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monmouth3

(3,871 posts)
1. I think he still thinks he really won the Presidency and Obama is a fluke. That's just
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:12 PM
May 2013

me of course. I think Cindy would like him captured again, but then again, that's just her....LOL..

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
5. Why assume it was without the knowledge and nodding acquiescence of the Administration?
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:39 PM
May 2013

Part of the strategy of tension that's being played out in the region, and soon, more widely in Europe and the U.S.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
7. I doubt if there wasn't prior notice if not permission given by a half dozen federal agencies.
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:44 PM
May 2013

I think it's a bit of good cop-bad cop. Anyway, McCain and Sen. Menendez are asserting their Senatorial perogative and earning their keep as Neocons in residence.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
9. Even more so, I wonder why Menendez got a pass. Except, that he's an all-time AIPAC money recipent
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:59 PM
May 2013
http://maplight.org/us-congress/interest/J5100/view/all

Top AIPAC Senate Recipients Funded
Recipient Amount
Recipient Amount
Mark Kirk $925,379
John McCain $771,012
Mitch McConnell $430,925
Carl Levin $346,478
Robert Menéndez $344,670
Richard Durbin $327,212
Kirsten Gillibrand $326,937
Mary Landrieu $296,409
Benjamin Cardin $267,542
Harry Reid $261,708
Bill Nelson $259,250
Frank Lautenberg $258,333
Charles Schumer $248,149
Timothy Kaine $245,820
Barbara Boxer $245,179
Ron Wyden $222,431
Sherrod Brown $221,891
Claire McCaskill $214,271
Robert Casey $192,550
Tammy Baldwin $176,380
Barbara Mikulski $168,250
Debbie Stabenow $167,852
Martin Heinrich $163,673
Mark Udall $162,923
Roger Wicker $158,861
Mark Warner $149,151
Dianne Feinstein $141,541
Susan Collins $139,518
Mark Pryor $138,250
Jeff Merkley $137,130
Jon Tester $133,971
John Rockefeller $123,807
John Thune $123,725
Sheldon Whitehouse $121,150
Roy Blunt $120,500
Jeff Flake $119,350
Joe Manchin $117,110
Pat Roberts $116,900
Bob Corker $114,770
Jeanne Shaheen $114,374
David Vitter $112,619
Kelly Ayotte $111,899
John Reed $110,550
Michael Bennet $109,126
Alan Franken $109,018
Tom Udall $107,468
John Cornyn $107,000
Saxby Chambliss $103,650
Max Baucus $102,050
John Barrasso $99,050
Tim Johnson $91,965
Maria Cantwell $91,562
Orrin Hatch $91,500
Jefferson Sessions $86,550
Marco Rubio $86,200
Lisa Murkowski $85,900
Amy Klobuchar $85,297
Lindsey Graham $84,515
Daniel Coats $82,733
Patty Murray $81,550
Richard Blumenthal $80,640
Thomas Harkin $80,230
Elizabeth Warren $76,538
Patrick Leahy $74,062
Joe Donnelly $72,911
Dean Heller $71,100
Richard Burr $70,850
Robert Portman $68,815
John Hoeven $67,535
Mike Johanns $63,635
Thomas Carper $62,700
Heidi Heitkamp $62,188
James Inhofe $60,000
Charles Grassley $57,600
Jerry Moran $53,400
Christopher Murphy $49,050
Thomas Coburn $47,445
Angus King $46,500
Michael Crapo $45,750
Mike Lee $45,030
James Risch $41,750
Patrick Toomey $40,500
Ted Cruz $39,354
Mazie Hirono $39,050
Mark Begich $36,727
John Boozman $34,250
Kay Hagan $32,933
Michael Enzi $31,600
John Isakson $31,600
Richard Shelby $27,250
Deb Fischer $26,400
Chris Coons $20,774
Ron Johnson $10,400
Rand Paul $5,500
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