Nine out of twelve Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee refused to vote to strip the Insurance companies of their Federal anti-trust protection, which has allowed them to raise rates to the point of bankrupting Americans by the thousands, choosing instead to protect the profits of the insurance companies over the welfare of their constituents.
30 Republican Senators voted to protect rapists working for Halliburton, or other large corporations, from being prosecuted.
Are the Senators listed below the kind of representatives that the Republicans are proud to have on their side?
Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wicker (R-MS)
Republicans still stand in complete unity against Health Care Reform (With the exception of Olympia Snowe, the lone Republican supporter), and have been actively working to derail it's support without offering any solution of their own. And why should they? Some of their strongest support comes from the Insurance industry.
They are allowing themselves to be represented by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Michael Steele, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachman, and cry-baby Glen Beck. Who in their right mind is inspired by any of these nut-jobs?
Is it any wonder that ONLY 20% of Americans identify themselves as Republicans?
Look Democrats are far from perfect, but the GOP is starting to look like a parody of a political party. They may in fact be better off allowing the humorists over at the Onion write their press releases and speeches. After all, could it really be much worse?
The only Republican in Mr. Biscuitbarrel's rotisserie baseball league has been in such a snit since Election Day 2008 that he no longer may take part in the rotisserie league. The trouble is, Mr. GOP won last year, and he has the trophy. I have no idea how Teh Guys are going to solve this one, or get the trophy back, but it's no surprise at all that this guy--who's been a friend to the other league members for more than thirty years--is a little, ah, defensive about his political orientation right now.
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One should realize that the Pentagon - that would be Barack Obama's Pentagon - quietly tried top derail this important vote. I don't think the administration deserves a pass on this issue.
ReplyDeleteUntil we get campaign finance reform nothing will change. EVER!
ReplyDeleteThe GOP has Alaska's sympathies - been there done that.
ReplyDeleteI guess they forgot to fill the pool - her new party didn't even make a splash in the news.
Another good sign....Also, too...is Frank Bailey going to have an Alaskan song written about him? Alaska's hero or enabler? Crossing fingers for hero!
There's at least one Democrat that should be up there, too on the Franken amendment
ReplyDeleteSen Dan Inouye of Hawaii is looking to strip Franken's amendment out of the bill or really water it down.
Why? Because his contractor buddies are saying it'd hurt their business, people wouldn't want to hire them, and there'd be lawsuits everywhere.
Sounds like there are more rapes and sexual harrassment cases than they want to let on.
Here's the link to the article: http://foxyurl.com/KrS
After being a Republican all of my life until two years ago, I must say that I am VERY ASHAMED of EVER having been Republican. Was I really one of those stupid, lying, pathetic assholes or just a brain-washed wife listening to her "die-hard Republican husband?" It wasn't until my husband passed away that I started questioning my allegiance to the Repuke party and grew a mind of my own. I campaigned for President Obama and believe that he is one of the best Presidents this Country will ever see.
ReplyDeleteI've been amused by the new push to frame net neutrality as a socialist conspiracy...it's the ISP's RIGHT to make money, that's what RedState said. So, now, according to GOPers, corporations have greater rights than people, which is not surprising since a majority of them think a fetus has more rights than the woman carrying it.
ReplyDeleteNo Grypen I'm not proud to be a Republican, the only reason I haven't left the party is because I'm an elected official on the local level. If I change parties I lose my seat. Two of those Senators are from my state and I can't tell you how disgusted I am with them.
ReplyDeleteOne of them (Brownback) is also a C streeter and is running for governor of Kansas in the next election, unfortunately he will probably win, but he sure as hell won't get my vote.
My husband has already left the party in disgust, and I'm sure more folks will as these idiots continue with this kind of behavior.
I was surprised to read in our local paper, that there have been two letters to the editor condemning these senators on that vote, both of them from men. In Kansas it's rare for anyone to be critical of a Republican. Maybe there is hope for Kansas yet.
Sue in Kansas
I don't know how they look themselves in the mirror every day. They literally make me sick to my stomach!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Sounds to me like the whole South should secede from the rest of the nation, and form their own racist, fascist, homophobic chauvinistcountry. Palin can go there and help them.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, "Sounds to me like the whole South should secede..." Let me point out to you that Barrasso (R-WY) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Crapo (R-ID) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Gregg (R-NH) Johanns (R-NE) Kyl (R-AZ) McCain (R-AZ) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Thune (R-SD)are not from the South. Maybe you just didn't learn your geography very well.
ReplyDeleteOlympia Snowe has stated that she will not vote for for a bill with or without the public option. I guess her colleagues got to her.
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I think it should be noted that even though so many people don't identify themselves as Republican these days -- SOME of them have re-registered as Independents (or will before the next time they vote) even though they are the equivalent of the non-declared voters in Alaska -- those who are really secessionists, or disgruntled citizens who don't think the Republican Party is conservative ENOUGH.
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling reading some of these (triumphant?) reporters who are saying that the percentage of folks identifying themselves as Republican is at an all time low -- they're not pointing out that this doesn't mean more people are moving to a more centrist political opinion -- perhaps it's quite the opposite.
I would say, looking at that list of 30 white, Christian, middle-age and older men, that, yes, they probably are quite content as Republicans. The world was their's until a few years ago. They just don't recognise that it has changed.
ReplyDeleteThey are dinosaurs who will probably last a few more years.
Republicans have gotten so strange that twice I posted satirical writing from comedians on facebook and people thought they were real articles. When the outlandish things they actually say aren't any stranger than what comedians make up for them to say it is not a good sign.
ReplyDeleteOn a more positive note...the Hate Crime bill passed. A step in the right direction. We still have a long way to go, but we are pointed in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteCarrie
As an ex-pat Southerner, I cringe when I hear prevailing attitudes in the South in general and my old state, NC. But talking about secession and letting them go totally rascist/fascist is a horrible idea. There are good, enlightened people everywhere and they do NOT deserve that. The good people living there who are on the receiving end of the racism do NOT deserve that. The more you lump them all together and slap labels on them, the more defensive they feel, even the more progressive Southerners.
ReplyDeleteLynn I agree with you it is easy to lump a state together with the bad but a lot of people do not subscribe to what some of these folks are saying.Take Perry from Texas.I know a lot of people from Texas who would be appalled at a succession from the US.
ReplyDelete*Notices that Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)on the list*
ReplyDeleteI see that Saxby is still Saxby.
They make me sick. I have practically stopped watching the news out of disgust. Unfortunately there are a lot of unethical democrats to -those owned by he health insurance industry. It's hard to believe that anyone would vote for these morons. I've got Kyl and McCain in my state. Two old geezer morons completely out of touch with what it's like to be a real person in 2009. They are clueless about so many things.
ReplyDeleteJim Bunning and Mitch McConnell are geezer morons too. Bunning is especially disgraceful. He is the geriatric oxygen waster who said Ruth Bader Ginsberg was about to die--a real pro-American there!
ReplyDeleteRegretfully, our red state is so full of poorly educated citizens that both of these losers were able to stay in office this long. With any luck Bunning will be headed for the nursing home next election, and Chinless mitch shortly thereafter!