Originally Posted By Mr X <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/13/specter-republicans-suppo_n_166875.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...875.html</a> So much for bipartisanship. So much for integrity. "one of my colleagues said, 'Arlen, I'm proud of you.' My Republican colleague said, 'Arlen, I'm proud of you.' I said, 'Are you going to vote with me?' And he said, 'No, I might have a primary.' And I said, 'Well, you know very well I'm going to have a primary.'" Of course, the "colleagues" remain nameless, but what sort of spineless hacks will tell the dissenter they're "proud" and yet not vote their conscience? And at the same time, the Party At Large smears and denigrates the very "un-partisan" bill in question. This is becoming nothing short of obnoxious. Any up-and-coming third parties ready to take over for the Tories of the 21st Century? Please?
Originally Posted By Mr X "Of course, the "colleagues" remain nameless" Sorry, upon listening to the audio available on the link, I realize I should have written "the colleague" remains nameless. Only one, though he hints at others feeling the same way. The way the article read threw me (and perhaps it was supposed to..this IS the left winger noise machine after all and I'm not unaware of that fact). The audio is what I should have paid attention to in the first place. My bad.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Well, this goes back to my "GOP Threatening Their Own" thread. They're not the least bit interested in finding a solution but instead, holding on to their precious seat. Heaven forbid Specter's "colleague" does the right thing and votes his conscience rather than go along with the hostage taking they're engaging in instead.
Originally Posted By Mr X Former President Carter in a recent interview mentioned the fact that for Republicans "lock step" was a political necessity, much more so than for the Democrats. But what does he know?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/15/stimulus-bill-was-a-bad-beginning-for-obama-says-mccain/" target="_blank">http://politicalticker.blogs.c...-mccain/</a> More sore loser talk from the biggest loser last fall. Hey John, your general election got off to a "bad beginning" when you cowardly let them impose Palin on you. Do yourself a favor and shut up. You only look worse.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt To McCain's credit he did have a few choice words for his Rep colleagues: >>But the former Republican presidential nominee was also critical of how his own party had conducted itself in the past when it came to bipartisanship. “Republicans were guilty of this kind of behavior,” McCain said. “I’m not saying that we did things different. But Americans want us to do things differently and they want us to work together.”<<
