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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:39 PM
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Sherrod Brown on Schultz, Talking About Detainee Bill, E-Voting NOW
Edited on Fri Sep-29-06 02:42 PM by Leopolds Ghost
"How much about this is a tough race"

Brown emphasizing his opposition to the original bill

"When McCain decided this was acceptable, McCain is an expert on torture and being a POW, I feel that was progress... it really doesn't much matter how I voted on the issue, Repubs will label me soft on terror"

On edit: now talking about E-voting and health care
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:42 PM
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1. I suspect
Edited on Fri Sep-29-06 02:43 PM by rox63
that the Dems knew they would lose, and they told those in tough races to do what they had to in order to protect their chances in the election.

Edit to add: Yeah, it sucks that they did this. But right now, reality in general sucks.
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:43 PM
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2. This so much reminds me of the Iraq debate...
when Colin Powell said the invasion was necessary, that Saddam was going to blow us all to Kingdom Come at a moments notice many of the Democrats rolled over. Now, when McCain puts his stamp of approval on torturing people, it's suddenly okay in their minds.

Pathetic.
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Solon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:44 PM
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3. I really don't give a shit for their pathetic excuses...
Criminals, all of them.
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Leopolds Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:45 PM
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4. Now he's off. Talk about extending Medicare, spending differences
Said he definitely feels vulnerable because of 5-to-1 spending difference in Ohio

Not much talk on e-voting, supported early voting but had to go.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:49 PM
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5. If it didn't matter, he should have voted with those he voted with on IWR
Why was he willing to risk looking like a panderer to the security nuts? I really don't get it.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:51 PM
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6. What a fucking disappointing POS he is
Fuck him and all the others of his ilk in our party.
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WA98296 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 02:55 PM
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7. Admitting he forms his decisions on what McCain thinks. Or what the GOP
will accuse him of. They've got him right where they want him. Afraid to DO anything for fear of what they might say. He's unworthy.
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557188 Donating Member (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 03:08 PM
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8. Keep your base happy
The race will be won based on who gets more support from their base. This is how politics work...this is why the Democrats keep losing.

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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-29-06 03:15 PM
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9. Ah, the truth: no matter what the vote, GOP will say he's soft on terror,
so why vote with McCain (Bush Admin "appeaser" and who puts a "respectable" face on these atrocities) and not with those who actually got it right? McCain plays a game and he's saying he fell for it? And yes, it does matter how he voted. And it does matter that he said elsewhere that those who voted against it were wrong.
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