How many clues does this cat need to see that the public is not sold on this Administration and that it is his job to be the fricken opposition, even if only a loyal opposition. When the sand begins to shift under the feet of the Democrats in 2010 men like Lamar! will rightfully get caught in the tide. They think they can straddle that fence and survive???….I don’t think so…the people will no longer allow it. They’ve done gone and woken up the Tree Ents.

I put him in the same category as Libby Dole, Mitch McConnell and Denny Hastert…They’re Republicans who it’s hard to get excited about…but they’re not bad enough to oppose…

As Jesus speaks of the church in Laodicea,

Rev 3:15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

Rev 3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’–and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked–

Alexander is Luke Warm and I am Luke Warm to him as a result…though the items you site tends to push me in a more negative or cold opinion of him!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

In the fall I typically wear a red and black plaid shirt coat to work. If it gets cold enough I switch to an actual blue jacket, but prefer the plaid.

It might be the congressional water.

This does sound a bit extreme- shearing off the top of mountains. I would be upset if someone started lopping off the tops of mountains that I could see from my house.

Now before you start thinking I am getting all weepy and swapping spit with GreenPeace, I am simply suggesting some background would help. I realize the enviro’s have probably defined a “mountain” as 6 inches or higher and larded up the process with millions of dollars worth in required EI studies, but this might not be the one I would dwell on. The other stuff regarding how your “friend” ran as one thing yet act likes another- as pointed out by hogan is much more pertinent.

Eric, you have no idea how lucky you are to actually have face time with Lamar. He tries to avoid that at all cost with his constituents (unless of course they can write him large checks).

The last time there was face time for his Tn constituents didn’t turn out all that well for him:

Lamar Gets a Reality Check

The real issue here is less Lamar Alexander – the *real* issue is will Alexander be allowed to continue as the #3 Senate Republican?

The obvious answer, at this point, should be “No!” (and not just “No!” but “H*** No!!”).

So, really, the ball is in Mitch McConnell’s (and John Kyl’s) court – Are they going to sit there, once again, and do *nothing* about caucus discipline and holding members accountable? Or are there going to be real repercussions to Alexander’s increasing apostasy on bedrock Republican values?

Thus, this is really more about McConnell and Senate Republicans as a whole, than it is about Alexander.

If people want to have some fun with this, they should try calling McConnell’s office and ask them what they say about this…

And the WVs I have sopken to about it oppose it because, unlike strip mining (that they still have, mind), this type of mining is not subject to any reclamation laws.
The mountain is destroyed and left that way.

Furthermore, and, imo, more importantly, this style of mining is also not subject to the same laws on water contamination. Rivers and streams and lakes that were cleaned up after damage from strip mining are going the other way again.

Ban this mining? No. I don’t know anyone who wants it banned. Subject it to the same laws and regulations as strip-mining in that state? Most certainly.