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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:51 AM
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Poll question: Would you vote for any of the Seven Repukes who voted against torture?
If they were your congresspesron in a toss-up district?
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:54 AM
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1. I'd encourage all of them to jump ship and join the Dems
Just a thought...
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waiting for hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:55 AM
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2. Need an "Other" catagory...
While they may have voted against this monstrosity, they may and probably will, vote for other things that are designed to screw us over, again. My "Other" would be not to vote at all.
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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:55 AM
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3. Yes
All other things being equal. I mean if they said "I won't vote for this torture bill because it's not strong enough, we need to have more torture than this bill allows" maybe I wouldn't

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:56 AM
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4. No.
But I'd have slightly more respect for them than I do any democrat who voted for this.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:58 AM
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5. Hell no . . . I can't imagine voting for an (R) -- it would be,
Edited on Thu Sep-28-06 10:13 AM by cboy4
umm, torture for me so to speak.
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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 09:59 AM
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6. Who were the _sane_ seven?
It would depend who they were.
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:00 AM
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7. Good question. Since I have that choice to make re Bartlett
I've never voted for him in the past, I doubt I will this year, but, I will give him props for doing the right thing in this case.

-Hoot
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:00 AM
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8. This is insane. Apparently
there are many people here who have absolutely no idea how congress works. I am amazed to see so many of you who are willing to give bush his rubber stamp congress for two more years over this this single vote. Did these republicans voting against the bill change the outcome? How many times did these republicans vote with bush? Do you understand that if there was a Democratic majority this bill probably wouldn't have made it to the floor for a vote?

I'm starting to understand why they call us moon bats.
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4bucksagallon Donating Member (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:02 AM
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10. I agree!!
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:07 AM
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13. My Rep, Dennis Moore voted for CAFTA and TORTURE
And I think he needs an acutal Democrat to challenge him next time.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:01 AM
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9. I have never voted Republican in 35 years of voting.
I may not vote for a Democrat (on RARE occasion) but I will NEVER vote for a Republican.
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BlueCentrist Donating Member (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:02 AM
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11. No.
This is issue is important but getting back power in the WhiteHouse is much more important.The Republicans have wrought disaster in this country and abroad.I couldn't,in good concious,vote for one of them.
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skipos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:04 AM
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12. Republican majorities have been horrible for America. Hell no.
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:10 AM
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14. are they up for re-election this year?
Edited on Thu Sep-28-06 10:15 AM by ellenfl
was the vote so close that they couldn't take a temporary stand? i don't have the numbers but my guess is that their votes were expendable anyway so they tried not to rock their own election boat.

ellen fl

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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:12 AM
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15. A Republican opposed to torture is like a Nazi opposed Dr. Mengele.
Just a slightly kinder, slightly gentler path toward fascism.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:12 AM
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16. I would give them a serious, second look
but I couldn't promise anything
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DeadManInc Donating Member (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:35 AM
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17. I would vote for satan over a republican.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:38 AM
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18. No, I would never vote for a Repug! n/t
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 10:42 AM
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19. They're hoping Dems will
Edited on Thu Sep-28-06 10:43 AM by Lone_Star_Dem
So they can then go on supporting the republican agenda in majority. Don't be fooled, politics have always been filled with such strategic moves as this.

No, I wouldn't vote for them.
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