Comments on: Olympia Snowe Puts Out the “For Sale” Sign? http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:11:19 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1890005 KayInMaine Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:37:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1890005 <p>We also have to remember that both Collins & Snowe voted nearly 80% of the time in favor of George Bush’s policies and Collins voted nearly 88% in favor of his ECONOMIC policies.</p> <p>I will not back either one of these women if they switch to the Democratic Party. Mark my words!</p> We also have to remember that both Collins & Snowe voted nearly 80% of the time in favor of George Bush’s policies and Collins voted nearly 88% in favor of his ECONOMIC policies.

I will not back either one of these women if they switch to the Democratic Party. Mark my words!

]]> By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1890004 KayInMaine Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:31:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1890004 <p>Olympia Snowe is very much like former Maine republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith (though Suzie-Q Collins wants so badly to be Margaret!). Here’s what MCS said years ago about the republican party:</p> <blockquote><p>“Yet to displace it with a Republican regime embracing a philosophy that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally disastrous to this nation. The nation sorely needs a Republican victory. But <strong>I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny — Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry and Smear</strong>.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.mcslibrary.org/program/library/declaration.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.mcslibrary.org/prog.....ration.htm</a></p></blockquote> <p>Which is what she was seeing of her republican party members….they were using fear, ignorance, bigotry, and smear to win at all costs. She disliked it very much.</p> Olympia Snowe is very much like former Maine republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith (though Suzie-Q Collins wants so badly to be Margaret!). Here’s what MCS said years ago about the republican party:

“Yet to displace it with a Republican regime embracing a philosophy that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally disastrous to this nation. The nation sorely needs a Republican victory. But I don’t want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny — Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry and Smear.”

http://www.mcslibrary.org/prog…..ration.htm

Which is what she was seeing of her republican party members….they were using fear, ignorance, bigotry, and smear to win at all costs. She disliked it very much.

]]> By: milly http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889999 milly Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:15:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889999 <p>Funny ..upthread..is Jane Harmon considered a moderate too?</p> <p>What is the need of being thrilled for repub. turn dem. when these repubs. voted with bush on all his important legislation?</p> <p>When dems. like Jon Tester and the Nelson always vote for corporate interests and against OUR interests? I am more interested in the votes than the party. </p> <p>Replace Rahm Emmanuel with Howard Dean …and primary DLC ers for change we can believe in.</p> Funny ..upthread..is Jane Harmon considered a moderate too?

What is the need of being thrilled for repub. turn dem. when these repubs. voted with bush on all his important legislation?

When dems. like Jon Tester and the Nelson always vote for corporate interests and against OUR interests? I am more interested in the votes than the party.

Replace Rahm Emmanuel with Howard Dean …and primary DLC ers for change we can believe in.

]]> By: PierceNichols http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889985 PierceNichols Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889985 <p>A jail cell?</p> A jail cell?

]]> By: laborite57 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889929 laborite57 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:39:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889929 <p>Of course I agree that “No Child” needs a major overhaul. My wife and I were part of a group of parents in our own district pushing back at the over emphasis on testing. </p> <p>But reasonable standards of accountability for administrators and teachers are worthwhile goals. As for private/parochial schools, let the parents pay the bills themselves and keep their hands off the public schools.</p> Of course I agree that “No Child” needs a major overhaul. My wife and I were part of a group of parents in our own district pushing back at the over emphasis on testing.

But reasonable standards of accountability for administrators and teachers are worthwhile goals. As for private/parochial schools, let the parents pay the bills themselves and keep their hands off the public schools.

]]> By: cosanostradamus http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889909 cosanostradamus Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889909 <p>.<br /> I’m thinking of starting a “Used Republican” franchise. Pre-owned sounds better, I guess. The available inventory is huge. Demand is iffy, though. I may have to offer No Interest deals. For all those non-Republicans who have no interest in anything Republican.<br /> .</p> .
I’m thinking of starting a “Used Republican” franchise. Pre-owned sounds better, I guess. The available inventory is huge. Demand is iffy, though. I may have to offer No Interest deals. For all those non-Republicans who have no interest in anything Republican.
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]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889907 mui1 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:44:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889907 <p>Reasonable. Strange. You might be the first person out of who knows how many I’ve talked to who doesn’t think it’s a complete disastor. Oh but it’s okay for those prep school kids to get a real education.<br /> You know I hear far too much first hand of things like principals ordering teachers to do f*cked up things with scores.</p> Reasonable. Strange. You might be the first person out of who knows how many I’ve talked to who doesn’t think it’s a complete disastor. Oh but it’s okay for those prep school kids to get a real education.
You know I hear far too much first hand of things like principals ordering teachers to do f*cked up things with scores.

]]> By: Kassandra http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889903 Kassandra Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:38:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889903 <p>Kassandra predicts that with the (well-deserved) death of the Republican party, the Blue Dawgs will break away and form a party of their own. Kassandra certainly hopes so because then, they won’t be able to hide under the Democratic camouflage tent any longer.<br /> Thanks for the post Jane.<br /> Anybody hip to this yet?<br /><a href="http://www.pubrecord.org/torture/869-conyers-nadler-formally-request-holder-appoint-special-counsel-to-probe-torture.html" rel="nofollow">Conyers, Nadler Formally Request DOJ Appoint Torture Special Prosecutor</a></p> <p>Sorry, I cant stick around. I’ve got a cat in the hospital and I must go withdraw the children’s college ;-) fund to pay for it…if the damn vet ever gives him back to me…beginning to wonder.</p> Kassandra predicts that with the (well-deserved) death of the Republican party, the Blue Dawgs will break away and form a party of their own. Kassandra certainly hopes so because then, they won’t be able to hide under the Democratic camouflage tent any longer.
Thanks for the post Jane.
Anybody hip to this yet?
Conyers, Nadler Formally Request DOJ Appoint Torture Special Prosecutor

Sorry, I cant stick around. I’ve got a cat in the hospital and I must go withdraw the children’s college ;-) fund to pay for it…if the damn vet ever gives him back to me…beginning to wonder.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889902 Elliott Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:35:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889902 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/on-my-way-to-tonights-virginia-governors-debate/" rel="nofollow">Jane’s got a new post up</a><br /> On My Way to Tonight’s Virginia Governor’s Debate</p> Jane’s got a new post up
On My Way to Tonight’s Virginia Governor’s Debate

]]> By: laborite57 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889900 laborite57 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:26:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/29/olympia-snowe-puts-out-the-for-sale-sign/#comment-1889900 <p>Maybe she was fooled. I prefer to think she made a reasonable and principled decision based on the circumstances at the time. It is certain she wouldn’t have voted for Lieberman if he had announced that he intended to work for the defeat of the Dem party in the 2008 presidential election.</p> <p>And “No Child Left Behind” is an issue on which reasonable people can disagree. I think it is fair to say that it was welcomed by millions of teachers at first, and that many of its tenets remain sound, even though the implementation seems to have been botched.</p> Maybe she was fooled. I prefer to think she made a reasonable and principled decision based on the circumstances at the time. It is certain she wouldn’t have voted for Lieberman if he had announced that he intended to work for the defeat of the Dem party in the 2008 presidential election.

And “No Child Left Behind” is an issue on which reasonable people can disagree. I think it is fair to say that it was welcomed by millions of teachers at first, and that many of its tenets remain sound, even though the implementation seems to have been botched.

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