Bayh says he'll vote against Roberts--huh?

thinkingwoman

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:14 AM
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Bayh says he'll vote against Roberts--huh?

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050924/NEWS01/509240503

The Indianapolis Star has the story (late as usual but it IS the Star you know) that Bayh will vote against Roberts.

Frankly, I'm shocked, but I'll take it.

I like the sub header though: "Exploration of presidential bid has "zero" to do with decision, senator says."

Sure, yeah, we believe that. Uh huh. :eyes:

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punpirate

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:17 AM
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1. So easy to stand up...

... when Roberts' confirmation is now affirmed.

Didn't hear him thumping for a filibuster to keep a Roberts vote from getting to the floor....

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thinkingwoman

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:22 AM
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2. right you are punpirate

OT: Did you participate in International Talk Like a Pirate Day last Monday? Arrrggg!

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punpirate

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:28 AM
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3. Every day is Pirate Day...

... for real pirates. :)

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thinkingwoman

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:43 AM
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4. Again, I have to agree

as would my hubby who wears his Kiss Me I'm A Pirate shirt almost every day off.

We're big pirates around this house...but we get a kick out of International Talk Like a Pirate day and insist on being obnoxious with it out in public. This year we terrorized the local Menards very early in the morning.

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John Q. Citizen

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Sat Sep-24-05 07:52 AM
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5. It actually looks like some kind of strategy. A lot of who we might

consider more 'centrist' Dems are voting against and a lot of who we might consider more leftist Dems are voting to confirm.

What's up with that?

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thinkingwoman

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Sat Sep-24-05 08:14 AM
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6. Got me--I admit

to being completely confused.

I welcome schooling by anybody who has this figured out.

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Indykatie

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Sat Sep-24-05 08:19 AM
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7. Flip Flops

All those Centrists who are voting against Roberts clearly have apirations to run in 08. I am not thrilled wth Roberts but I can't see them voting against him given some of the other Bush choices these Centrists have supported. Would have been a better strategy to give Bush a pass on Roberts and go to the mat on the next nomination, IMHO.

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punpirate

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Sat Sep-24-05 09:31 AM
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8. What's up with that?

If that's a strategy, I'm a jet airplane pilot.

It's a good way to go on losing.

Cheers.

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thinkingwoman

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Sun Sep-25-05 10:24 AM
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12. If it's a losing strategy

It's probably actually being used by the national Dem party. I swear they pull defeat from the jaws of victory better than pre-2004 Red Sox!

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hippiechick

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Sat Sep-24-05 10:28 AM
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9. Probably jealous because Roberts is more evasive than he is ....

... but now Bayh knows what we feel like when we try to get a position statement out of him !!!

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thinkingwoman

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Sun Sep-25-05 08:42 AM
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11. LOL! nt

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salin

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Sat Sep-24-05 11:08 AM
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10. heh - that is the only reason for this vote

that I can think of... concern for the primaries.

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