They only voted yes once Kay Barely sold her soul.

I mean if she wanted to be Governor as badly as Rick Perry wants to keep doing the job, she’d work up a BIT of a sweat to try to act conservative once in a while.

I don’t think this was a stab in the back of the GOP so much as it is a reflection of KBH’s low opinion of voters. It might be that she feels that with the filibuster dead, she had to vote for the Defense Bill to show she ‘supports the troops.’ It could be that she doesn’t think we Texans are sophisticated enough to understand political maneuvering against the Health Care Bill.

Either way its passed time she was removed from office.

…about passing the defense appropriations bill.

I mean, yes, I understand it’s part of the “game” of stalling out the health care bill, but once that game’s over (as it was once Byrd was wheeled in to cast vote number 60), what exactly was there for her to gain by voting against it? A slow golf clap from venues such as this one that are already firmly against her run for governor?

The defense industry is kinda important down here in Texas, y’know? Anyone thinking Perry will be able make hay out of this specific vote (as was commented in another thread) are sorely mistaken in my view.

And while Hutchison may be neither my favorite Texas senator nor my choice for governor, comparing her unfavorably to the duo from Maine crosses the line into gratuitousness in my opinion. You’re not going to see Hutchison bandied about as a potential flipper on Obamacare itself, which is more than you can say for either of them.

she thinks the voters down here are unsophisticated and aren’t following the stall-tactics.

Perry’s gonna hand her back her ass on a plate, I can guarantee you.

Dumb, dumb, dumb!!

I’m stupidfied.

Look for Voinovich to get in on the action before we’re through…I can’t imagine he’s going to go quietly into retirement before flying us the bird one last time….

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

and aren’t (almost) worth bothering to attempt to reach. (2008 Issues: Foreign Policy) The Liberals/Democrats as a whole (save Lieberman, the one thing he is good for/on) are always ANTI while Republicans (save a few examples, yes we are not monolithic) are PRO Military.

(LooseLips) – Loose Lips Sink Ships (Feinstein Torpedoes Pakistan)
(IraqSOFA) – Iraqi SOFA (TV next?)
(DSurrender) – Surrender Doctrine (Democrats ALWAYS cut/weaken U.S.Defense) and Criminalizing Acts Of War (Terrorism)

I don’t see here winning the Texas GOP primary for governor against RIck Perry. She said she’d resign from the Senate after the primary, win or lose.

Dick Cheney endorsed this woman??

If she changes her mind and doesn’t resign, I’d sure like to run against her in the next GOP primary.

She acts like a Democrat, in the sense that she hopes her constituents are gullible enough to buy this ridiculous spin.

No, neither could I.

KBH did the right thing.

Suppose debate wasn’t closed. Just how long did you have in mind for defunding our troops? A day, a week, a month? What are we playing at here? No good exit strategy was put forth for holding up the funding and we look truly cynical in voting “for” on the final vote.

Makes a great “flip flopper ad”.

She recently used the troops as an excuse for supporting the hate crimes bill otherwise regarded as death to free speech. I am looking serious at Medina.

Absolutely! She has said she is not and does not plan to be a career politician. I met her before she announced her candidacy, and I know she is sincere. She is for nullification and interposition. We are likely to have to use this to circumvent Obamacare.

Please, I urge you to take a look at her website.

http://MedinaforTexas.com