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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:03 PM
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I nominate Bernie Sanders for the so-called Super Committee....
And then Sherrod Brown, Patty Murray, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin....

Get so young blood and a few populists on this panel instead of the old coots and closet republicans...
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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:05 PM
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1. Mine? Cardin, Gillibrand, and Franken
will take them on any bet - you can tell the winners at the starting gate.
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:05 PM
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2. I think they are assigning Dems and Repubs only
Bernie, gawd love him, is an Independent. Don't think he qualifies.
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:20 PM
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13. The Senate Majority leader can assign anyone he wants for his three
The bill doesn't specify Dem or Repub.
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 04:35 PM
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21. That's lovely, but do you think Bernie will be selected?
I love Bernie Sanders to death, but imho his firebrand style of progressivism will preclude his being tapped for the duty.
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:59 PM
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33. No, I don't
But that wasn't the point of my post

:-)
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:49 PM
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28. That's part of the undemocratic problem--they shut out dissenting voices.
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peace frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 08:16 PM
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39. You said it.
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jtown1123 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:07 PM
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3. Wishful thinking. It'll be Mark Warner, Kent Conrad. Blue dog assholes. Count on it.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:18 PM
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9. Bingo
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jtown1123 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:21 PM
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14. Just look at who was nominated to Fiscal Commission and the Gang of 6
it's pretty clear who we're dealing with. Even Durbin has proven a traitor...who can we trust?
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:26 PM
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17. Don't forget about Max Baucus
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sadbear Donating Member (799 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:29 PM
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18. You forgot Max Baucus and Ben Nelson
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:07 PM
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4. That would make it a "Super-Duper Congress!!!"
:woohoo:
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:08 PM
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:11 PM
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7. I thought they all had to come from the Senate....
Preoccupied with some medical tests tomorrow.
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vi5 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:10 PM
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6. Let's put it this way...
The "super congress", if picked by the actual Democratic leaders will consist of Warner, Conrad and every other "centrist" fuckface in the Democratic party.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:18 PM
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8. Let's make Bernie the tie-breaker.
That'd work for me.
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:19 PM
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10. are you kidding/ GARANTEE all twelve will be the most conservative members of their parties.
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alcibiades_mystery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:19 PM
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11. You'll know in two weeks
The members have to be selected by House and Dem leadership 14 days from the passage and signing of the Act.
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:20 PM
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12. Tom Harkin, God Bless him,
is not young.
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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:23 PM
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15. Bernie is a no. He shoots off at the mouth with Ron Paul crap.
just an observance.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:24 PM
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16. i can see why you were banned from kos
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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:29 PM
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19. I like Bernie! He is just not in the top tier of Dems -- duh!! since he
is not a Dem!
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 04:50 PM
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22. He is in the caucus so he should be considered...
Lieberman isn't a registered Dem and he was included on a lot of panels.
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:21 PM
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25. Ron Paul crap from Bernie???? Better schedule a full battery of sensory tests.
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banned from Kos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:57 PM
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32. yeah - the anti-Fed stuff is outright stupid CT crap - Bernie or Ron Paul.
No Democrat supports that stupid bullshit.

I like Whitehouse, Warner, Schumer, Gillibrand, and many others - but they don't Squigg out in Neverland like Bernie does.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 06:20 PM
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35. Ron Paul crap?
Is Bernie a racist? Anti-choice? A gold bug?

Didn't think so.
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sabrina 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 06:24 PM
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37. I'm sure you missed the irony in your own comment!
:eyes:
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 03:34 PM
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20. I like Bernie, also. I'd also like to see Keith Ellerson on the
committee but that will never happen.
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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 04:54 PM
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23. It will be half blue dogs and half Tea baggers.
Progressives will not be invited. Period.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:13 PM
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24. hells yes. they better have someone on that committee who is not a corporate ass kisser n/t
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FLAprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:24 PM
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26. You'll see Ben Nelson, Tom Carper, and Mary Landrieu
Trust me. The left never gets a seat at any table.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:48 PM
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27. that's what I was thinking...
I was wishing...
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:54 PM
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31. BINGO!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:51 PM
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29. Sorry.. it will be made up of very "centrist" people, probably all from
"red" states (to help them try to stay elected)..watch them cheerfully tack to the right, and move that center further right.:puke:
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 05:53 PM
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30. Well that would be something wouldn't it? LOL never happen. .
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 06:14 PM
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34. K&R
:kick:
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 06:23 PM
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36. Love to see it, but it ain't going to happen.
It will be stacked with blue dogs and center right Dems, along with Teabaggers.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-11 06:26 PM
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38. Well, he "embraced" Mitch McConnell's proposal which originated this idea so I guess he deserves it.
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Dawgs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-11 12:42 PM
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41. So now Bernie is on your list. Nice. n/t
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mikelgb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-11 10:29 AM
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40. Sanders, Whitehouse, Boxer, Brown, Franken
Reid is probably a given unfortunately
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Liberalynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-02-11 12:46 PM
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42. I would feel a lot better if Gillibrand were on there
She is my senator and I feel very satasfied with the job she has done. I am proud of her and she is one of the few in government I still have faith in. We see almost every day in our paper how she is actually out working to protect the disabled vets and she stands up for the Big 3 as well.

You Go Girl! :kick: I would also support Bernie being on there!
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