Republican Defectors Facing Backlash For Stimulus Support [Defeat Porkulus!!}

NewsMax ^ | February 8, 2009 | By: Tim Collie

[Jim Robinson]

The three Republican senators supporting President Barack Obama’s $827 billion stimulus bill are drawing the wrath of many conservatives who say the massive spending in the plan could tip the country into depression.

Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Pennsylvania's Sen. Arlen Specter were lambasted on conservative Web sites throughout the weekend, and were the subjects of angry calls by many of their constituents, according to reports.

“Arlen Specter is DONE,” wrote a blogger named steelfish on the FreeRepublic Web site. “He won his last primary by less than 1 percent against a real conservative of Pat Toomey. And only because the President Bush came to PA and campaigned for him.He is DONE.”

“They are frauds. RINOS (Republicans in Name Only),’’ wrote a blogger named Croupier101 on the Fox News blog site.

On TV news shows Sunday, their Republican colleagues distanced themselves and downplayed their significance as Republicans in helping the president pass his package.

"This agreement is not bipartisan," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told CBS' "Face the Nation."

"I've been in bipartisan agreements, many. This is three Republican senators. Every Republican congressman voted against it in the House, plus Democrats. And all but three Republicans stayed together on this. That's not bipartisanship. That's just picking off a couple of senators," McCain said.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who as head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said the trio’s support must have been disappointing to Obama, who has staked much on his ostensible ability to transcend the partisan divide.

"Having three Republicans, potentially, support it in the Senate out of 535 members of Congress is hardly a bipartisan effort. I think it's a disappointment -- surely must be for President Obama," Cornyn told "FOX News Sunday."

[Fred]

Time for Specter to retire. He is up in 2010, best not to run again. He will be 80 years old and it is obvious he is not up to the challenges of his position.

[2banana]

All,

See post #3

Damn - I was ALMOST famous.

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2banana

[Doctor Raoul]

“Arlen Specter is DONE,” wrote a blogger named steelfish on the FreeRepublic Web site. “He won his last primary by less than 1 percent against a real conservative of Pat Toomey. And only because the President Bush came to PA and campaigned for him.He is DONE.”

And the first thing Arlen did after safely re-elected was to STAB BUSH IN THE BACK.

[2banana]

All,

See post #3 of the original:

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

Damn - I was ALMOST famous.

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2banana

[pillut48]

“Arlen Specter is DONE,” wrote a blogger named steelfish on the FreeRepublic Web site.



Kudos, steelfish!

[Rome2000]

And only because the President Bush came to PA and campaigned for him.

W was a little slow on the uptake.

[Brimack34]

What about Rats living in republican states voting for this? Any of those up in 2010?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I’m still also waiting for Michael Steele to say things about these three RINO U.S. Senators. I find it strange that Steele hasn’t officially mentioned anything about this so far, even after he has already talked about this legislation as being bad legislation.

[lawnguy]

Looks to me like that most of the GOP is done in the NE.

I would say those 3 senators reflected the views of their states, sadly enough.

[ronnie raygun]

It is time we get serious and clean house, 2010 will give them back the gift they give to us, boot them out of office for good!

[rawcatslyentist]

TP for our bungholios!

[VRWCTexan]

Bravo !!

Well stated!!!

[Revolting cat!]

You and I, the Pete Bests of Free Republic!

[Candor7]

[Farmer Dean]

Don’t worry,McCain will try harder next time to be the first sell-out.

[devane617]

God bless you Jim! I wish I could do more to help. I am heart-broken to see our America abused by our own.

[Fred]

Looks like newsmax is getting warmed up for the big freerepublic porkulus smackdown tomorrow.

Hey, Jimrob, can you body slam ole Arlen for me??? Kinda like this???

[penelopesire]

LOL!!

[Flycatcher]

Maybe you weren't credited because you don't exist.

David Hume couldn't prove that he existed. Can you?

[anniegetyourgun]

Even NewsMax can’t get it right....