Every now and again she just can't take their bullshit.

I'm positive Mark wouldn't have signed this letter.

She probably likes him just as much as we do.

that folks in Alaska are pretty independent and don't tolerate a lot of bullshit.

I rather like that about you guys (Sarah Palin a notable exception and I will give you the one-off exception, we all have them).

Crazy right? I know. She made it her mission to "make them pay their FAIR share." Swear she did. And gave out money to every citizen from the pdf. 1200 extra socialism dollars, for heating costs. No lie. The tea party screwed everthing up.

What the hell happened to her? Because that was actually a good idea.

Got indoctrinated into the Fox News subculture. I had spoken with her once about a few things. She was nice. Then she went all 'Barack HUSSEIN OBAMA' and It was downhill from there. So sad.

she got "fame" and it all went downhill.

I wish I did. I love learning about every state in our union, and Alaska is fascinating to me.

I didn't vote for Sarah, but I liked her style as governor. She was quite bipartisan, and ACES helped us weather the recession when all the other states were struggling. We spoke with her, too, on Election Day in 2006, and, yes, she was nice -- and sane.

Another little known fact is she did an interview for the New Yorker in the spring of 2008 in which she expressed her admiration for Barack Obama and stated she wouldn't be too upset if he won Alaska. When she was governor, her strongest support came from independents and Democrats. The establishment Republicans despised her.

How times change.

People in the lower 48 only know the short clips of her being strange. I always wondered if she has anxiety from all of this fame.
I didn't vote for her either, but I was not upset when she won...
Until troopergate I was pretty cool with her style. And troopergate was just not that big of a deal to me at the time.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembers the good days.

Q: Do you support the Alaska Supreme Court’s ruling that spousal benefits for state employees should be given to same-sex couples?

A: No, I believe spousal benefits are reserved for married citizens as defined in our constitution.
Source: Eagle Forum 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire Jul 31, 2006

I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman. I am opposed to any expansion of gambling in Alaska.
Source: Campaign website, www.palinforgovernor.com, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006


She compares civil and reproductive rights to gambling. In 2006, long before the RNC came calling. It's hard for LGBT people or our allies to see that sort of crap as acceptable. Just so you know. Hearing how cool she was in 06 makes me vomit.

As in a repubilcan but not a tea party idiot. She never was good on reproductive rights or gay rights. But she wasn't completely owned back then and was capable of much more than now.
Since I never voted for her, I never looked at her website or donated my money to her.


Also, I never ever said her positions on gay rights or civil rights were acceptable so you can miss me with the bullshit. I am not your enemy and we are not in a victimization contest. If we were, I'd win hands down. I'm a black, bi, single female mother with a Hispanic name and Cherokee blood, do you really wanna go there with the blame/victimization game? I mean, we can do it, but you might end up feeling like a jerk for even starting up with me right now.

There is no 'contest'. Just me telling you that LGBT people were aware of where she stood. I'm an active Democrat and had business and family ties to Alaska at that time. Alaska is one of the 29 States in which LGBT people can be and are denied employment for being gay. Thus, the rhetoric of Alaskan politicians about LGBT people is a matter of concern for our whole community, particularly those of us who had loved ones in that State.
'06 was the last year my partner worked in AK. Things changed. For him it was not for the better. We still love Alaska and know lots of people there. But it was hard for him.

Especially when said candidate voted for Republicans all through the 80's. I was not endorsing her. Just saying that after her we got much worse in her succesor. Sean Parnell took what little bit of good she did with big oil and undid it. We pay them to drill our oil. That affects the entire state budget.
The only good that came out of his term was the supreme court overruled the anti gay marriage folks. He fought it much harder than she would have. He seemed to enjoy fucking with people. He was so bad he made her look good in comparison.

but she is about the most sensible of the bunch. Well, Collins, she's not a dumbass, either. One of my idiots, Cochran, had better sense than to sign it, but of course the prime idiot did it for him (Wicker). I have no doubt he was agreeable to it, he just didn't want to end his term looking like a jackass (Cochran is retiring).

It must be hard to be a reasonable republican.

difficult it is to have an IQ above body temperature while avoiding locker room deodorant ad mentality?

Our governor is an independent. Was a republican but he was too normal for them. Doesn't hate people enough.

You have to be phony to function as a "real republican".

I do understand the impulse to, however, we must hope for more points of agreement. Building consensus and reaching compromise is how our govenment is designed to work. The current itteration of the gop doesn't do that. They seem to be working as anarchists.

I am happy to agree on this point with these senators. The others are courting treason. May God show mercy on their souls. Perhaps they may actually believe in God, as they so publicly profess ... or, perhaps not. Still, they have chosen poorly. Lisa has a deal of integrity.

anti peace squad.

addition to the Senate whackjob contingent from my state signed it. I'm starting to think I might need to find a new country to live in before long.

That lying conman ass.

he's been straight up TP from the get go, was in the House first. Our other Senator is a DINO and I hope he heads back to the farm after this round. Now that one talks a good game but I am extremely disappointed in him. He voted for KXL and a bunch of other stupid shit AND he was a co-author of the Rider - attached to an omnibus Budget - that removed wolves from the ESA protections and the language made it illegal to challenge the Rider in court. Now that is right out of the bushcheney playbook... I'll never forgive him for that. Only MONTHS after that little stunt did wolves become huntable in our state and the other RWNJ states nearby. I'm surprised that one didn't sign it.

when they are up for election. When is the republican party going to just drop the word "republican" and become the "Tea Party" party.

He's one of the idiots in my neighborhood, so I guess he decided to not go out looking like a treasonous jackwagon. To his credit, this makes him look like less of a treasonous jackwagon than I've always viewed him as being. Maybe age has mellowed him.

guess I should have known - he wants a war with Iran.

"Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran..."

(Please do not ask me about the Lotts) but he's an old time MS conservative that didn't go along because he is about to retire and doesn't want a blemish on his record. I'm not saying that he wasn't probably supportive, it was just too distasteful for even him to stomach.

Yay!

omg

...in the GOP.

I think they especially read & acknowledge emails from their constituents. If any were in my state I send them an email of thanks.

should be heavily campaigned against and loudly reminded of their outrageous vote come election time. I don't believe even most of their conservative constituents agree with that crap. Even if they do, democrats should educate them on how going against the President's negotiations is neither conservative nor patriotic.

Hi Cha!

Hi, LoveMyDog

Just a little.

those repugs who signed the GOP letter....the traitors...

the ones that did. Talking to those that signed this letter will only get you Repug talking points.

Or are they real republicans?

He sure will not like my next one.

what the people think of their actions.

Need to look into his lobbying connections and see why he might have avoided the bandwagon ...

It's a waste of time to contact him. I just get back canned responses.

Based on his past behaviour in general, I would have expected him to sign on happily. He must have some specific beliefs on foreign policy of which I'm unaware.