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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:21 PM Original message |
I have never seen a better argument for term limits than what happened today |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. The poor fellows! They had to meet on evenings and weekends to leave time for their Day-Trading |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. What scares me are people like Cantor and Putnam. They are |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Never underestimate ... |
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dubeskin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Actually, I quite disagree |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Most people who didn't support it |
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dubeskin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. So you're saying Kucinch doesn't care about his constituency? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. I believe it was noted that the majority of those who voted no were the ones that were not going to |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Here's a newsflash, Sherlock: EVERY member of the House stands for reelection every 2 years! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. But they do not all stand for re-election... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Well aren't you special?! I've also read some didn't vote |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. (Sheesh! The idiocy!) There were 228 votes AGAINST it. Are you saying 115 aren't running? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I guess the others just caved into what their constituents wanted.. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. It look to me like less than half of THOSE voted "Nay" |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No, but there are some who actually vote with their constituents. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. The "constituents" were uniformly against the bail-out bill all over the country. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Here's another newsflash ... one that's been IGNORED on DU. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Pelosi's speech? Oh please, the only thing lamer than that was the charge by the crybabies |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That's what I'm saying |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Oh they're just pointing the finger in her direction...anything other than themselves. Sick fucks. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. That's their excuse, anyways. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm glad I didn't have to cast a vote today on this bill. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. The speech wasn't partisan |
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