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."

[philly-d-kidder]

I am against That SOB.... He will not make it out of the Primaries...

[philly-d-kidder]

I Agree 1000 %

[penelopesire]

HEY!

God Bless You Tomorrow!

Go with God in your heart and right on your side!

Keep us posted. We will be manning the phones, sending those emails and faxes!

[philly-d-kidder]

he want to up funding 300% on NIH to 30 billion a year when he just took it up 300% from 3 billion to 10 billionhe wants to live forever.....

[GQuagmire]

Robbed!

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Son’s of Liberty......unite!

Give ‘em hell, FReepers!

[Red Badger]

Instead of “REPUBLICAN DEFECTORS”, we should call them “Defective Republicans”......

[Enterprise]

Obama Signs Presidential Determination Allowing Palestinians Loyal to Hamas to Resettle In US

These bi-partisan morons are soon going to be bathing in the blood of tens of thousands of innocent Americans.

[utahagen]

I agree 100%. No matter how broke I am, I vow to write a big check to help oust Specter.

[Kenny]

“Arlen Specter is DONE,”

He's done anyway. He just gave ACORN 4 billion dollars to defeat his dumb ass. Same for the others

[yldstrk]

there is no bipartisan ship. just the good ship lollipop for the winners of the election who care only for their ambitions and not at all for this country

[WHBates]

While I agree that the three Republicans need to be punished for supporting this POS, I think that folks are letting the Democrats off the hook. It's is really sad, like its OK as long as no Republican supports it. Hummmm, something very curious about this.

[Candor7]

The name is Sphincter.......Arlen Sphincter.

I take my martinis warm, shaken not stirred, with a small slice of pork fat.

[MarkL]

Hey, you're famous now!

Wow! Steelfish is famous here in the states! I'm only famous in Australia for my comments on Vegemite on FR!

Mark

[Viking2002]

Can I have your autograph? LOL

[incredulous joe]

I know I could be exposing my flank here at FR, but give McPain props; he has spoken out against this and states that he is voting against it.

I know, even blind pigs occassionally find acorns.

Hmmmm?

[Starfleet Command]

While I agree that the three Republicans need to be punished for supporting this POS, I think that folks are letting the Democrats off the hook. It's is really sad, like its OK as long as no Republican supports it. Hummmm, something very curious about this.

It's a problem of expectations. We *expect* the Democrats to be communist traitors. We don't expect it of the Republicans. It's not that the communist traitor Democrats are off the hook, it's we expect nothing better from them.

[Syncro]

Well you are the one that named you “2banana”

Prophetic, huh?

LOL

[tell me]

I faced the same struggle in my congressional district. I wanted to fire Chris Shays so badly for his weak RINO qualities, but when I got into the voting booth I figured he was better than the democrat. Well last November enough strong conservatives said “no more” and now he's gone. I actually feel better now that I can concentrate on nominating a real republican in the next election. Get rid of all RINO’s now! It's our only hope for the future.

[cookcounty]

"While I agree that the three Republicans need to be punished for supporting this POS, I think that folks are letting the Democrats off the hook. "

In addition to the Confounded Trio, we should also be targeting a few of the weaker Dems, especially those running in 2010, especially those appointed to office.

In Colorado, Michael Bennet (Salazar's replacement) is a possible pick-off.

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