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A year ago, Colorado had two Democratic Senators. Now, after the Keystone vote, we don't have any (Original Post) world wide wally Jan 2015 OP
What is your point? Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #1
I feel betrayed by Bennett. world wide wally Jan 2015 #2
Except that it's really just a symbolic vote Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2015 #3
I certainly hope he follows through on his promise. world wide wally Jan 2015 #5
I don't support KXL Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2015 #8
Oh, Ok, I get it now. Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #9
Two votes against Democras, real winners huh. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #4
My daughter said both candidates did a lot of negative ads marlakay Jan 2015 #6
Don't feel too bad iBoy2G Jan 2015 #7

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,436 posts)
3. Except that it's really just a symbolic vote
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 10:57 PM
Jan 2015

Obama has promised veto and Senate doesn't have the votes to overturn it.

world wide wally

(21,754 posts)
5. I certainly hope he follows through on his promise.
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 12:54 AM
Jan 2015

And these Dems shouldn't be playing with fire like that anyway. It makes absolutely no sense at all except to make a few billionaires a little more money at the risk of our water and crops.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,436 posts)
8. I don't support KXL
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 10:05 AM
Jan 2015

And I think it's a boondoggle with little potential gain with the potential for negative environmental problems but I don't know if it is necessarily Armageddon. To some degree, Benet is probably also responding to his constituency.

iBoy2G

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7. Don't feel too bad
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 06:11 AM
Jan 2015

At least you don't have a Medicare defrauding governor and a republican supermajority in your legislature.

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