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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:30 AM
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The Myth of the Three Northeast Republican Moderates: They're Republicans,
Stupid!
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL
Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe like to cultivate the perception that they are Republican "moderates" with their Rhode Island and Maine constituents, reluctantly being pulled along by a right wing jihad. They kind of pretend that they are Quakers kidnapped by the marauding troops of Genghis Khan.

How the "down east" common sense plain folk of Maine and the Democrats of Rhode Island can fall for this charade is beyond BuzzFlash.
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In short, they are a given "a walk" to occasionally vote against the Bushevik anti-democracy agenda in order to hold onto their seats, which helps the GOP maintain control of the Senate. But when their vote is needed on a close bill, like the old pop tune, they start singing to Rove, "I'll be there."
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These are not moderates; they are just people who want to keep their jobs -- even if it's within a morally bankrupt party that's bankrupting America and democracy.

http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/05/04/edi05042.html

Never, ever, trust a republican.

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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:32 AM
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1. A moderate criminal is still a criminal.
Or a whore for the criminals.

NGU.


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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:38 AM
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2. Horse Shit!
That is pure propaganda so they can try to play both sides at one time.
Get on one side of the fence or the other. If they feel they are being pulled to the right reluctantly then they need to get some balls and pull back!
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:40 AM
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3. How any moral person
can identify with the Republican party the way it is now is beyond me. They have had plenty of opportunities to go I if not Dem.
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Justitia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:53 AM
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5. yep, like the courageous Jeffords (will miss him) -eom
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 10:52 AM
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4. There are two types of republicuns -the "stoopid", lazy and uninformed
"bots" that follow talk radio and the truly evil, wicked and sick perverts that are in any way connected with the administration.
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