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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:38 PM
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Are these the only people of conscious in the US Senate?
Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Dayton (D-MN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)

A bakers-dozen of heros who stood up against Rice. No Clinton, no Schumer, no Biden, and hmmmm, no Lieberman.

These Senators deserve our thanks.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:39 PM
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1. I wish I had a senator to whom a letter would have made any sort of
difference.
(NC)
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:57 PM
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8. Me too bob but
I have found that all of them like to hear from us so I just send my letters to the congress critters from other states. They rarely reply but the times I have called I have been thanked by the staff and told that they appreciate it. For the time being that has at least given me something because mine are all Republicans and rarely even answer me anymore.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:03 PM
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12. The two senators from Idaho
Are so steeped in the Kool-Aid that contacting them for any reason is absolutely worthless. Their replies clearly indicate they don't give a shit what I think, and why should they? Crapo was re-elected this year with over 99% of the vote. I had to *write in* a Dem candidate.
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St. Jarvitude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:12 PM
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21. Holy crapo!
For a while there, I thought you were making some play on words for his name...

But his name is actually Crapo!

Only a Republican...
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:39 PM
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25. Yep. It is.
I like to call him CRAPpo, but it's actually pronounced CRAY-po.
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St. Jarvitude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 08:05 PM
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27. You could always call him "cray-poo"
The feces of either a crayon or crayfish... however you want to look at it :)
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 06:56 PM
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16. Hell, mine are Democrats and they don't answer me
I think they know who I am by now.
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:39 PM
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2. U shoulda put this on the GD board
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:41 PM
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3. I would, but I am allergic to GD... I get hives there
sorry
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:42 PM
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5. I understand
But now I'm starting to get a rash.

Heh heh.
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politicaholic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:41 PM
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4. yes. n/t
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:43 PM
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6. you mean everyone else was unconscious?
Edited on Thu Jan-27-05 01:43 PM by Lerkfish
sorry..couldn't resist.

I assume you meant people with a conscience.

but yes, they are.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 01:48 PM
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7. Of course not
and this kind of black and white thinking is no truer in the lounge than in it is in GD.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:00 PM
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17. Sorry, I don't see this as black-or-white thinking... this nomination
and subsequent approval of this particular person is an outrage unparalleled in US History.

This was the time to make a stand. Well, actually the time to make the stand was four years ago, but since they missed that time, this was the time.

It is all downhill now for the next 4. There will be no opposition of any meaningful kind to whatever ** wants.

Will it be the end of the Democratic Party? Could be.
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:21 PM
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23. an outrage unpralleled in US history?
I think that's overstating it.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 10:09 PM
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28. No, I don't think nominating a war criminal who has no
qualifications whatsoever to be SecState... and in line for POTuS has happened before, do you?
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:00 PM
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9. Bayh seems to have other motives.
At least that's the local perception....
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:01 PM
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10. One of those Senators got my vote in 2000 when he was elected.
I hope I'm back home in time to cast my vote for him again in 2006.
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Jessica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:03 PM
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11. Same here ...
Only I hope he's around in 2006 (Byrd).
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:04 PM
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13. no
some people like fighting for things there is a remote chance in winning...
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FuzzySlippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:16 PM
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14. Yay! One of my senators,Tom Harkin,
is on the list. He's a really good guy.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 02:18 PM
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15. And not a Republican in the lot.
Surprise, surprise.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:02 PM
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18. Conscience, perhaps
:-) Just a gentle correction... please take no umbrage.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:17 PM
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22. Okay, okay... The PhD used the wrong word.... is everyone happy?
So stop the PM's, the IM's and such... thank you.

I MADE A MISTAKE!

no umbrage, just a brainfarct!
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Longgrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:03 PM
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19. Yeah, I got a full house!
Both my Senators are up there.:thumbsup:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:05 PM
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20. Thank you, Senators!
My senators suck, yeah, I'm talking about you Joementum. :mad:
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:36 PM
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24. Both of my senators are up there. (MA)
And I heard Kennedy on the radio today saying he has a real problem with Gonzales and he hopes that when others learn more about him they will get on board.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 07:40 PM
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26. No Obama either.
Ahh well.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 10:10 PM
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29. Yeah, how long does his honeymoon last, anyway?
That is twice he sat on his hands.
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