Comments on: NY-20 – the rebirth of Republicans? http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Julia http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844497 Julia Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:47:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844497 <p>WADR, I think hte time to address that is in the primaries for the general. This guy has a lot of experience with becoming entrenched. He doesn’t need a head start.</p> WADR, I think hte time to address that is in the primaries for the general. This guy has a lot of experience with becoming entrenched. He doesn’t need a head start.

]]> By: ibfreenow http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844481 ibfreenow Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:56:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844481 <p>$600 for a day of driving?!? At the corporation I used to work for, they check gas cards to make sure you don’t sell, or give, gas away to friends, relatives, or the cute girl you met at the WaWa.<br /> So, either he was cheating, obviously, or he was using his Hummer to pull an aircraft carrier back and forth to work…Go Murph!</p> $600 for a day of driving?!? At the corporation I used to work for, they check gas cards to make sure you don’t sell, or give, gas away to friends, relatives, or the cute girl you met at the WaWa.
So, either he was cheating, obviously, or he was using his Hummer to pull an aircraft carrier back and forth to work…Go Murph!

]]> By: docbets http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844470 docbets Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:48:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844470 <blockquote></blockquote> <p>All they care about is whether other people’s catastrophes help them politically, or teach someone a lesson (preferaby both).<br /></p><blockquote></blockquote> <p>If everybody heeded their words, and behaved themselves, those “conservatives” would be miserable. What would they do, then?</p>

All they care about is whether other people’s catastrophes help them politically, or teach someone a lesson (preferaby both).

If everybody heeded their words, and behaved themselves, those “conservatives” would be miserable. What would they do, then?

]]> By: TomThumb http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844468 TomThumb Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:18:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844468 <p>You would think that with the endorsement of Steele and Palin, and with the puffing up of his mileage account, I would automatically oppose Goper Tedesco. I do and I recommend you do too. </p> <p>However, as Selise has pointed out in the past, the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend. I reserve the right to object to Murphy’s candidacy, because he has stated his wish to become a Blue Dog Democrat. They want pay go spending controls, opposed the stimulus bill, and generally vote Republican. I reserve the right to not vote for someone I do not want elected. And I refuse to be bullied into voting for him by those who say that I am electing his opponent by not voting for him. </p> <p>Mr. Murphy needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Our district is populist territory, not fodder for financiers such as he. When this district (20) voted for Obama, it meant voting for ‘change’, to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to create jobs in energy, infrastructure and health care reform. If you must ascribe to Blue Dog conservatism, don’t bother running for congress, there’s already a Republican running, Tedesco.</p> You would think that with the endorsement of Steele and Palin, and with the puffing up of his mileage account, I would automatically oppose Goper Tedesco. I do and I recommend you do too.

However, as Selise has pointed out in the past, the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend. I reserve the right to object to Murphy’s candidacy, because he has stated his wish to become a Blue Dog Democrat. They want pay go spending controls, opposed the stimulus bill, and generally vote Republican. I reserve the right to not vote for someone I do not want elected. And I refuse to be bullied into voting for him by those who say that I am electing his opponent by not voting for him.

Mr. Murphy needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Our district is populist territory, not fodder for financiers such as he. When this district (20) voted for Obama, it meant voting for ‘change’, to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to create jobs in energy, infrastructure and health care reform. If you must ascribe to Blue Dog conservatism, don’t bother running for congress, there’s already a Republican running, Tedesco.

]]> By: macaquerman http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844364 macaquerman Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:42:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844364 <p>Laugh line of the day!!!!</p> Laugh line of the day!!!!

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844362 newtonusr Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:38:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844362 <p>I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction.</p> I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction.

]]> By: SunnyNobility http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844361 SunnyNobility Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:36:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844361 <p>Gas receipts too funny. </p> <p>Granting ludicrous benefits of the doubt — state supplied vehicle gets 10mpg; ‘01 gas at $2 per gal; and day started on empty tank, ended on full. </p> <p>Rough calculation gets you something like:<br /> June 29, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 1,500 miles<br /> Dec 11, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 2,500 miles.</p> <p>I say his NY vehicle issue was snafued - he got a jet for the 17mi trip.. yanno Gummint can’t do anything right.</p> Gas receipts too funny.

Granting ludicrous benefits of the doubt — state supplied vehicle gets 10mpg; ‘01 gas at $2 per gal; and day started on empty tank, ended on full.

Rough calculation gets you something like:
June 29, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 1,500 miles
Dec 11, 2001, he drove the vehicle over 2,500 miles.

I say his NY vehicle issue was snafued – he got a jet for the 17mi trip.. yanno Gummint can’t do anything right.

]]> By: macaquerman http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844360 macaquerman Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:36:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844360 <p>I always regretted that he didn’t end up with a coke enema and a smile.</p> I always regretted that he didn’t end up with a coke enema and a smile.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844358 Petrocelli Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:27:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844358 <p>I thought that was an indication of how Obama would stand up to the Rethugs and their entrenched mindset in D.C.</p> I thought that was an indication of how Obama would stand up to the Rethugs and their entrenched mindset in D.C.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844357 newtonusr Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:26:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/ny-20-the-rebirth-of-republicans/#comment-1844357 <p>He had good reason to feel threatened by a black woman who actually understood constitutional law, and we know what he did there.</p> He had good reason to feel threatened by a black woman who actually understood constitutional law, and we know what he did there.

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