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Blue_In_AK

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17. All they gave her (that we know about) was a seat on the finance committee.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 07:37 PM

Jan 2013

She could have joined the majority caucus as a Democrat if she had wanted to (as several rural Alaskan Democrats have done over the years), but instead she chose to give the R's a supermajority, cheating a REAL Democrat out of the finance committee position. She now says that she was considering making this switch for the entire time that she's been in the House (six years), but she sure didn't tell her constituents that. She just makes me sick.

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List of useless Democrats. They add very little to progressive conversations and are [View all] mfcorey1 Jan 2013 OP

A good starter list.Unfortunately, there are plenty more. abq e streeter Jan 2013 #1

Agree... CherokeeDem Jan 2013 #2

To be honest RomneyLies Jan 2013 #3

K&R - that is a particularly foul bunch MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #4

There are no useless Democrats as long as they vote (D) banned from Kos Jan 2013 #5

My just-elected state Democratic representative Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #7

This is vile, but... FightForMichigan Jan 2013 #10

Wonder what they gave her to switch KamaAina Jan 2013 #14

All they gave her (that we know about) was a seat on the finance committee. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #17

Joe Lieberman left the party years ago. He's an Independent pnwmom Jan 2013 #13

Harold Ford has long been a problem... kenfrequed Jan 2013 #6

hardly BainsBane Jan 2013 #8

Jim Webb CE5 Jan 2013 #9

Add "pro gun progressives" to that list - not that many of them ARE Democrats to begin with. apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #11

I completely agree about Ed Rendell... tallahasseedem Jan 2013 #12

How the hell DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #15

harold is from one of the most dysfunctional political families ever spanone Jan 2013 #16

My list is quite a bit longer. bvar22 Jan 2013 #18

Manchin is loved by his state ileus Jan 2013 #19