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by NegatoryInhale June 30, 2009 5:57 PM EDT
Franken is a TOOL!!!!!
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by cs4466 June 30, 2009 5:46 PM EDT
God did help American. He threw the republicans out of power. NEXT!
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by John_Merritt June 30, 2009 5:41 PM EDT
Thats just what the Senate needs right now, another clown. Only kidding. I like Al, his wit, and the view of life through his eyes.

I just wonder how many apologies to other Senators he is going to have to make before he sits down for real business. Why you ask? Because he has skewered many of the same people he will now call 'friend'. This should be interesting.

But I like Al in the sense he brings conviction (don't you Al). He is not partisan (aren't you Al), he says what he means (don't you Al), and he votes his beliefs (won't you Al).

The rubber meets the road and so we should see alot of filibustering because Al will keep everyone at odds because he likes the floor and now he gets his chance (won't you Al?)
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by ridinguzzis June 30, 2009 5:18 PM EDT
So acorn's crimes pay dividends again. and the left hails the Ventura court decision. To bad this guy's most profound thoughts were included in the title to his classic opus "Rush limbaugh is a big fat idiot". Doubtful if his intellect can recapture those glory days.
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by specialty8 June 30, 2009 5:17 PM EDT
Nope I don't want none of them. Look at the mess Pelosi and Reid have caused since they took over. Where is Pelosi and side kick Reid? When Obama took office they showed him where to sign every money spending waste bill in every picture. Are they sick or what?
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by mrzerato June 30, 2009 5:09 PM EDT
Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I mean, who wants a michele bachman, Inhofe, jim bunting and sarah palin as their leaders. I don't and you do
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by specialty8 June 30, 2009 4:55 PM EDT
Mrzerto,
I would not trade one for the other. Pelosi, Reid , Kennedy, Gore, Byrd,Biden,need I go on,You don't have much to brag about. By the way where in the world has Pelosi and Reid gone? When Obama first went into office they showed him where to sign every money spender in all the pictures.
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by mrzerato June 30, 2009 5:09 PM EDT
Well I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I mean, who wants a michele bachman, Inhofe, jim bunting and sarah palin as their leaders. I don't and you do
by specialty8 June 30, 2009 5:17 PM EDT
Nope I don't want none of them. Look at the mess Pelosi and Reid have caused since they took over. Where is Pelosi and side kick Reid? When Obama took office they showed him where to sign every money spending waste bill in every picture. Are they sick or what?
by ibsteve2u June 30, 2009 4:51 PM EDT
Re: "...accept the outcome and, if your candidate didn't win, there's always another election.

Seriously. I mean, all you have to do to win in America is prove that you put your constituents first, and are not in reality the tool of a few individuals or corporations.

Now that is a handicap that the Republicans suffer from - but it is a handicap they decided they wanted and so they sought it. If a Republican wants to bad enough, he or she can go back to being an American, first and foremost.

I am sad to say, however, that I have seen no indication that they have any desires along those lines.

Worse, the Republicans jump and dance to the tunes sung by the right-wing radio and television talking heads, and the latter are in general paid by and thus are the tools of people whose wealth grows whenever legislation that puts the well-being of the American people second is passed.
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by mrzerato June 30, 2009 4:50 PM EDT
cheers!!!
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by The-Wrongs-of-Man June 30, 2009 4:46 PM EDT
Done deal. Let's get on with actually DOING SOMETHING about the REAL challenges confronting America in the Third Millennium.

It'll take years, if not decades, to repair the damage we're all suffering from right now. The stronger the Democratic majority, the better chance we have to heal from the destruction of all those painful years of RapePublicCon majorities in all three branches of government: legislative, judicial and executive.

Rape the Public. . . . Con the Public. . . . That's all RapePublicCons are good for. . . .

They can thank themselves for their losses. And we can thank them all for ours.
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