Comments on: Susan Collins (R-ME) “simply can’t in good conscience vote for Mr. Geithner.”

By: janis

janis — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:23:48 +0000

would see Corker for who he is, as he just can’t help himself from being a squish. Alexander’s a squish, too, but at least he did the right thing in this instance.

Avoid Tim McGraw and Faith Hill like the plague. They love Bill Clinton with an unhealthy passion.

By: Praying

Praying — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:14:41 +0000

You were the one who mentioned this earlier. Corker did another stupid yesterday (voted for Geithner) so I’m looking at ALL options for alternatives. California has their liberal Hollywood idols, Tennessee has their conservative/country singers. I love it!

By: Praying

Praying — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:10:13 +0000

I now understand!

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:17:20 +0000

But then Texas is pretty much the epicenter of all things that matter – Dr Pepper, Dairy Queen, Mrs Baird’s Bread (for all you heathen outlanders, it is THE bread referred to when the dictionary says ‘bread’) the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and ….well…. Texas itself.

If the United States was a religion, Texas would be Jerusalem.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:00:44 +0000

By: Aaron Gardner

Aaron Gardner — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:59:06 +0000

That bings back memories of my misspent youth in Phoenix…now I am in VT, no whataburger, no jack in the box, no carl’s jr……and it’s cold to boot…..maybe someday I will finally move back to AZ.

By: janis

janis — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:57:49 +0000

only a Republican like many of us are–right now he’s got no other horse to ride. He is a deeply conservative man and most of us would agree with his views on illegal immigration, spending, gun rights, etc.

I’d vote for him in a heartbeat.

By: NightTwister

NightTwister — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:47:41 +0000

The one in Kannapolis, N.C. had Cherry-lemon Sundrop. I can still almost taste it.

By: Martin Knight

Martin Knight — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:21:24 +0000

One may be inclined to think that if the nomination was in trouble, he would have voted “yea” to show how “bipartisan” he was – after all, why would his chief sycophant vote “yea” if not under his master’s orders?

But that’s not being fair.

Give him credit here.

By: Addison

Addison — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:02:51 +0000

…in my pocket I wouldn’t have mentioned him.

By: $peciallist

$peciallist — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:43:51 +0000

By: 6eorge Jetson

6eorge Jetson — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:39:17 +0000

…Can anyone explain this new “Geithner deduction?” TT is marketing it as the “Foot Wedge” for the Tax Season.

By: Moe Lane

Moe Lane — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:38:25 +0000

Link.

By: $peciallist

$peciallist — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:33:15 +0000

she’s just as bad as the others..ugg

By: JSobieski

JSobieski — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:27:10 +0000

She does vote correctly much of the time. When she doesn’t, she tends not to be an active leader of some large rebellion.

When one considers the blue-ness of her state, I have absolutely no problem with being enthusiastically supportive of Susan Collins. Similarly, I was quite fond of Chris Shays and am a big support of Coleman.

its squishes like McCain and Graham that get my blood pressure up.

By: spainishirish

spainishirish — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:24:32 +0000

For whatever inexplicable reason, the good people of South Carolina just returned Graham to the Senate. I think that had more to do with the divergence in their votes than any vestiges of principle.

Now I want to say something nice. Collins just got re-elected. She did what she thought was the right thing to do, even in her Blue State. Collins is to be commended.

The real litmus test for Republicans, regardless of whether they are moderate or conservative or just re-elected or up for election in 2010 or whatever, will be the massive economic stimulus swindle. I personally can’t see how anyone can claim to be a Republican if they vote for it. This is one time good policy will make for good politics. The Dems are desperate to attach Republican faces to this boondoggle and claim it as “bipartisan.” This is their scheme, and given its probability of failure, their burden to carry into 2010. Let ‘em.

By: spainishirish

spainishirish — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:24:32 +0000

For whatever inexplicable reason, the good people of South Carolina just returned Graham to the Senate. I think that had more to do with the divergence in their votes than any vestiges of principle.

Now I want to say something nice. Collins just got re-elected. She did what she thought was the right thing to do, even in her Blue State. Collins is to be commended.

By: Michael Dugas

Michael Dugas — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:18:02 +0000

I think I remember that Glenn Beck talked to him about it.
He said he disagreed with alot of Dem policies but wanted to
fix it from the inside or some such thing.

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:09:25 +0000

on just about any issue, no matter how he votes.

By: Michael Dugas

Michael Dugas — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:04:54 +0000

He knew the Dems had the votes so there was no reason to piss us off with a yes vote. If the vote had been close I bet he would have voted yes.