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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

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Originally posted by rayld2:

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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

Coleman's entire legal case was a sham to try to retain the Repub ability to stop anything in the Senate and it was costing the tax payers a LOT of money. IMO Coleman stopped fighting because continuing would have destroyed his Political career such as his chance to run for Governor in 2010.

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Originally posted by Thud357L:

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Originally posted by MightyB:

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When you've got the muscle, don't be afraid to use it. Screw watering down good progams hoping they'll go along with it. I hope the Dems have the balls to stomp 'em into the dirt when they get really stupid. The Repubs need to start looking to the future instead of hoping for a resurrection of the past.

Then they will self destruct the same way the Republicans have done. With more and more Americans claiming Independent and Moderate the political parties have got to move in that direction as well.

For the most part I see the only ones resisting this as being the "True Conservatives" who voice distain for any Republican that takes a moderate stance, and refers to the others as "RINO"(s).

Remember the Republicans stood at this very point only a few years ago and got to full of themselves and turned off a large portion of the American public.

The people are looking for bi-partisan government. Fair exchange is never considered robbery and that "all or nothing" mentality is not acceptable today in my opinion.

The people are looking for anything that works that will get this country back on track. They didn't vote bipartisan or the Dems wouldn't have 60 and they won't in 2010 either. Bipartisan is only possible when the other guy doesn't reply with "screw you" every time you reach out to him.

The Republicans never attempted bipartisanship when they had the power and I'm not saying the Dems should copy their M.O. I am saying that if the Repubs maintain their current attitude then the Dems should not hesitate to pimp slap the jerks down Broadway.

Most of the present crop of Repubs consistently mistake kindness for weakness but have a definite respect for power, so I say leave the door open for compromise but don't be afraid to use what the voters have given you. Work with the ones you can work with and screw the rest. Their M.O. is to destroy the Presidency and America if it will kick them back into the power seat. Dems don't need to court that kind of negativity.

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Originally posted by Raunchy:

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Originally posted by rayld2:

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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

Coleman's entire legal case was a sham to try to retain the Repub ability to stop anything in the Senate and it was costing the tax payers a LOT of money. IMO Coleman stopped fighting because continuing would have destroyed his Political career such as his chance to run for Governor in 2010.

Coleman is a poor excuse for a Republican, I agree. But to put up Al Franken to run against him is almost a joke. I mean how surprised were the Minn democrats when this idiot actually started to get traction? And then of course the sick punch line to this joke was the common sense challenged voters who elected him. I tell you, it proves some people would vote for a toothbrush if it had a (D) after it's name.

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Originally posted by GunnyRet03:
Colemans lawsuit, was counting absentee votes, and having 1 standard for all countys right?

Pretty radical.

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Originally posted by jdksfcret:

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Originally posted by Raunchy:

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Originally posted by rayld2:

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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

Coleman's entire legal case was a sham to try to retain the Repub ability to stop anything in the Senate and it was costing the tax payers a LOT of money. IMO Coleman stopped fighting because continuing would have destroyed his Political career such as his chance to run for Governor in 2010.

Coleman is a poor excuse for a Republican, I agree. But to put up Al Franken to run against him is almost a joke. I mean how surprised were the Minn democrats when this idiot actually started to get traction? And then of course the sick punch line to this joke was the common sense challenged voters who elected him. I tell you, it proves some people would vote for a toothbrush if it had a (D) after it's name.

More idiots should have his academic credentials: (I believe it to be pretty well established that 'academic credentials' mean little when common sense is absent. How many college professors with multiple letters after their names are still sans common sense.)

He attended Harvard College and graduated cum laude in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. (Harvard used to impress me.......not any more.)

scored a perfect 800 on the SAT exam math section.

Wiki is my source so you can dismiss at your leisure.

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Originally posted by Raunchy:

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Originally posted by jdksfcret:

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Originally posted by Raunchy:

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Originally posted by rayld2:

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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

Coleman's entire legal case was a sham to try to retain the Repub ability to stop anything in the Senate and it was costing the tax payers a LOT of money. IMO Coleman stopped fighting because continuing would have destroyed his Political career such as his chance to run for Governor in 2010.

Coleman is a poor excuse for a Republican, I agree. But to put up Al Franken to run against him is almost a joke. I mean how surprised were the Minn democrats when this idiot actually started to get traction? And then of course the sick punch line to this joke was the common sense challenged voters who elected him. I tell you, it proves some people would vote for a toothbrush if it had a (D) after it's name.

More idiots should have his academic credentials: (I believe it to be pretty well established that 'academic credentials' mean little when common sense is absent. How many college professors with multiple letters after their names are still sans common sense.)

He attended Harvard College and graduated cum laude in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. (Harvard used to impress me.......not any more.)

scored a perfect 800 on the SAT exam math section.

Wiki is my source so you can dismiss at your leisure.

I haven't checked your source but will take your word for it. I don't care what his academic background is, he is still a buffoon, and a bitter one at that. Ever listen to his rantings on Air America?

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Originally posted by JustanotherGI:
If ya like Franken, then you are either WAY out to the left, or ya don't give a damn about the US and just want another left wing Dem in office. (Which equals the same.)

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Originally posted by JustanotherGI:
If ya like Franken, then you are either WAY out to the left, or ya don't give a damn about the US and just want another left wing Dem in office. (Which equals the same.)

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Why is is that when Democrats are elected, the majority of members on these boards make innuendoes/slants that people who support Democrats over Republicans, are either Un-American or Un-Patriotic?

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Originally posted by KoRnAdvocate:

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Why is is that when Democrats are elected, the majority of members on these boards make innuendoes/slants that people who support Democrats over Republicans, are either Un-American or Un-Patriotic?

Because Democrats and the people who vote for them aren't REAL Americans, remember? The REAL Americans lost the election, and, apparently, the country, because us non-REAL Americans are destroying the REAL America that REAL Americans built. But the REAL Americans are hoping the exorcist Bobby Jindal or the geographer-philosopher Palin can retake America for all the REAL Americans out there in 2012.

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Originally posted by JustanotherGI:
If ya like Franken, then you are either WAY out to the left, or ya don't give a damn about the US and just want another left wing Dem in office. (Which equals the same.)

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Originally posted by Raunchy:

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Originally posted by rayld2:

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Originally posted by LuckySoFar:
------ Colemam lost ALL respect when he caved today & didn`t take those phony ballots to the Surp. Ct. --- It`s like the Lotto, if you never buy a ticket because you are convinced you`ll never win, YOU`LL BE RIGHT.

Coleman's entire legal case was a sham to try to retain the Repub ability to stop anything in the Senate and it was costing the tax payers a LOT of money. IMO Coleman stopped fighting because continuing would have destroyed his Political career such as his chance to run for Governor in 2010.

Coleman is a poor excuse for a Republican, I agree. But to put up Al Franken to run against him is almost a joke. I mean how surprised were the Minn democrats when this idiot actually started to get traction? And then of course the sick punch line to this joke was the common sense challenged voters who elected him. I tell you, it proves some people would vote for a toothbrush if it had a (D) after it's name.

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Originally posted by ProgMod:
All I know Korn, is that the "few" Dems on this site, and we are very "few," didn't exactly get a milcom Welcome Mat when we first starting posting here. And that's fine, I had that one figured out from the moment I joined this site. I am of the opinion, that the Conservative posters just as soon have us leave this site. Please remember I am just making assumptions since joining milcom back in April of 08, however, those assumptions are based on over a year's experience here on milcom in Hot Topics. I have used the analogy of the famous slogan "my way or the highway," over and over again. Not my way personally mind you, but the attitude relegated to "horse blinders." ALL other political persuasions (that includes Independents) need not apply. I am reminded what a member recently said about Hot Topics who has been absent for awhile, but who has since returned. The comment amounted to; "nothing has changed here."

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by ProgMod:
All I know Korn, is that the "few" Dems on this site, and we are very "few," didn't exactly get a milcom Welcome Mat when we first starting posting here. And that's fine, I had that one figured out from the moment I joined this site. I am of the opinion, that the Conservative posters just as soon have us leave this site. Please remember I am just making assumptions since joining milcom back in April of 08, however, those assumptions are based on over a year's experience here on milcom in Hot Topics. I have used the analogy of the famous slogan "my way or the highway," over and over again. Not my way personally mind you, but the attitude relegated to "horse blinders." ALL other political persuasions (that includes Independents) need not apply. I am reminded what a member recently said about Hot Topics who has been absent for awhile, but who has since returned. The comment amounted to; "nothing has changed here."

It is the "if you aren't with us you are against us" mentality fostered by the Bush administration. I've been hanging around these parts since 2001 and it has been that way since then. If you don't march in lock step with the Republican ideology, you are, at best, unpatriotic...a few jump right into the "traitor to your country" accusations. Sad...

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Originally posted by ProgMod:

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Originally posted by JustanotherGI:
If ya like Franken, then you are either WAY out to the left, or ya don't give a damn about the US and just want another left wing Dem in office. (Which equals the same.)

Why is is that when Democrats are elected, the majority of members on these boards make innuendoes/slants that people who support Democrats over Republicans, are either Un-American or Un-Patriotic? I see this kind of hype all the time here on milcom. If that is really true, and Democrats are looked upon as traitors who simply don't care for their country, why are those "few" of us who support said party, even allowed to participate on a US military related website? If I'm not mistaken, we have a "two" party political system in this country, courtesy of the Founding Fathers. Time and time again however, I see nothing but contempt for the Dems, and yet adulation for the Republicans or those with only Strict Conservative values. I have come to conclude, that we Dems must be the most hated and despised members of this site. This is just an assumption on my part from the majority of the posts I have read since last year in Hot Topics. I can now only wonder how much merit my assumption truly bears?

Since the Dems are continually looked upon on these boards as not giving a damn about their country, perhaps that very same question should be posed to Democratic Senators currently serving in Congress, who hold the Medal of Honor, and the Navy Cross?

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Originally posted by threerings:
Did Bush hide underyour bed and scare you, as a child? Really, not everything is Bush's fault.

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by threerings:
Did Bush hide underyour bed and scare you, as a child? Really, not everything is Bush's fault.

Nope, it isn't all Bush's fault...some people are just *******s.

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Originally posted by threerings:
I'd expect you'd know.

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Originally posted by threerings:

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Originally posted by ProgMod:

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Originally posted by JustanotherGI:
If ya like Franken, then you are either WAY out to the left, or ya don't give a damn about the US and just want another left wing Dem in office. (Which equals the same.)

Why is is that when Democrats are elected, the majority of members on these boards make innuendoes/slants that people who support Democrats over Republicans, are either Un-American or Un-Patriotic? I see this kind of hype all the time here on milcom. If that is really true, and Democrats are looked upon as traitors who simply don't care for their country, why are those "few" of us who support said party, even allowed to participate on a US military related website? If I'm not mistaken, we have a "two" party political system in this country, courtesy of the Founding Fathers. Time and time again however, I see nothing but contempt for the Dems, and yet adulation for the Republicans or those with only Strict Conservative values. I have come to conclude, that we Dems must be the most hated and despised members of this site. This is just an assumption on my part from the majority of the posts I have read since last year in Hot Topics. I can now only wonder how much merit my assumption truly bears?

Since the Dems are continually looked upon on these boards as not giving a damn about their country, perhaps that very same question should be posed to Democratic Senators currently serving in Congress, who hold the Medal of Honor, and the Navy Cross?

Because there is no one on the left you wont defend.

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by ProgMod:
All I know Korn, is that the "few" Dems on this site, and we are very "few," didn't exactly get a milcom Welcome Mat when we first starting posting here. And that's fine, I had that one figured out from the moment I joined this site. I am of the opinion, that the Conservative posters just as soon have us leave this site. Please remember I am just making assumptions since joining milcom back in April of 08, however, those assumptions are based on over a year's experience here on milcom in Hot Topics. I have used the analogy of the famous slogan "my way or the highway," over and over again. Not my way personally mind you, but the attitude relegated to "horse blinders." ALL other political persuasions (that includes Independents) need not apply. I am reminded what a member recently said about Hot Topics who has been absent for awhile, but who has since returned. The comment amounted to; "nothing has changed here."

It is the "if you aren't with us you are against us" mentality fostered by the Bush administration. I've been hanging around these parts since 2001 and it has been that way since then. If you don't march in lock step with the Republican ideology, you are, at best, unpatriotic...a few jump right into the "traitor to your country" accusations. Sad...

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:
LOL...yes Prog, those "big tent" Republicans are huddled under a child's umbrella these days.

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Originally posted by NEMESIS1960:
you know it slays me that some on here would follow the party line right over a cliff, the only differance I see between them is the symbol they use for thier party...bottom line for both partys is POWER and MONEY. So take off the rose colored glasses , put down whatever kool-aid the parties are pushing this week,and look around at the real world, all any one of us can hope for is that the folks that have the power at any given time have a clue about what the heck they are doing to us this time around, So knock off the party line bs, face it, America has been playing russian roulette with politicians since day one, it has worked so far, here's hoping it keeps working.