Jay Rockefeller, Carl Levin, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski

[shance]

were the four "Democrats" who voted for General Hayden to become the head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Can someone explain how they could vote against the interests, privacy and safety of Americans?

[AlamoDemoc]

1. there being no opposition in washington, there is no Democracy

[Greeby]

2. Feinstein is tied-at-the-hip to the Military Industrial Complex

You think her hubby isn't gonna want a piece of the action when Hayden starts a new surveillance program?

[cascadiance]

11. Vote for Colleen Fernald instead in June!

It IS time for a change for California. This progressive state deserves better than DiFi!

[Clovis Sangrail]

12. I'm so pissed at Feinstein

I've voted for her in the past for the whole "keep the seat safe" crap.

no more

There is NO WAY I'll vote for that POS even if it does mean losing the seat.
I'd rather lose the seat than lose my soul

[Coastie for Truth]

17. Look at Kent Mesplay or Marsha Feinland or Todd Chretien? NT

[diamidue]

23. I just voted absentee

and I did just that. I'm voting my conscience this time around.

[newyawker99]

31. Hi diamidue!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[AnnieBW]

3. Mikulski Likes Elmer

Because he was head of NSA and brought so many jobs to Maryland.

[shance]

5. It's disappointing. I have always liked Barbara.

What's she thankin?

[shance]

4. We have to stop giving our power and our money to Washington

Look at what they are doing to us and our futures.

[BuyingThyme]

6. Idiots.

[EFerrari]

7. I am ashamed of and disgusted by all of them. n/t

[depakid]

8. The seem to me bound and determine to remain in the minority

Few other ways to explain it.

And, there's a good chance they'll get their wish.

[shance]

9. It's much bigger than that....

So much more than the next election.

[987654321]

10. I am ashamed of them!

I am proud to be a Democrat and I believe completely in the ideals of our party, but I am as ashamed of many of our leaders as I am angry at the opposition party.

I just can't understand their vote. I wish someone could explain it to me.

[madokie]

13. just when you think it is finally going our way, Shit happens

dammit, dammit

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Kind of surprised at Levin. The rest of them...not to be counted on.

[AlamoDemoc]

15. Barbara Mikulski, Robert Byrd, Carl Levin....time to vacate the premises

[KoKo]

29. Senator Byrd voted for Hayden? Are you sure?

[davidwparker]

16. Who's been listening to Jay Rockefeller's phone calls lately?

That's the only way I can explain it.

[Coastie for Truth]

18. He does have some good points (I'm from Pittsburgh, too)

• He's from Pittsburgh, PA. (Like me and Teresa Heinz Kerry and Dannie Marino, and like Rick Santorum - but we'll forget about Rickie)
  
• He went to Duquesne Univ. (I started my MBA there)
  
• He's a Steelers fan (That overcomes all of the bad things about him)
  
• Rumor in Pittsburgh - he's related to the Rooneys (The own the Steelers)
  
• His father was a USW member, working man, worked in the steel mill.
  

Life don't get no better - drawn an Iron City, get some Arsenal Kolbassi and some Isaly's "Chipped Chpped" and a Klondike Bar.

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[derby378]

19. I really, really, REALLY wish Cindy Sheehan ran against Feinstein now

I know there's a lot of valid arguments against Cindy challenging DiFi for her Senate seat, but Feinstein has gotten way too comfortable and smug in her position. Dianne does have a primary challenger, but I don't think she can muster the momentum fast enough to make Dianne start shaking in her panties.

Feinstein, you're on notice. Don't make me move you back into the "Dead To Me" column - Joe Lieberman is already there, and I've got plenty of room left.

[Coastie for Truth]

21. You've got to get rid of Cornyn and old Kaye Bailey Hutchinson

before you can come out here and wish on us.

[derby378]

24. We've got Barbara Ann Radnofsky challenging KBH this year

But I'm afraid we're stuck with John Cornyn until 2008.

Radnofsky looks like a good, solid candidate. Hutchison's reportedly afraid to debate her.

On edit: Why are you bringing up Mountjoy? He's not a Democrat, either. DiFi has a primary challenger with a D next to her name.

[Coastie for Truth]

25. Mountjoy

Because while CA is a blue state - and the SF and LA areas are Bluer then Blue - there is no Dem lock --- remember Rich Pombo's includes the outer suburbs of San Francisco -- and he is as GOP as they come.

And, we gave the US Ronald Reagan and Trickie Dickie Nixon.

And Republicans have been elected in the SF suburbs - Tom Campbell (and Steve Poizner came very close).

This actually is a two party state.

[kentuck]

20. Three are on the Intelligence Committee....

and the fourth trusts Dianne.

They'll be left out of the loop if they vote against him. We need new members on the Intelligence Committee, methinks?

[Imagevision]

22. Jay Rockefeller, Carl Levin, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski

come November should be replaced by more qualifed Dem Senators.

[KoKo]

30. Are these the Only Dems who voted for Hayden...the whole list?

I hope Senator Byrd wasn't on there....sheesh..

[slackmaster]

26. I'm surprised you didn't expect this of my Senator Feinstein

After she and then-FBI Director Louis Freeh floated a bill that would have outlawed use of strong encryption on any message sent over the Internet, unless the sender provided the federal government with a "back door" to decrypt the message.

DiFi has been consistently on the side of expanded police powers. That's one of the reasons I have opposed her for several years.

[natrat]

27. yea feinstein is a piece of shit-no surprise there

[Jack Rabbit]

28. They'll have to explain it themselves

They owe us an explanation, I agree.