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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:16 AM Original message |
Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. Get them through |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Not like Alabama will ever go Democratic anyway. |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Aslong as Shelby comes through for the state it never will nt |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Spot on! This is about Shelby saying: "Where's my pork!" (nt) |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Alabama HAD a Democratic governor. |
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Dollface (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Wow! Good looking dog. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Thanks! |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. Well I meant in a presidential election. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Move them to a |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
33. This kind of thing has been my thought from the beginning. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
59. +1, but what are the odds? |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. He lied thru his teeth |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. And we're looking for terrorists in the Middle East? |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. My E-mail to the "gentleman": from Alabama - last week |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Keith busting his ass had nothing to do with that did it? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I'd say that's just what happened. |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. KO has done a lot of good for our side n/t |
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mr1956 (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. All Keith did was tell the truth |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. And how many are that responsible in the first place? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. No, he's acted as a partisan commentator (which I appreciate). Knowing the difference is crucial. |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. As a Southerner, I'd like to provide a translation of what Shelby's spokeman said |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Nailed it. |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Beautiful |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. It would just fly right past him. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. Maybe he figured out that |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 05:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's exactly what I would do if I were Obama. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. Did somebody tell him blackmail was illegal? n/t |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. In a manner of speaking, yes. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Not sure what the difference is... do you know? n/t |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Blackmail is extortion but all extortion is not blackmail. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Gotcha... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. What's that flag you got there? |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. It's Haiti's flag... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. OK thanks, I was searching blue over orange. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:35 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Does look sorta orange... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Here, have a heart. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. It does! :-) |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. Delete |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
13. K&R |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
14. Harry Reid can decide if he will honor any "hold" |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Harry will be "retiring" soon Nov 2010 |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Really? Who's next? Some blue dog I'll bet. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:49 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. The Nelson "Twins" are also on that short list |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
61. Obama and the DNC are suppporting Reid, so I doubt a Purple Snake will be next. More likely, a |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
66. Durbin or Schumer |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. Shelby is a punk... |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. +1 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
62. Pubs have a lot of power in Congress, but only bc the Dem Caucus includes so many |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. The ony "power"' R's have is perceived power... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
22. If what Shelby says is true... |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. Shelby's not the first. |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
25. Don't be surprised if these "demands" were already planned there. This would be tricky politics |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
27. The Senate...One Big version of E-Bay. Buy..Sell..Trade... |
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penndragon69 (409 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
28. Shelby is just another extorsionist. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. can anyone track his demands to see if they were met? If they were |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 07:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
63. Presidential appointees were going to work security at the airport in the Netherlands? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
37. may Shelby fall down and never get up |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
38. What the fuck are we waiting for? Why aren't we getting these nominees through? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. When he was on TV today Obama warned he might make recess appointments. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
39. Publicity can be a two-edged sword. Shelby is a wimp. nt |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. Here's a shocking idea... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
50. He got called on it, so he backed down. Republican worm. nt |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
51. Alabama needs to elect another Senator - this one won't be bringing |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. Can't stand the sunshine, Shelby? |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
53. Something happened--we just don't know what. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-09-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. There's something happening here |
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