Comments on: Ready for Another Helping of McCain-Feingold? http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: zuiko http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1999 zuiko Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:34:15 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1999 To turn this into the incumbent protection act, like the original McCain-Feingold was, there's no way this is going to get any votes, or even come up for a vote. As Blago would say "I’ve got this thing and it’s (expletive) golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for (expletive) nothing. I’m not gonna do it." That is the sentiment of at least 80% of his colleagues. To turn this into the incumbent protection act, like the original McCain-Feingold was, there’s no way this is going to get any votes, or even come up for a vote. As Blago would say “I’ve got this thing and it’s (expletive) golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for (expletive) nothing. I’m not gonna do it.” That is the sentiment of at least 80% of his colleagues.

]]> By: skey http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1998 skey Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:32:03 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1998 I'd lay probably 5-1 odds that the final bill will have so many unacceptable things in it as to make it a net negative, whether it passes or not. I’d lay probably 5-1 odds that the final bill will have so many unacceptable things in it as to make it a net negative, whether it passes or not.

]]> By: renegade http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1997 renegade Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:07:15 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1997 Johnny boy is back. I guess there weren't any republicans who were against earmarks that ol Johnny coulkd have hitched his wagon to. This man is a joke. Please Arizona, send him packing in the primary in 2010. Johnny boy is back. I guess there weren’t any republicans who were against earmarks that ol Johnny coulkd have hitched his wagon to.

This man is a joke. Please Arizona, send him packing in the primary in 2010.

]]> By: USNJIMRET http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1996 USNJIMRET Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:07:27 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1996 doing something to curtail the abuse that is "Earmarks". But if history is any example, the misnamed "Law of unintended consequences" will make McCain-Feingold II as big a mistake as the original. doing something to curtail the abuse that is “Earmarks”.
But if history is any example, the misnamed “Law of unintended consequences” will make McCain-Feingold II as big a mistake as the original.

]]> By: The illustrated Conservative http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1995 The illustrated Conservative Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:47:05 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1995 I'm all for working together as a team, but for the love of all that is Reagan, when will the GOP moderates get a freakin' clue? The left doesn't want to propose meaningful reforms, get along or even play nice, they want to eviscerate conservatism. They don't even make a secret of their aspirations. Let me also remind GOP moderates still standing that many Democrats sitting behind committee chairs now are responsible for the financial mess the country is wading through. Conservatives are simply not interested in working with the same folks who brought American families to their knees. Why should conservatives break reform bread with gangsters like Barney Frank (D) and Chris Dodd (D)? I’m all for working together as a team, but for the love of all that is Reagan, when will the GOP moderates get a freakin’ clue? The left doesn’t want to propose meaningful reforms, get along or even play nice, they want to eviscerate conservatism. They don’t even make a secret of their aspirations. Let me also remind GOP moderates still standing that many Democrats sitting behind committee chairs now are responsible for the financial mess the country is wading through. Conservatives are simply not interested in working with the same folks who brought American families to their knees. Why should conservatives break reform bread with gangsters like Barney Frank (D) and Chris Dodd (D)?

]]> By: Martin Knight http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2008/12/15/ready-for-another-helping-of-mccain-feingold/#comment-1994 Martin Knight Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:50:38 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=202#comment-1994 ... and Republican earmarks to "bribes." … and Republican earmarks to “bribes.”

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