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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:46 AM
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Any congress-critter who takes money from healthcare lobbyist..
....needs to be replaced next election. Congress men and women who are on the take from these entities should be replaced. No ifs, ands, or buts. If they are advocating against the American people, they are American traitors and need to be ostracized.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:48 AM
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1. They need to wear a big badge with that name on it. nt
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:53 AM
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2. The Catch-22
It's that cash from the lobbyists that help them stay in office...paying for the endless campaigns. Next year it will cost at least $1 million dollars per house seat and $10-20 million for the Senate. This money comes from somewhere and sadly it's not the netroots. That money also buys a lot of "speech" on the teevee and does make a difference in elections. Now if you can find a way to legally pass campaign finance reform and find ways to finance challengers then you're headed in the right direction. I'm all for challenging Conservo-Dems with well funded and organized liberals and Progressives, but I'm also leery of installing the same purity tests and other games that the GOOP are employing. While not ideal, a Democratic controlled Congress is far preferable to letting Boner and McConnell have any control of the country's agenda.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 08:54 AM
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3. What about from an employee of a healthcare provided or insurer?
:shrug:
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 09:18 AM
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4. I am backing a Grassley opponent in Iowa
In my sig I have an address to help out.
Even Satan would be more honest that Grassley.
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endless october Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-07-09 10:38 AM
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5. agree. nt
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