marc Faber)
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To: tobyhill
The pro abortionists stuck together to pass the RECORD SPENDING PORK legislation.

Susan Collins follows closely in the footsteps of her formaer boss, WILLIAM COHEN, who got in bed with Billy Clintoooon as his Secretary of Defense!

Collins is one of the leading New England pimps of the Election Industry!
37 posted on 02/07/2009 8:04:39 PM PST by leprechaun9
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To: tobyhill
...drawing the wrath of their fellow Republicans and of some constituents...

Some?? Where the hell are the interviews with pissed off Republicans in these people's states??? I want faces. I want names. I want citizens in every state to be on TV saying how disgusted they are with this idiotic bill.

You can
DAMN WELL BETCHA
that if this were a George W. Bush idea, the LameStream Media would be finding "Joe Six Packs" who find this whole bailout notion STUPID.

But now that Hussein and the 'rats are cramming this down our grandchildrens' throats, not a single report on what the American people believe about the issue!!!

38 posted on 02/07/2009 8:05:53 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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39 posted on 02/07/2009 8:07:12 PM PST by Colonial Warrior (Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.)
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To: tobyhill

If the GOP had any cashews they would publicly announce that these have been expelled from the party and prepare to fund and run a challenger to them the next time they are up for vote.

When the stakes are high with the Neo-Com’s moving on DC, there can be no margin for this gadfly/cross-dressing crap.

If you don’t votr like a conservative then you won’t hold a Republicn office.

Remember that to make this work, we don’t have to actually un-vote all three.

All we need is to fire JUST ONE, that will make those RINO’s in the future think that they could be next.


40 posted on 02/07/2009 8:28:27 PM PST by R0CK3T
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