Republican Urges Kerry to Quit the Senate

[bluedog]

Republican Urges Kerry to Quit the Senate

19 minutes ago


BOSTON - A top Massachusetts Republican on Tuesday called on Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) to resign from the Senate while he seeks the presidency, a vacancy that would allow the GOP to fill the seat.

Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey argued that Kerry, the state's four-term senator, has missed too many roll call votes and has done a poor job of representing his constituents. Of the 112 Senate votes this year, Kerry has voted just 14 times, according to an Associated Press tally.


"It's not fair, it's not right and the public is not being well-served," said Healey, who said she was speaking on behalf of Republican Gov. Mitt Romney. "I'm calling on John Kerry to resign so that we can fill that office with someone who is 100 percent devoted to the job of representing the people of Massachusetts."


A spokesman for the Kerry campaign did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Kerry, who will receive the Democratic nomination for president at next month's convention in Boston, said in February that he had no plans to resign his Senate seat. more at


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040615/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_senate_1

[tom_paine]

1. That Bushevik should go fuck himself.

You know, they ae just as full of shit as Societs or Nazis.

Or perhaps the Khmer Rouge.

Though less violent and brutal...for now.

[Tellurian]

23. All Kerry has to say is:"Thats why I'm keeping it!"

hasn't the GOP done enough damage to this country already?

[MaineDem]

35. umm, it's "herself"

But the sentiment is valid.

[tom_paine]

94. The that Bushevik Bootlicking Whore can go fuck herself.

[MAlibdem]

52. She's actually a woman...

but I agree completely

(tho perhaps less violently)

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. Lt. Gov Healey needs to...

DROP DEAD!!!

JK will NOT give his seat to you Right Wing Nazis!!!

[boobooday]

3. * should quit the presidency so he can run for election!

Between his vacations, his fund-raising trips, and his unconsciousness, the public is not being well served!!! We are under TERRORIST THREAT!

These guys are so ridiculous!



http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Catfight]

15. Hey...I like that proposal, Bush resigns the presidency to campaign

and Kerry will resign the Senate to campaign, that seems reasonable. Other than that, if I were Kerry I'd take that opportunity to make sure America understands that Bush has taken more vacation days than any president in history, and he's a terror president. The hypocrisy is getting even more absurd as they slip in the polls.

[October]

39. Perfect - lol

[Insider]

119. sing it loud

between his vacations and fundraising trips, we have been at so-called WAR. we suffered the most outrageous attack immediately following his first looong vacation.

how do they speak this stuff with a straight face? how do we take it, america??

[struggle4progress]

125. Great idea!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Wapsie B]

4. "It's not fair."

Hey pal, I'll tell you the same thing you tell the Left when we talk about fairness in this society, "There's no such thing as fair."

[powergirl]

19. THE FAIR'S IN OCTOBER! - THIS AIN'T NO FAIR

They are such blatant hippocrits. I hate them so very very much.

[JI7]

5. at least he was elected to it unlike chimp to the presidency

yet they make no demands for chimp to give up something he has no right to be in.

[bluedog]

6. bush didn't

quit being a governor...Lieberman didn't quit.......I read that DOLE did ............they just want his seat in the Senate and are trying to show his followers that he doesn't represent them in the Senate......

As if our elected Senators represent us most of the time anyways.lately.the republicans are changing all the rules....

[hughee99]

120. One thing about Lieberman...

I don't think what Lieberman did was right, running for VP and Senate at the same time. No one should have to resign from an elected position to run for another one, though. They can if they want, but no one has the right to demand it except the voters themselves.

[arwalden]

7. Whaaaaaaa! Boo-hoo-hoo! Sniff-sniff! Wh-wh-whAAAAAAAA!

[crossroads]

60. Yeah, he does sound like Cry-Baby Newt, huh?

:eyes:

[Journeyman]

8. BushCo's been campaigning a lot, too. . .

seems to spend more time schmoozin' and fundraisin' than he does Pretzeldentin'. Maybe he should resign, too, give us a chance to get a quality person in the job -- someone who will give the American people 100 percent devotion to the job -- in the months leading up to the regime change.

[nolabels]

25. "spend more time schmoozin' and fundraisin' than he does Pretzeldentin"

Such a fine comment :D

[Mithras61]

9. The REAL question is how many of those 98 votes he missed...

would have changed the outcome by his being there. I don't have the numbers at hand, but I'd bet the answer is a big fat 0.

[jtb33]

22. Except for the one on extending unemployment benefits...

I'm still a bit peeved on that one since it would have helped quite a few who are close... it only needed one more vote.

[Mithras61]

24. Okay, that's a big one, but even so...

the claims being made but the Busheviks make it sound like dereliction of duty, which this isn't. If ANYONE is derelict in their duties, it's Chimpy (the man's had more vacation time in four years than WJC had in 8!).

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

26. It's been confirmed that E. Dole would have switched her vote...

if Kerry came back to vote on it. She wasn't the only Repug that would have switched their vote to "no", too. There was NO WAY the Repugs would have let it pass. If Kerry came back, then Hastert would know that he could control Kerry's campaign, and if he didn't come back, then they'd use it as ammo, like they're doing right now.
It was, unfortunately, a lose-lose situation for Kerry.

[2Design]

31. not his .....the repubs would have switched votes to still make it

one....they had dole vote for it....they caluculated how to make it one vote to make it look like that.....the repubs did that all by them selves....they truly are mean spirited.....and I don't understand how anyone would want to be a repub...

And I also don't understand how a great state like Mass ever voted in the @$#@$%$#@ mitt romney.....they have really lost it...when they vote in a repub governor...the new england states are falling to the repubs....because of the rich voting for wealth and ...the poor never voting...

[sandnsea]

44. Quit helping Rove spread lies

This piece of crap right wing lie has been debunked on this site, other sites, in the paper, and everywhere else. Surely you didn't miss it. :eyes:

I don't know what your political views are, but you don't have to spread lies about Kerry in order to pump your own agenda.

[VolcanoJen]

130. No, No, No, No, No. That's a Right-Wing Manufactured Lie.

It always makes me sad when people actually believe this crap.

Here's one version of what really happened, from CNN's news story about the unemployment benefits extension vote that day:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/11/kerry.vote/

In a statement, President Bush's re-election campaign said Kerry was "too busy playing politics" to do his job.

But Democrats shot back that Republicans in the Senate -- most of whom opposed the measure -- engineered Tuesday's vote to embarrass Kerry, who has publicly supported the measure to extend unemployment insurance for an additional 13 weeks for those who have already exhausted their benefits.

"John Kerry has fought again and again to extend unemployment benefits for workers left behind in the Bush economy," said Kerry campaign spokesman David Wade. "The reason we haven't succeeded is because George Bush opposes extending unemployment insurance, and so do his allies."

<snip>

But a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, charged that Republicans engineered the vote to embarrass Kerry, suggesting that if he had been on hand Tuesday to vote for it, Republicans would have persuaded one of the 11 GOP senators who voted for the measure to change sides, killing it anyway.

[trogdor]

10. Kerry does a better job representing MA on the campaign trail...

...than his Repuke replacement would by showing up every day in Washington. 'nuff said.

[trogdor]

85. Besides...

Bush didn't resign from the governorship of Texas to run for President, not that it would have mattered very much.

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Sentinel Chicken urges republicans to quit breathing.

[LizW]

12. "Kerry urges Republican to bite him"

Well, I can dream, can't I? :shrug:

[jus_the_facts]

17. I was gonna say...Kerry urges Repukes to suck on his scrotum!

....ya beat me to it...in a nicer way though!! :D

[Mithras61]

28. How about...

"Kerry urges Republicans to fold it 'til it's all pointy and..." :)

[wurzel]

13. So Mass. needs a 100% Senator but the USA doesn't need a 100% President.

Why on earth should Kerry "comment" on such a stupid comment?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

14. Boo-hoo. Crocodile tears.

[Triana]

16. Edwards already made that mistake...

...no sense another Dem doing it too.

[jimmy jojo]

18. Bush can't resign - Scalia has to fire him.

Freep this poll in Boston asking for thoughts about Kerry resigning:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/15/kerry_survey.

[Richardo]

20. Democrat urges Massachussetts Republican to sit down and STFU...

That'd be me! :grr:

[demosincebirth]

21. Nov 3rd am

[MallRat]

27. Healey is a lightweight mealy-mouthed hatchetwoman.

C'mon Romney... why you are hiding behind Healey? If you wanna say something about Kerry, don't use her to do your dirty work.

Perhaps you'd prefer to forgo millions of dollars in tax revenue that the Commonwealth is going to reap from the Democratic Convention?

Fucking weak. Grow some stones, Mitt.

-MR

[Tracer]

30. Too right MallRat.

She's a real useless piece of baggage.

[Terran]

29. Every time I think I've heard the dumbest thing imaginable from a repug...

...they trot out someone who can say something even dumber. They are truly amazing.

[truthisfreedom]

32. Kerry: "I'll quit the Senate when bush quits the presidency." 8^)

ok, that was my imagination talking, but it would be funny, wouldn't it?

[geniph]

33. DU readers urge Massachusetts Republicans to go pound sand

by a landslide!

Resign, my lily-white ass. Just like every other candidate for office resigns from his/her current seat during a campaign, huh? The Shrub can go replant himself in Crawford first, then we'll talk.

Jeebus, have these people NO shame?!

[David__77]

34. If Bush can campaign while being "president," then Kerry can do so too.

If the logic is followed, then Bush should also resign in order to campaign for president as well.

[Hobo]

36. so I say

sob....sob....sob.sob......bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...sob....sob....sob


Peace

Hobo

[Bluebear]

37. Was McCain "urged to resign" in 2000?

nt

[nonkultur]

83. McCain did not get the nonination.

Dole was urged to resign in 1996 and he did.

[llmart]

38. Hey, Healey...

Senator Kerry will be resigning in January 2005! He's got another job waiting for him.

[indie_voter]

40. How about representing the people of the U.S.A? Hmmm?

Bush should take Gov. Mitt Romney's advice.

"I'm calling on George W Bush to resign so that we can fill that office with someone who is 100 percent devoted to the job of representing the people of America"

Idiots.

[justjones]

41. Can a prominent Democrat just come out and call them on this stupid shit!

If Kerry is supposedly slacking on the responsibilities of his seat in the Senate because he is campaigning, it follows that * is slacking on his responsibilites as the pResident, which is a job that is infinitely more important than a Senator.

When are the Democrats going to call for Bush to resign?

[bushwakker]

42. Romney should quit as Gov - he's been running for Prez

since the day he took office.

[hatrack]

43. Kerry Urges Republican To STFU nt

,

[Larkspur]

45. Kerry has got a $6.4 million mortgage to pay for...

that costs him $200K a year to pay off. He needs his senate salary of $158,000 plus his position to vote or negotiate bills favorable to the banks with other senators to pay off that loan.

[DFWJock]

46. I "urge"

Lt. Gov Healey to shut the fuck up.

[JayS]

47. Can't he either appoint someone to fill his seat or at least...

...forgo the remuneration? I'm not sure how appointments work in his state though.

[saracat]

48. The people of Massachsetts

would rather a part time Kerry than a full time repuke.This was there call and is none of Healy's business.

[JayS]

49. His check is still coming from the federal government though. n/t

n/t

[are_we_united_yet]

50. Point is?

[JayS]

51. He is getting paid for a job he is not doing. n/t

n/t

[Dr Fate]

53. So he should resign then?

I dont think so. What is the point of attacking Kerry on this?

[JayS]

56. What attack? He is on the taxpayer's nickel as he was hired...

...to do a job he is not doing. Keeping his Senate seat is contingent on what the good people of Mass want. I am fairly sure they have some mechanism in place for appointing someone to take his place if that is what they want.

The issue of getting a paycheck while out campaigning has come up before and the politician simply quit getting paid and gave up a few other perks.

[saracat]

71. Then everyone who runs for president should quit.

You want him to cast inconsequential votes and not campaign, or do you want him to be available to cast a vote when it counts and give the Dems a chance?Because if he resigns Romney will appoint a repug and that is why Kerry hasn't resigned.He has only not voted on those bills which would either pass or fail without him.

[JayS]

80. If he is going to campaign 24/7/365 then he should forgo a...

...salary. You should not be paid for a job you are not doing.

[Dr Fate]

108. So he should resign then?

What is your exact position?

Would you prefer that DEM Senators not run, or always resign if they do, or what?

[JayS]

109. Whether or not he should resign is up to his constituents. As...

...I said in the previous post, if he is going to campaign 24/7/365 then he should forgo his salary. This applies to ANY politician that is on the taxpayer's nickel.

[Dr Fate]

112. Nah, he should stay in the Senate...

...and continue to collect his salary.

We DEMS dont need to let the GOP/media define & direct what we are doing.

It appears to be a tradition for Congressmen, Senators, governors, etc to run for higher office w/o forgoing there current positions.

Forgive me if I refuse to join the GOP/media in a selective attack against Kerry on this one...

[JayS]

115. Maybe we don't need to be in office. n/t

n/t

[Dr Fate]

117. I see. Guess it's Bush then.

Not a hot idea.

[JayS]

122. There's always...

...Nader. :) :) :)

[Dr Fate]

124. Really, which states can he win?

Oh- I'm sorry- that's practical, nuts & bolts politis...

[JayS]

126. He can win the states that Badnarak does not win. :) n/t

n/t

[FredScuttle]

55. " a job he is not doing"?

care to share the logic underlying that conclusion?

[JayS]

59. Well, his job is in the Senate. If he is not going to the Senate...

...he is not doing his job. You can't vote from an undisclosed location.

[FredScuttle]

63. So Kerry hasn't cast a single vote during the campaign?

I'd love to see your proof. Or is that Kool-Aid too tasty?

[JayS]

64. He has cast one that I know of and he should have not bothered.

If I see that he is in California for the day, I know that he cannot also be in Washington. The same goes for other days. I would hope that he has gone to work at least occasionally.

[are_we_united_yet]

76. Sure

I have an idea: Why don't we let Mitt Romney pick someone to replace him?

[JayS]

81. I have an idea; how about we not pay him? n/t

n/t

[Dr Fate]

113. I've got a better idea- LEAVE HIM ALONE.

Let Fux news & the Pukes go after Kerry on this, we need to be boosting our nominee, not attacking him on issues that no one else has ever been attaked on before...

[JayS]

116. Dole, Bob. n/t

n/t

[Dr Fate]

118. Dole is not the DEM nominee, so I could care less...

I'll worry about little picture stuff once we get a good guy in the White House.

I am certainly not going to go after Kerry for little issues while he is trying to defeat Bush and give us some say-so in Washington...

[JayS]

121. Bob Dole stepped down after his absense became an issue.

Since Kerry does not seem to listen to us much now...what will change once he has won the election and we are no longer needed? I prefer to hold his feet to the fire a bit now and let him know his vote is not as guaranteed as he may think it is. Since the Republicans will eventually roast him on this...who is helping him more?

I'll worry about little picture stuff once we get a good guy in the White House.

Why bring Edwards into the discussion? :)

[Dr Fate]

123. Kerry speaks to many issues I care about...

...so count me in the "Kerry doesnt listen to us" crowd.

I dont MIND if he stays a Senator while he runs.

Since when is attacking Kerry while Republicans do it also a strategy?

I dont have a problem w/ this- some just cant give the guy an inch.

[JayS]

127. He speaks to some issues that I care about also. He is a major...

...flop on others. I doubt he could care any less on which is which.

I also don't mind if he stays a Senator while he runs. This is an issue for his constituency to decide on. It does not say much for his confidence, but that is something for Kerry to decide on. As to the $12,000 or so he makes per month, that is the taxpayers' issue to decide on. This taxpayer says don't print any more checks.

I am not attacking Kerry. If you want to call it that you can, but it does not make it true. I just want him to see that some of his base don't like paying for work not performed. The Republicans will not be so nice about it.

[Dr Fate]

129. Fine- we are cool...

I just fail to see the point in putting any pressure on Kerry for this small issue...

Peace

[Donkeyboy75]

54. Healey does have a point, even if it's political bullshit.

I never saw any repukes telling McCain to resign in 2000.

I'm sure Kerry's senatorial duties have suffered due to his campaign, but I'd rather have an empty seat in the Senate than a dipshit Repub.

[oustemnow]

75. oddly enough, though, there were calls for Lieberman to resign

his Senate seat during the 2000 campaign. It came from both sides, though, the Dems who thought not resigning sent a signal that he wasn't committed to the campaign, and the Repubs who were pulling the kind of BS that Romney is now.

[iamjoy]

57. Let's Make A Deal....

Kerry resigns, but gets to appoint his own replacement.

yeah, the Repugs wouldn't be so hot for Kerry to resign if Mass had a Dem gov.

[crossroads]

58. Is *insanity* a requirement for being a Ripublicon?

This trait is so obvious and on display lately!!!
:wtf:

[bushwakker]

61. Kerry Healey - dumb as a bag of hammers*

[Francine Frensky]

62. I call for Bush to resign, as he's too busy fundraising and

campaigning to properly tend to his duties as president.

Or maybe it's just that he's too lazy and incompetent and insane.

[JayS]

65. In this case, as long as he is not working I am happy. n/t

:)

[Democat]

66. Best response: George W. Bush did not resign when he ran for president

That's the simple answer.

[tlcandie]

67. Here ya go! One more NON-campaign visit paid for by us for this schmuck!

Back-To-Back Visits By Cheney, Bush Highlight Security

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBH7O9XIVD.html

<snip>
It has long been clear that George W. Bush would campaign for re-election as a wartime president. Homeland security and the threat of terrorist attacks are frequent topics for Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

But twice in three days along Central Florida's Interstate 4 corridor?

Trips by Cheney to Orlando on Monday and by Bush to Tampa today have political observers wondering whether Republicans feel a need to shore up support for their signature issue.
<snip>

[missedherniceguy]

68. He should quit

After missing the Gay hate vote he needs to resign his seat. There is no excuse for missing such an important vote.

[notbush]

69. Dole resigned in 1996...

but I believe it was AFTER he recieved the official nomination at the repug convention.
It might be a good idea AFTER the convention, so the repugs can't rig votes where we lose by 1 vote, and then blame it on Kerry.
They did that a few weeks ago on the extention of unemployment benefits.
Romney is going to get to appoint a replacement one way or the other.
If Kerry resigns...then. When Kerry's elected...then.

[shanti]

70. i hope

that kerry tells him where to stick it!!!!

[flaminbats]

72. Romney can appoint Healey to the Senate when Kerry becomes President...

Maybe that would shut him up until the next election.

[leftofthedial]

73. and bush should quit the pResidency

[testing123]

74. Kerry should tell them to go "F" themselfs

[SoCalDem]

77. It is not "customary" for a sitting senator/congressperson

to "give up their seat" when they run for President.. Bob Dole didn't quit being a senator..(He did quit being the "leader")..Kerry's seat is not "up" anyway, so if he were to lose, why should he be out on the street?? (I think he will NOT lose, though)..

If they were doing anything really important, it would be different..

Bush did not resign as governor when he ran... They just want him on the floor so they can ambush him with nasty rhetoric..

Boo-Hoo..cry me a river, repubes :)

[nonkultur]

89. Actually Dole did quit.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9605/15/dole.quits/index.shtml

"I announce that I will forego the privileges not only of the office of the majority leader but of the United States Senate itself, from which I resign effective on or before June 11th," a choked-up Dole told a Capitol Hill news conference, flanked by Republican lawmakers and a few Democrats. "And I will then stand before you without office or authority, a private citizen, a Kansan, an American, just a man."

[Dr Fate]

114. He was also what, 115 years old?

Kerry stays, despite what Fux news & the GOP says.

[skippysmom]

78. Don't worry your pretty little head, Kerry Healey

You'll get to be governor in 2005, when President Kerry takes office and Romney appoints himself senator. Just be patient.

[Jim__]

79. I think that's fair - as long a W quits the presidency while he campaigns

[nonkultur]

82. It's a catch-22 situation.

Those missed votes are going to come up in the campaign.
Many people I speak to see him keeping the senate seat as a safety net in case he loses, much like Lieberman did. Making Kerry seem unconfident and a weaker candidate.

The catch: is it worth losing a senate seat in order to be a stronger candidate?

[Bridget Burke]

84. Let Bush quit so he can run.

Then we'll talk.

[nonkultur]

86. That is a silly arguement that goes against tradition.

* is the incumbent and "takes" his work with him.
Kerry has missed 292 votes in 2003 and 98 votes so far this year.

[Mithras61]

87. As I asked earlier, how many...

of those votes were decided by a 50-49 vote with the Senate president casting the deciding vote? If the vote wasn't affected by his absence, his not being there was insignificant!

If I miss a meeting with another department that doesn't require my presence, should I be fired? Thisis basically what is being advocated...

[nonkultur]

88. What if you miss 390 meetings

in 18 months?

I'd ask human resouces about that. :)

I am not attacking Kerry but it will be used against him.

[Mithras61]

90. As I noted, the meetings do NOT require my presence

I've missed quite a few of these over the years. These are the "you're invited, but not required" variety. Essentially, the votes are the same thing if JFK's vote would have made no difference to the outcome. Honestly, yes, I'd prefer he was there, but I'd also rather have a Dem in the White House.

[JayS]

92. There is a lot more to being a Senator than just voting.

Kerry has missed 292 votes in 2003 and 98 votes so far this year.

If that statement is true it goes way beyond ridiculous.

[Mithras61]

93. True, but the rest of it can be handled from anywhere.

You don't have to be in your local Senatorial office to take care of issues that require a phone call or a visit from a subordinate. You don't have to stand on the Senate floor to make your views known to your colleagues. You don't have to appear in the Capital to co-sponsor (or even sponsor) a bill. The only thing he has to actually be on the floor for are roll-call votes, so that's what I'm using in this argument.

Beyond the votes, what can you point to that Kerry specifically has failed to do as Senator? As you say, there's more to being a Senator, so you must have something...

[JayS]

96. Until teleconferencing progresses to the point that one...

...can hold a full committee meeting or discussion on a particular bill, or just garner the knowledge that comes from "being there" then I expect the Senator to be at his desk. Yes, there are many things he can do while in the air or between stops but that is nowhere near what should be expected of him.

[Mithras61]

97. You're out of the loop...

I do that level of teleconferencing all the time. Several times each week (somedays, several times each day). I work from home (in TX) and collaborate with people in CA, WA, MA & VA (not to mention all the sites in Europe & Asia) all the time.

[JayS]

101. What you do is not an issue. n/t

n/t

[Mithras61]

102. Ah, but it is when the claim is that something can't be done...

and I regularly do that very thing. Telecommunications and teleconferencing have been able to provide the level requires for artificial being there for about a decade. It's actually becomming quite common that people use teleconferencing instead of a physical visit. Therefore it is realistic to claim that Kerry can (and likely does, since he isn't technophobic) teleconference to handle what needs a "face-to-face" unless physical presence (like a roll-call vote) is required.

[JayS]

104. I probably did not phrase that very well. Yes, I know the...

...technology exists as I have seen it at the university many times and have a primitive setup here. It is not the same as face to face and not that great on dealing with a large number of separated people. I am sure Kerry could operate such a system and is not afraid of a computer; he can't make a post to his own website, but he isn't afraid of technology. He probably has access in the Senate for teleconferencing should he choose to do so, but for what he needs to do he needs to be there. If he wants to leave his seat "idle" he needs to forgo the pay, or start being there.

[jpgray]

95. I guess the story of JayS is that, if you want to believe something

you will.

[JayS]

98. No, I am just a taxpayer doing my 941 calculations for the...

...coming close of the quarter to make sure I have a way to make the final payment for the quarter. My payroll taxes paid this quarter would be just enough to cover a Senator's yearly salary. If I am here working my ass off to send money to Washington and provide a way for myself and my employees have a way to put food on the table then the least I can expect from politicians is that they GO TO WORK!

[jpgray]

99. If you want examples of lazy senators, Kerry ain't exactly the poster boy

Put up your job description of a senator, and I would wager very few meet your criteria, and none who are in the midst of campaigning will come close. I don't think Kerry's actions here are unprecedented or otherwise strange, so I guess I don't see the problem.

[JayS]

103. Who is saying he is lazy? He is anything but lazy. The problem...

...is that no one else sees a problem with someone collecting $12,000 or so a month, not including perks, for campaigning. Subsitute Kerry for some Republican Senator and maybe it will make more sense.

I made a post yesterday about some less than flattering financial transactions by Senators from both parties. It sank like a rock. Or course if it had been about nothing but Republicans it would have been a best seller.

[notbush]

128. I posted this earlier fell like a Rock

My concern is the republican senate will schedule votes, where Kerry being on the campaign trail will appear to be the reason something failed to pass.
It's already happened. The senate lacked 1 vote to extend unemployment benefits. JFK was campaigning, didn't vote.
Will this come back on him????? Yea about the end of October.
Romney can appoint a senator now...or he can appoint one in 6 months, once Kerry has won.

[Tight_rope]

91. Fuck what Republican's want! Shit, People in hell want water too!

You think the devil is serving champaign in fine Tiffany crystal glasses. "HELL NO"!

Most republicans are nothing but a bunch of spoiled, arrogant, ignorant, incompetent, and corrupted, grown children.


FUCK WHAT REPUBLICAN'S WANT! LET THEM ALL GO TO HELL!:puke:

[drb]

132. Actually, they want ice water.... :)

nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

100. Bush didn't resign as Governer of Texas

when he ran for the Presidency. Fair is fair.

[nonkultur]

105. Governors have different responsibilities.

Clinton was Gov of AR when he ran
Gore was VP when he ran.

The two above, like *, did not have to worry about "missed votes" and how it appears.

[JayS]

106. The State of Texas was footing the bill for that one. It kept...

...him out of the State for long periods of time. It was money well spent; in fact, we got a bargain. :)

[genius]

107. I know which finger Kerry could show her. Gov is Republican.

[PittPoliSci]

110. in the words of wesley willis...

"suck a male camel's dick"

or perhaps you prefer...

"taste a panda's ass"

FUCK YOU MITT ROMNEY AND KERRY HEALEY.

How pathetically partisan can you get?

I guess by their logic, Bush should resign from the presidency because:

A:) He doesn't reflect his constituents, because he lost the election

and

B:) Because he's on the campaign trail.

[mmonk]

111. Lt. Gov Healy might ought to resign

or get back to running Ma. state affairs (Romney too). I call on all republicans in Congress to resign. I see derelection of their duties on the job. They all must uphold the constitution.

[drb]

131. Well, I'm calling for Healey and Romeny to stop having...

...rough sex during office hours!

[drb]

133. I urge Healey and Romney to "call" in one hand...

...and shit in the other, and see which one fills up first!