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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:07 AM
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I will say this much....I will not miss Daschle as minority "leader".
I will probably get some flack for saying so, but his soft-spoken and sometimes spineless leadership never impressed me.
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blackcat77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:10 AM
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1. I'm with you.
That ad of him hugging Bush really said it all.
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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:10 AM
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2. I never really liked him, to be honest.
Maybe he was "soft spoken" in an attempt to reach across the aisle, but that clearly doesn't work. What we need is a hard-nosed son of a bitch as Minority Leader who will fight and claw for every inch of ground. In other words, a Liberal who plays the game like a dirty Republican.
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:10 AM
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3. I think we need to find a leader who isn't holding on to his seat ...
by his fingernails. Someone who base of support is so strong he can do and say what needs to be said and done.
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:12 AM
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4. Sad as I was to see him lose...
I have to agree with you. We need someone who is going to kick ass.
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Krupskaya Donating Member (689 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:14 AM
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5. Now we can get an Opposition Leader,
not a Minority Leader. There is a difference. I nominate Kerry.
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Tempest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:14 AM
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6. Very few of us will
He was all too eager to bend over and take it up the ass for Bush.

South Dakotans will get tired of Thune all too soon.

Especially the Native Americans as they watch their land and water taken away for oil and gas exploration.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:17 AM
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7. It was stupid putting up a minority leader from a red state
and the Democrats are about to repeat that mistake with Harry Reid.

Only a Senator with a safe blue-state seat should be considered for minority leader, and that person should be pro-gun.
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skypilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:23 AM
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8. I saw a photo of him...
...standing around Bush with a bunch of pols shortly after Bush "won" in 2000 and Daschle had a HUGE smile on his face. He looked like he was fucking HAPPY that Bush had won. He was just yukking it up. That was not a good sign for me. Good riddance.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:53 AM
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9. I hope Chris Dodd takes the position - he takes no guff.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:54 AM
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10. Amen! The chief lapdog is no loss to me. A silver lining in a hurricane
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:58 AM
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11. you'll be missing him a lot more than you know
consider his replacement, Thune. Think he'll be better?
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:03 AM
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14. Thune is hardly his "replacement".....
Thune is not speaking for our party. Daschle was.

Nice try, but it's not gonna fly.

Daschle was weak and ineffective in his job. He tried to reason with republicans instead of taking his case directly to the people.

BIG FUCKING MISTAKE!
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 09:45 PM
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19. he is his replacement actually
The people of SD have deemed him such. My point was that even weak "leadership" from Daschle is going to be better than what Thune brings to the table.
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cybildisobedience Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:01 AM
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12. Gee, I wonder is Daschle is "concerned" today....
or just "disappointed" or "distressed."
He was never OUTRAGED, like he should have been for about six years now.
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Jack The Tab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:01 AM
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13. The only thing I miss about him is his vote...and even then...
he went along with too much republican bullshit.

I am sad to see his vote go. I have no use for the man himself.
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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:07 AM
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15. Spineless Daschle kissed republican ass and they still went after him!
Barbara Boxer will be the next Minority Leader.

Daschle was NEVER a leader for the Democrats!
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Lenape85 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:10 AM
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16. Woo boy
I'd love to see that happen.

I would like to see anybody who opposed the war in Iraq as minority leader.
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MAINELEFTY Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:12 AM
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17. Good riddance to Daschle. With friends like that
who needs repuglicans?

Boxer would be an excellent choice for ML.
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seraph Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 09:47 PM
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20. No Shit! (nt)
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:12 AM
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18. One voice of the DLC silenced.
Hopefully, he won't be replaced by someone as eager to roll over as he and Gephardt were.
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