Lugar is with Frist on Nuclear Option!

[Progressive4Life]

Just received this from PFAW:

"Sen. Evan Bayh has been a steadfast protector of checks and balances and has courageously stood up for the Constitution against this blatant partisan power grab. Sen. Richard Lugar, however, has chosen to toe Senator Frist’s party line and break Senate rules to end the 200-year old filibuster."

Well, peeps, we know the drill! Call his office, and tsend a message that he must support democracy.

202-224-4814

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[saltpoint]

1. Lugar is a company man. A hack. Partisan bootlicker.

I'll call his damn office and urge him to abandon Frist on this but I don't have much hope he'll change his vote.

And again, Evan Bayh is surprising by his fierce support of the Dems. Good lord, what's gotten into him?

Important post, Progressive4Life. I'll contact Lugar's office right away.

[IndianaGreen]

5. Lugar is a dinosaur that should be defeated in 2006

I hope the Democrats run a strong candidate against this aging puppet, instead of ceding the election outright.

[saltpoint]

6. Agreed. Who would be a good candidate? Lee Hamilton?

Joe Kernan? Jesus, I hope it's a strong candidate with some good backing.

[bububjones]

2. I'm not finding Lugar on the senate site...

was it a mispelling or am I blind?

[ladygaladriel04]

7. lugar

http://lugar.senate.gov/

[newyawker99]

10. Hi ladygaladriel04!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[newyawker99]

9. Hi bububjones!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[LiberalFighter]

12. Lugar is the Senior Senator from Indiana (Republican)

Bayh is the Junior Senator from Indiana (Democrat)

[Ksec]

3. The threats from right wingers are real

Lugar probably fears for his and his families lives. Ive heard wingers threaten the Moderate repubs.

[AlwaysDemocrat]

4. I've called and e-mailed Lugar and I'll do it again!

Bayh is speaking live now on C-SPAN (6:15 PM)

[ElaineinIN]

8. I wrote/called a number of times

And never got a straight answer from his office... no response to email, and staffers seemed to indicate that he was against it in principle....he might have been part of the 25 that would have voted against it if it had been secret. Nice backbone--pfht.

[indypaul]

11. To paraphrase Gilbert & Sullivan

I always answer my parties call,
I never have to think at all.