Comments on: Yankee GOP Senators Break Ranks https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Setár, self-appointed Elf-lord of social justice https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/#comment-13237 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:25:47 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2339#comment-13237 The best part about this is that Obama’s rule was originally Olympia Snowe’s idea back in 2001.

Moderation and consistency…y’know, I wonder if Snowe’s days as a Republican are numbered.

]]> By: Trebuchet https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/#comment-13236 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:34:47 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2339#comment-13236 I considered myself a Republican more than half my life (60+years so far.) I never left the party. It left me. It’s nice there are still a couple of sensible ones left but as #1 says, why don’t they just switch?

]]> By: Malacandra https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/#comment-13235 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:05:46 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2339#comment-13235 The Onion, as usual, nails it:
“New Breeding Program Aimed At Keeping Moderate Republicans From Going Extinct”

http://onion.com/zQL3O2

]]> By: Gwynnyd https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/#comment-13234 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:37:24 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2339#comment-13234 Cue the chorus of “No True Republican would do that” coming from the farther right.

]]> By: NewEnglandBob https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/15/yankee-gop-senators-break-ranks/#comment-13233 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:29:36 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2339#comment-13233 I don’t understand why they don’t switch parties. It would make more sense.

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