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To: AmericanExceptionalist

How many more examples do you need? Just because someone has an “R” after their name doesn’t automatically mean they are voting correctly, Constitutionally and in regard to what is in the best interest of the Republic. The fact that Alexander and Corker have voted in lock step with the rest of the RINO’s is the essence of the problem with those two. They both claim to be Conservatives, yet vote with the RINO’s almost every time. Medicare Part D, TARP, Porkulus, and most recently an unconstitutional “Food Safety Act” are just some of the examples I’ve provided. For example, the so-called “Food Safety Act” had to be voted on twice in the Senate because, apparently, no one in the Senate knew that it is unconstitutional for spending bills to originate in the Senate. As is clearly stated in our Constitution, (Section 7, Clause 1) all spending bills MUST originate in the House of Representatives. This ignorance of the Constitution on Alexander’s part is inexcusable and embarrassing! Alexander not only voted for that bill, he co-sponsored it!


155 posted on 12/29/2010 5:01:37 AM PST by Thermalseeker (The theft being perpetrated by Congress and the Fed makes Bernie Maddoff look like a pickpocket.)
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To: Thermalseeker
The fact that Alexander and Corker have voted in lock step with the rest of the RINO’s is the essence of the problem with those two.

Perhaps this is suggestive of the core problem: You appear to view most Republican senators as mere RINOs, whereas I would argue that there are very few left; and practically none outside of New England. (I suppose a case could be advanced that Sen. John McCain fits the description; but I would dispute that. He seems to me more like a hybrid--left-of-center on some issues, and right-of-center on others--much like his friend, Sen. Joe Lieberman.)

156 posted on 12/29/2010 4:42:29 PM PST by AmericanExceptionalist (Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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