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10-07-2008, 10:37 AM
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Yes, I'm sure the AFLCIO and The Nation would never dream of publishing misleading political information.
Having just the vote itself is only a small piece of the issue. We don't know the details of the whole bill, we don't know what was debated, nor do we know why someone voted the way they did.
I randomly looked at one of these 'no' votes (adding 430 million to the V.A. outpatient care, some amendment to a larger bill in '06). The Republican "no" votes were:
Sam Brownback, Tom Coburn, Larry Craig, Michael Crapo, John Ensign, Michael Enzi, Judd Gregg, James Inhofe, John McCain, Jeff Sessions, John Sununu, Craig Thomas, David Vitter
That's pretty good company as far as I'm concerned.
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10-07-2008, 10:48 AM
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I just have to say, having met two of those three men, they are disgusting and so are you.
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10-07-2008, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kstar
I just have to say, having met two of those three men, they are disgusting and so are you.
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ETA: Never mind.
Last edited by KSigkid; 10-07-2008 at 12:17 PM.
Reason: Because talking to someone who won't listen is like speaking to a brick wall...
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10-07-2008, 12:40 PM
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You know, the Nation is not a publication that has the best interest of our armed forces in mind. Are there any veterans' advocacy groups that have endorsed one of the candidates, or at least described what each candidate's recent record has been regarding veterans in the Senate?
I find it very hard to believe that McCain would vote against a veterans' bill because he was being a meanie.
DS, you're beginning to look like a left-wing Tom Earp. That's never good.
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10-07-2008, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by kstar
I just have to say, having met two of those three men, they are disgusting and so are you.
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Hey Kevin -- given the source, I'd take this as a compliment.
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10-07-2008, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Hey Kevin -- given the source, I'd take this as a compliment.
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Kstar's fine.. as soon as the election is over, she'll revert back to being a (semi) normal person. I take everything she says with a big 'ol grain of salt.
I've been called much worse.
ETA: If she's saying I'm anything like Tom Coburn, thank you. I don't agree with him on social issues, but I line up with him on just about everything else.
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