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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:35 PM Original message |
Al Franken, HuffPo: The Hardest Vote I've Taken |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Seems to be a lot of CYA "I couldn't help myself" statements going around. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Not to mention the whole deal was designed to entrap support like this. |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Call it what it is. A republican shakedown. |
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Riley18 (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sadly it sounds like Franken would rather get reelected than |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. Whatever. |
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wackywaggin (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Whatever, seconded! |
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golddigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. With extreme sadness, I have to agree with you. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Or, as I was told at a young age, be true to yourself because no one else will be. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Whatever works for me. nt |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. To hell with principles - I want to reserve my place at the government trough. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. I disagree with his choice but still like him. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. rational, sane arguments don't belong here. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. me too |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Disappointed. n/t |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. Disappointed +. nt |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. No yarbles |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. Like eating your seed corn Al |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Next time Al - JUST SAY NO! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. Just you wait, Henry Higgins, just you wait... |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. A hard choice for Al |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I stopped playing follow the leader at around 6. |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. And I wised up and knew the world didn't evolve around me at the same age. eom |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Truth trumps party |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 01:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Unity trumps egotism. eom |
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Pholus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. So there is NO circumstance over which you'd break party ranks? |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. I don't cut my nose to spite my face, no. |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Jim Jones had Unity. nt |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Wrong. He had GUNS. You should read up on his cult |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Professional Left? now there is lockstep terminology for ya. He had Koolaid.nt |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. The people did not drink the poisoned Kool-Aid without Jones' GUNS on them. |
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johnlucas (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Unity under the wrong banner is Idiocy |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Agreed, but who decides what banner's idiocy? |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. God forbid the Democratic party actually stand and fight for something |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 01:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Hard to fight when you're being torn apart from the inside out, isn't it? |
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Pholus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 06:38 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Al the wise played this cruddy hand. You got your unity, but this was a back-room deal. |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Once again, mosey on to the Barack Obama Group for the timeline |
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Pholus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Well, you guys won didn't you? It's up to YOU to deliver. Wait till you FAIL before you blame. |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-14-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wimp ... |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
24. "I am taking the president at his word that he will fight harder" |
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stillwaiting (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. Boo Franken! Booooooooo ooooooooooo ooooooooooo! |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
29. Sometimes good politicians have to do bad things |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. Unrec for another one making excuses while he votes the wrong way. nt |
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1badjedi (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-15-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. +1 |
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