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20 senators demand probe of health-care vote 'threat'
wnd ^ | 12/17/09 | Joe Kovacs

Posted on 12/17/2009 8:06:32 AM PST by blueyon

Twenty senators are demanding an investigation into reports the Obama administration threatened to close Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska if that state's Democratic senator, Ben Nelson, didn't join other Democrats in voting for health-care reform.

The group of 20, all Republicans, today called for a hearing in a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and the committee's top Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agewnda; democrats; ggop; obama
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It's about time the GOP grows a set.
1 posted on 12/17/2009 8:06:32 AM PST by blueyon
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To: blueyon
This isn't even one hair on one set but I'm sure the "committee's top Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz." will manage to shave that off before he's through.

Regards,

TS

2 posted on 12/17/2009 8:09:11 AM PST by The Shrew (www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
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To: blueyon

“It’s about time the GOP grows a set.”

Unfortunately, they appeal to;

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and the committee’s top Republican Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.


3 posted on 12/17/2009 8:09:17 AM PST by jessduntno ("The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.")
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To: blueyon

Senators should realize that if Obama will threaten one senator, he’ll threaten others.

And probably already has.


4 posted on 12/17/2009 8:11:14 AM PST by Eagle Eye (3%)
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To: Eagle Eye

A threat from Obama? How terrifying!! My five year old could handle him.


5 posted on 12/17/2009 8:12:45 AM PST by lesko
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To: Eagle Eye

Rahm Emanuel would threaten anybody.

Just look at him. He’s vicious.


6 posted on 12/17/2009 8:13:07 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim
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To: blueyon

Good move by the Repubs.

Nothing will transpire, other than getting this noise in the news cycle.

Creating noise is about all we can hope for from the R’s.


7 posted on 12/17/2009 8:13:32 AM PST by Gunflint
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To: Eagle Eye

If the closing of Offutt is the ‘Stick’, I wonder what the ‘Carrot’ was that Sen. Nelson refused to take? Or did Nelson already take the bribe & didn’t ‘stay bought’ when he saw what other senators got?


8 posted on 12/17/2009 8:13:46 AM PST by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Eagle Eye

9 posted on 12/17/2009 8:14:37 AM PST by Candor7 ((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision , and truth (.Member NRA))
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To: blueyon

This should make for good entertainment. Methinks this is just window dressing to allow Nelson to bail on bammy while defending his state’s rights. Pretty much guarantees his re-election. Touche pubbies, nice disinformation play. Keep it up.


10 posted on 12/17/2009 8:15:03 AM PST by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: blueyon

And the probe should be as in colonoscopy.


11 posted on 12/17/2009 8:16:01 AM PST by HerrBlucher (Jail Al Gore and the Climate Frauds!)
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To: eCSMaster

Yeah, a vicious queen. I guess those are the most dangerous.


12 posted on 12/17/2009 8:17:01 AM PST by HerrBlucher (Jail Al Gore and the Climate Frauds!)
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To: equalitybeforethelaw
Barry can't get Offutt closed in 20 years, let alone in the remaining year of his power. 2010’s going to be a sea change and leave him boxed in ala Jimmah Cahtah’s last two years.
13 posted on 12/17/2009 8:18:48 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You dream my friend....but I like the thought of O boxed and gone.


14 posted on 12/17/2009 8:23:38 AM PST by TUX
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To: blueyon

At first I thought the RATS would not allow an investigation but now maybe a chance.


15 posted on 12/17/2009 8:24:15 AM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: eCSMaster

16 posted on 12/17/2009 8:24:47 AM PST by bolobaby
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To: blueyon

THEY’LL HAVE TO BE A PROSTHETIC SET.

The stemcells to grow a real set have atrophe’d.


17 posted on 12/17/2009 8:27:19 AM PST by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 TRAITORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: blueyon; All

this is not the GOP, this is the country club protecting their own.

Think of states where there is an elected judge system. If any lawyer runs against a sitting judge, then the other judges help circle the waggons. (unless there is something really indefensible going on with the judge)

I think there is the START of a balance of powers fight. (not the fake claims against GWB) Obama’s WH is essentially the true imperial executive presidency based on the concept of “the incredible wonderfulness of being Obama.”

[seriously they nominated Obama for a nobel peach prize within 11 DAYS of his inaguration?!!! to meet the nomination deadline!?]


18 posted on 12/17/2009 8:28:49 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: eCSMaster
Rahm Emanuel would threaten anybody.

Rahm's under the bus after the 11/2010 elections. By then, he'll be so radioactive, White House geiger counters will be off their scales.

19 posted on 12/17/2009 8:30:47 AM PST by Night Hides Not (If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
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To: TUX

It won’t happen unless everyone works toward that end. I’ve never observed as many angry people as I have in the past five or six months...


20 posted on 12/17/2009 8:33:08 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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