Rep. Shays, Who Supported Withdrawal Before Election, Now Backs Escalation
Rep. Shays, Who Supported Withdrawal Before Election, Now Backs Escalation
Two weeks before last November’s election, when he was on the verge of losing his House seat to anti-war challenger Diane Farrell (D), Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) suddenly announced that he supported setting a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Shays won the race by 3 points.
Flash-forward three months. Yesterday, Shays declared on the House floor that he would not vote for the resolution opposing escalation in Iraq. “It is counterproductive for 535 members of the House of Representatives and Senate to micromanage the war.” He added that the resolution opposing escalation “sends the wrong message to the President, to our troops and to our enemies. … The only way we should leave Iraq is the same way we went in, together.” Watch it:
Transcript:
The Democratic majority in the House has adopted a resolution condemning this strategy, expressing disapproval without offering any alternatives. Ironically, they offer a stay-the-course resolution. The majority is clear on what it is against, but does not say wait is for, leaving us with what exists right now, the status quo. The resolution sends the wrong message to the President, to our troops and to our enemies. It will not get my vote. …
It is counterproductive for 535 members of the House of Representatives and Senate to micromanage the war. …
The only way we should leave Iraq is the same way we went in, together.
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And someone is surprised that a representitive of the Republic party lied to its colleagues and constituents? Yawn.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:09 pmBoy, they’re feeling the buyer’s remorse up there in Connecticut these days, I’m sure.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:10 pmIs there TREASON in the water…
…in the northeast too?
…first Connecticut, now New Hampshire…
…look’s like the TREASONOUS confederate flag loving inbred Bushite southerners…
…aren’t the only enemies of the Progressive state we have to worry about…
February 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm“The only way we should leave Iraq is the way we came in , together”
Yeah I agree thats why I want to bring ALL the soldiers home TOGETHER- my goodness we should pull out of there NOW its enough already!
February 15th, 2007 at 1:13 pmBrrrrr!
Too early to be sportin’ flip-flops isn’t it?
February 15th, 2007 at 1:13 pmShays sez:
This is a lie. There have been numerous alternatives offered by the Dems. No doubt the Repugs out there will counter that none of the Democratic alternatives are alternatives that will result in victory (cue the predictable chatter about ’surrender monkeys’). My answer to that is simple: none of the proposed ‘alternatives’ are even remotely likely to result in ‘victory’…the Democratic alternatives are merely more honest about this shortcoming.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:19 pm“I am on the record, and hereby support failure”
February 15th, 2007 at 1:22 pm– Rep. Chris Shays (Coward-CT)
Is the Ostrich the State bird of CT?
February 15th, 2007 at 1:23 pmAre Republicans screwing us or something? “We’re against the debate, and now we’re for it.” “We’re against the increase, now we are for it.” I think the Republicans are engaging in some kind of purposefull deception to mess up the debate in the House and Senate. Either that, or they’re being pressered by the WH.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:26 pmTogether………… minus 24,000+
February 15th, 2007 at 1:26 pmwhen he was on the verge of losing his House seat
imagine that…
February 15th, 2007 at 1:26 pm“Halliburton/Cheney/Carlyle deserve ONE more chance to…
…plunder another HUNDRED BILLION from the treasury”…
-Christopher Shays and his Repulsivescum co-conspirators-
February 15th, 2007 at 1:27 pmbig papa?
February 15th, 2007 at 1:29 pmCan someone explain how in God’s name this resolution seeks to “micromanage” this war?
I really wish lawmakers used the language with more respect and precision. But Iguess that would mean they would have to really say what they mean, and that would spell disaster for almost all of them.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:30 pmDemocrats who voted for this a-hole and for Lieberman should be ashamed of themselves. I hope they’ve learned a lesson here. And, why is it that conservatives can blatantly flip-flop over and over and not get labeled flip-floppers? The answer is to look at who fashions the labels: the media.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:31 pmRep. Shays has always been a two-faced bastard. He is a traitor and the citizens of CT must demand that he resigns or is voted out of office in 2008.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:32 pmConnecticut voters are proving themselves to be the biggest suckers in electoral history. Man, Connecticut is almost as dumb as Texas! Nice going, morons.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:32 pmConnecticut voters have proven themselves to be the biggest suckers in electoral history. Who says only idiots come from the South? Maybe Connecticut is the reason it took the North 4 years to win the Civil War.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:34 pmIronically, they offer a stay-the-course resolution. The majority is clear on what it is against, but does not say wait is for, leaving us with what exists right now, the status quo.
That’s the new GOP strategy; to confuse the issue by branding those who disagree as being “stay the course.” Taking swipes at the majority of Americans against the war will resonate with the 20%’ers, but will sound off-key and flat to average citizens. And his “The only way we should leave Iraq is the same way we went in, together” line is so rats-in-the-corn-crib crazy, someone should check to see if his pupils are blown.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:35 pmIf Congress has the Constitutional power to declare war, does it not also have the power to undeclare (disdeclare, ?) it as well. Congress should vote on doing just that, using the original authorization for force as a basis for determining “mission accomplished”. Then, I’d say let’s go ahead with Rep. Shays proposal and end the occupation together.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:37 pmThe only way we should leave Iraq is the same way we went in, together.
Whats this “we” stuff, I don’t see you patrolling the streets of Bagdad.
He also seems to have forgotten the ones that came home early, missing limbs or in a flag covered coffin.
Bring them home NOW.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:38 pmIF CONGRESS PASSES A “NO CONFIDENCE” VOTE FOR THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CAN A “NO CONFIDENCE” VOTE FOR THE MILITARY BE FAR BEHIND?
For sure, all those great pontificating, governators up there on Capitol Hill would be the first to tell me that I have somehow misunderstood the intent of their non-binding resolution.
They’ve set aside four days for a marathon debate on our military presence in Iraq.
But since every poll I’ve seen about the approval rating for congress shows a huge disconnect between Capitol Hill and the people who actually live and breathe out here in the heartland — and pay taxes, too, I might add.
In fact, I just went to http://www.pollingreport.com and see that the three polls that have been conducted in February show a disapproval rating of: CBS — 52%; AP-Ipsos — 58%; and Gallup — 55%.
What surprises me is that the numbers are way down from January. The January numbers show only a 40% disapproval. Guess the honeymoon’s over. Gee, what happened?
I’m certain, though, that the analysts will put on their best thinking caps and try to tell us what we should be thinking.
In the meantime, the great debaters on Capitol Hill think they’re great big hotshots and are doing something meaningful that the country will somehow latch onto just because they say so.
Not gonna happen.
Rep. Marshal Blackburn (R-Tenn) says, “It sends a message of no confidence and no support to our troops in the field, weakening their morale while encouraging and emboldening the enemy.” (source: http://apnews.myway.com)
There are other quotes, pro and con, in this article. Naturally, I picked the one that mirrors my point of view.
I’m pretending that I’m a congressional speaking to the media. Tomorrow I may be more unbiased. Don’t know. It depends on the issue. But if this is only the second of four days of house debate, I’ll probably get more vehement as time goes by.
I just hope that congress doesn’t cancel the orders for bullets for our guns, or bulletproof vests for our soldiers in the field and sailors on the sea.
My prayer is that all these military people over there in Iraq come back home and run for congress and win those seats.
Then, just maybe, the American people will feel represented again.
In the meantime, you’ll be happy to know that Congress spent 11 hours in debate on whether to pass this non-binding resolution. They spent their longest workday under the dome trying to pass a resolution that is non-binding.
We can only hope they’ll do the same when something comes up that has a good chance of actually becoming law. I’d like to know what’s sitting on the back burner while congress is working on this non-binding stuff.
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February 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pmbig papa?
Comment by katy #14
yes katy?
February 15th, 2007 at 1:40 pmGoblin > CT voters got screwed because the vote machines were rigged for Lieberman and Shays in 2006 election. They won by vote fraud, but CT voters should have demanded an investigation of the vote tampering and jail terms for both of them.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:42 pmA Republican lied to get re-elected - that is so not news. But I’m going to mention it to everyone I know in Oregon - because we have ol’ Gordo doing the same old tap dance.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:42 pmOops my bad…
…thought Shays was from NH…
…but then again…
…NH has enough red in it to let the question stand…
February 15th, 2007 at 1:44 pm#2 is funny - I’d like to see the latter option even be attempted. If a draft were reinstated, the only effect that would incur would be a mass exodus to Canada. It wouldn’t get 500,000 troops to go over there, unless of course we decided to draft all the illegal immigrants in this country - which if you ask me is a better option. “you want to live in the US?” “ok, go win the war in Iraq and maybe we’ll grant you citizenship”
hahaha
February 15th, 2007 at 1:44 pmHe is not far away from 2008 elections….will he keep the 3 points to win next time around?…That will remain to be seen.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:45 pmRep Todd Akin (R) MO has just used the “Davy Crockett/Blackberry” excuse to escalate the war in Iraq. Wow - first their was “swift boating” and soon there will be “Davy Crockett/Blackberry” defense.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:49 pmtarazan > CT voters must demand that voting equipment in their state has verifiable paper trails for recounts in 2008 election. If they have honest election in 2008, then Shays is gone from Congress forever. Lieberman is there till 2012 unless he is deported to Israel as a traitor.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:52 pmA dishonest Republican? Say it aint so.
-GSD
February 15th, 2007 at 1:56 pmIt seems that we CANNOT go out the same way we went in, since body bags are not factored into the equation by these “erectile dysfunctions”.
February 15th, 2007 at 1:57 pmThe people that voted for Shays AND Lieberman deserve what they get for being so stupid. Unfortunately, the rest of us have to suffer for thier idiotic mistake, as well. I just wish the whole stinking bunch would go far, far away. They smell up the place and disturb my quiet place. F*ers.
Big Papa,
NH was the most conservative state in the nation back in the 80’s.
The last election in 2006 saw the Democratic Guv. John Lynch win by 74% over the R challenger. The two R congressional seats, Bass and Bradley lost to two unknown Democrats.
The NH house of reps gained 86 Democratic seats.
The NH senate switched from R to D.
The executive council switched from R to D.
NH was THE ONLY state in the union to vote for George W. Bush in 2000 and NOT in 2004.
Give us some credit heh.
-GSD
February 15th, 2007 at 2:00 pmOne way to get rid of Shays now is for him to be outed as a closeted hypocrite Gay man. He is so fem that it’s obvious he is another Mark Foley.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:03 pmComment by GSD #33
Thanks for straightening me out GSD…
…I guess I deserved that one…
February 15th, 2007 at 2:08 pm#30 Jay > thank you for your words…I read few articles about Lieberman getting exact numbers in his last two election counts in CT.
Hard to believe in any odds game.
Lieberman will be there for sometime, but Shays can see the exit door,assuming here that all elections went fair,just like you said
It is up to people in Connecticut.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:08 pmHere is the DC FAX number for Rep. Barney Frank: 1-202-225-0182. He knows who is secretly Gay in the House of Representatives. He must out Shays, so the CT citizens can be rid of him.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:09 pmIs there something in the water in CT???How can so many in CT be so dumb???
February 15th, 2007 at 2:12 pmYes tarazan > CT citizens have to get rid of Shays in 2008 election, if nothing else can be found to force him to resign before then.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:13 pmI’ve heard this “congress shouldn’t micro-manage a war” (cough..”bullshit!”…cough) “argument” forwarded several times in the last week.
Isn’t what we’re asking for, and Congress leaning toward, more of a macro-management initiative?
Is someone in Congress saying “put those tanks over there, and move that supply depot here” and so on?
Is anyone actively calling bullshit on floaters like that? Can it be noted in the Congressional Record that, at the time the statement was made, exactly 0.00% of Congress had introduced a motion for “war micromanagement”?
HFS!
February 15th, 2007 at 2:18 pmjust the typical expected response from a shady back room deal…..
no different than……….
rah.. rah…. people i have been sent to you to serve you VOTE for
me.. i won i won
julie knows sam knows igna knows seth know thomas
i would expect rock solid integrity “as a sell”…. after the sale is made
February 15th, 2007 at 2:20 pmthe truth always comes out :( … like bush, like cheney, like like…
probably the entire 109th and probably the 110th. i liked that…
after hasterts land deal that crook tried to get back in by saying now
all the valuable services we all desperately need to serve the people,
he lost……. oops…. but he’s still with congress enough to PUKE them
all out of office… a bunch a bunch of TOTALLY corrupted morons
Traitor Joe Lieberman recently said that he owes Democrats nothing. This man is a complete jerk GOP agent, so Democrats in DC should tell him to screw himself. Old Joe is a Bush butt kisser.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:20 pmWho didn’t see this comming?? The people who re-elected him of course.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:21 pmMeanwhile, accountability is long time gone:
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ ap/ 20070215/ ap_on_go_ot/ iraq_reconstruction_waste
February 15th, 2007 at 2:24 pmthere’s another Lieberman….. frist is totally corrupted, so is
Boehner….. can’t wait to see what really happens with 110th
just a couple of months or years away :(
impeachment off the people, huge non stop to san fransico,
lobbyist leeches already seeping in….. in 1998/1999 people
were SO sick and tired of democrats, rah rah republicians got
in… now everyone wants to puke these totally corrupted
crooks out.
guess the flip/flop and corruption is alive and well :(…. horrendously
February 15th, 2007 at 2:26 pmdisgusting…. now where are the REAL servants to serve us or is it
all a sell :)
#43 :)
i come from the land of utmost integrity (like obama from honest abe)
rah rah… jesus christ has gifted me with the honesty and wisdom to
serve you… rah, rah
i won, i won… time to get on the phone cuz thomas needs $98,000 a
year, appoint… becky knows james, who knows darlene who knows…..
you owed it to me, my commission is 75%…. i rule, i’m bold, i’ll do whatever the hell i want…. enough to P**E and corruption, ethics,
trash, continues to rule :)
OH YA……. they serve the people all right
February 15th, 2007 at 2:30 pmbig papa… sorry, i got sidetrached and distracted…
i wanted to ask if you are in d.c….
have to run again… later… thanks…
February 15th, 2007 at 2:32 pmYOU OWE ME A MERCEDES
YOU OWE ME A YACHT
YOU OWE ME A MILLION DOLLAR 5TH HOME
YOU OWE ME MY 25TH CAR COLLECTION
GIVE IT TO ME
IF NOT, I GUESS I’LL PULL SOME STRINGS
THERES DRACULA MEETINGS AT 300AM
SURE THOMAS MY COMMISSION IS JUST 1% OF A BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
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February 15th, 2007 at 2:33 pmE
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:)
Spudge > Lieberman has not voted with the Dems on anything since he got re-elected. I tried to warn Sen. Harry Reid that Lieberman would screw him over, but he believed that Old Joe was his friend. Joseph never honors friendships because he only cares about himself. I agree with you that Dems should tell Joe to do the nasty to himself.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:33 pmjimbo > Lieberman has never served the citizens of CT. He is a stooge for the “Military Industrial Complex.” Al Gore learned a hard lesson in 2000, because Joe stabbed him in the back to help Bush.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:38 pmto #34 - my comment was that ‘poster #2′ in presuming we could draft 500,000 troops was personally being funny. I wasn’t saying war was funny; a conclusion like that from my comment is nothing short that the type of ’spin’ I would expect from a dirty Republican.
regardless, my comment was directed at the absurdity of #2 even saying a draft would be an option. I don’t think there would be another 500, much less 500,000 citizens who would support that! Indeed, reinstating the draft may be the quickest way to get the US out of Iraq b/c it would either cause a mass revolt on the schmuck in the Oval Office or as I mentioned, a mass exodus to Canada.
and yes, you are correct, I have not served in the military, and I am very thankful for that. I value my life more than to risk it from some unjustified oil-war being promulgated by a rich brat of a President who hasn’t even served in combat himself. Indeed, I believe that political dissent is much more patriotic and valuable than fighting for your country any day. But to each his own I guess.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:39 pm#52
listen dude …. :)
in my book they are all a bunch of crooks!
i believed these servants in the highest office
was utmost integrity according the the high
school books… faithfully placed in office to
serve the people, rock solid honesty and
integrity
AND WHAT DO WE GET…..
RAH
RAH
I WON
JULIE KNOW DARLENE KNOWS…. KNOWS……
CAMPAIGN ALL WEEK, LINE POCKETS
VOTES 300AM THURSDAY MORNING
COMMISSION JUST 1% OR MIGHT BE AS HIGH AS 100%
CORRUPTION
LIES
MORE LIES
IT’S MINE……
well i guess it’s just lawmakers as usual.
i guess know i understand……
the richer they are
the more powerful they are
yup…….
lawyers are crooks
doctors are crooks
and their suppose to be gifted for the utmost integrity
instead
they leech and corrupt :)
February 15th, 2007 at 2:45 pmAnother bush enabler to thank the good people of CT for.
February 15th, 2007 at 2:47 pm#54
i know pelosi may have considerably more integrity
than hastert and all his 109th buddies
all i know is in 1994 when the democrats got in, by
the time 1998/1999 came around the people voted
in the republicans because………..
and now, right now… look at what we just had and got
with bush/cheney and republicans back stabbing democrats
OH YA…… rock solid integrity… honest abe for that matter
questionably serving the people
sure hope the democrats are saviors this time around :)
February 15th, 2007 at 2:53 pm#52 He (Lieberman) is a stooge for the “Military Industrial Complex.†Al Gore learned a hard lesson in 2000, because Joe stabbed him in the back to help Bush. comment by Jay
which congress person is not a stooge to the military industrial complex?
there can’t be more than a handful
February 15th, 2007 at 2:57 pmDamn,
February 15th, 2007 at 3:00 pmcame here a TROLL HUNTIN’ (It’s the only way I can keep from roaming the STREETS for ‘em, which would only land me in jail) but it looks like todays news is so absurd even THEY can’t defend it.
Bridgeport, Connecticut is home to a hugepopulation of persons who are followers of Judaism……
February 15th, 2007 at 3:11 pm………Just FYI……………
What’s happening Raven. Reel any lunkers in lately?
February 15th, 2007 at 3:14 pmTo cold, Sarge…..
February 15th, 2007 at 3:17 pmThat’s what everybody tells me, but I’m just too dumb to listen I guess. I don’t catch much, but I blame me, not the weather. Fish still gotta eat in February, right?
February 15th, 2007 at 3:23 pmfive getcha ten he’s in Gannon’s little black book.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:26 pmThey have the goods on this pathetic sfb.
but I’m way off topic…
February 15th, 2007 at 3:27 pmAHEM….
Don’t blame CT voters. Sometimes perceptions get all out of whack. I know, because I watched otherwise decent and smart people in MT re-elect Conrad Burns for nearly 2 decades (though I never voted for him.)
Wow, I’m also glad to see he’s for reinstalling Sadaam H.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:27 pmWait, oops, too bad, we already dcapped him.
Politically easy: Pursue a non-binding resolution opposing escalation that is very unpopular with the public.
Politically courageous: Support the administration in its efforts to secure Iraq (if you believe it is the right thing to do; regardless of it’s popularity); or pursue legislation that brings the troops home (if you really belief the war is lost, don’t delay another day so more soldiers can die for a lost cause).
Anyone here that wants to lament Shay’s waffling on the issue, should also consider how Democrats promised to bring the troops home and now we are debating a surge.
This resolution is a joke. Those in Congress like to give the impression that they are leaders of the American people; a co-equal branch of government. Here’s an idea: start offering some leadership.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:30 pmMy thoughts have been on the trout streams,
February 15th, 2007 at 3:34 pmand I tied up a few Bitch Creeks, and sent them to Scooter Libby………..
whoops, gotta run. Damn, just when I found people who’s eyes aren’t glazing over when I mention fish (it’s probably because y’all don’t know me too well.) ps, don’t take that to mean that I know what I’m doing on a trout stream…
pps, paul, that’s an interesting statement (though it’s not bound to be a popular one, especially with McCain haters) and I wish I had some time to bat that one around with you a bit. I’m kind of new here, and I hope we meet up again.
Slouch out.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:42 pmAmen.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:43 pmnow where are the REAL servants to serve us or is it
all a sell :)
Comment by jimbo
Its all a sell, give the Dems enought time, they will become totally corrupted too. The system is broken.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pmI know what you mean Sarge, sometimes I wake up on a trout stream and wonder what I’m doing there…………..;)
February 15th, 2007 at 3:50 pm#72 spudge
“liberal pinko commie tree hugging hippy pot smoking terrorist sympathizing Democrats.”
yep that just about sums me up (except for the “terrorist” part)
#75
Its all a sell, give the Dems enought time, they will become totally corrupted too. The system is broken.
Dems. are just as much slaves to corporate military industry as the Repubs.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:58 pmnot a fisherman, but the fish talk makes me feel like my dad is here… :)
February 15th, 2007 at 4:01 pmI watched this disgusting display, and I shouted at the television, “Murtha’s had a viable alternative for over a YEAR!”
Not too sure he heard me, though…
February 15th, 2007 at 4:11 pmChris Shays is a mincing, petulant, lying sissy and a unprincipled knave repugnant-repub who LIED TO HIS CONSTITUENTS during elections in 2006 to get re-elected by promising to set timelines–like a good little Nazi and in the typical LYING repugnant-repub fashion, he has gone back on his word…It behooves the Good Voters of his district to get a recall petition set up and drag this lying S.O.B. Shays out of office and DROWN him in the Chappaquiddick where he accused Edward Kennedy of “killing someone”…WHAT A SCUM Shays IS…WHAT A LOWLIFE Shays is…WHAT A TOTAL PIECE OF LYING HYENA-CRAP repugnant-repub VOMIT Shays is…and those are his Goode(Virgil)qualities!
February 15th, 2007 at 4:24 pmSpudge_Boy. I wouldn’t say hippy.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:43 pmOuch, these anti-CT comments hurt. But don’t blame this CT resident - I voted for Ned twice and I voted for Murphy, who beat Nancy Johnson. I don’t live in Shays’ district, which includes Fairfield County, the bastion of rich Republicans. I don’t know what they were thinking in that part of the state.
February 15th, 2007 at 4:57 pmi wanted to ask if you are in d.c….
have to run again… later… thanks…
Comment by katy #50
Not right at this moment…
…but I will be…
…love me some D.C….
February 15th, 2007 at 5:36 pmI might undestand the re-election of Shays, but it’s Joe, republican dog, Lieberman that I don’t undestand. Thanks for sending this spineless dick back to DC. I thought you folks in Connecticut were suppose to be well educated.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:04 pmDavid B. Apparently Liberman was a good Democrat with the exception of his support for the war on terror. He was on the ticket in 2000. Is disagreement on one issue enough to be cast out from the monolithic democratic party? Republican dog?
February 15th, 2007 at 6:10 pmLieberman is the point man for a section of the population which practices Judaism, first and foremost. Who have traditionally been members of the Democratic Party.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:17 pmHowever, in 2000, and again in 2004, the Republican Fear and Fright machine specifically targeted orthodox practioners of this particular religion.
Raven,
February 15th, 2007 at 6:26 pmHow true, and Paul, that’s at the heart of the issue. Joe voted more with the republicans in 2000-2004 than his own party. His interests are in Israel’s future not the US.
My goodness you would think that the people of CT would have been more wise but to re-elect Shays & Lieberman tells me that the majority of folks in CT are shameless and without conscience, the staple of traitors.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:34 pmbig papa…
…Do you know what TREASON means?…
…can you type a complete sentence…
…or form a coherent though without spewing insults?…
And yes, I realize that I just insulted somebody, but it was directed toward an individual based on his comments rather than a broad group of people.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:35 pmHere’s some of Joe “republican dog” Liberman’s positions:
Affirmative action: In 1995, he stated that he is “against group preferences,” but in 2000 he recanted and said he supports affirmative action, and in 2004 he supported federal funding for women and minority contractors on highway projects.
Education: He has supported experimental voucher programs, and criticized President Bush for failing to fund the “No Child Left Behind” program.
Environment: He co-sponsored the 1990 Clean Air Act, and says the US must accept responsibility for global warming.
Gay rights: Lieberman voted against a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Gun control: Lieberman has supported gun control measures and has received an “F” rating from the National Rifle Association.
Health care: He has criticized Bush’s Medicare plan for insufficient funding. He strongly supports embryonic stem cell research.
Social Security: In 2005, Lieberman urged Congress to reject the Social Security Commission’s report that recommended private accounts for social security.
February 15th, 2007 at 6:43 pmShays is a flipflopper?? No! Hypocrite, Yes but bona fide flipflopper in the Rethug Party?? Now that’s utterly amazing. Rethugs speak with forked tongue - when they seem as though they have a conscience, don’t be fooled - they don’t! Amoral, repugnant Rethuglicans….shame on them for making such fools of themselves and smearing themselves in their own feces.
February 15th, 2007 at 7:04 pmEvidently, one of the BIG THUGS got to Shays so he lost his cajones. Maybe he was castrated outright? Think?? Whatever his aberrant behavior, it’s obvious that he’s being either strong-armed or blackmailed by someone….”And only the shadow know”….
February 15th, 2007 at 7:05 pmAnd yes, I realize that I just insulted somebody, but it was directed toward an individual based on his comments rather than a broad group of people.
Comment by Hank
Hank, when you reach the tenth part of integrity and morals that big papa has, you will be a great man.
February 15th, 2007 at 7:33 pmOh God on the Cross Shays get over yourself.
February 15th, 2007 at 8:18 pmYou change your opinion as often as a whore
changes husbands. A great idea, grab a gun,
do your makeup, polish your nails, and head to
the Front in Baghdad. Not on yet another of
your guided tours, but to actually fight.
Don’t neglect to schedule a stop over
in Tel Aviv to kiss your master ass on the way.
These thugs wade knee deep in Iraqi blood,
and oil.
Not right at this moment…
…but I will be…
…love me some D.C….
Comment by big papa — February 15, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
big papa, i wondered if you lived in d.c.
February 15th, 2007 at 8:53 pmi am reminded of someone when i read your posts…
.
Comment by Juan C #95
Juan,
Thinking people realize that common sense today REALLY IS at an all time low with heavy trading…
…Hank may have problems connecting the dots…
…perhaps he will learn by being here for a time…
…but you (Juan) have been very kind (and appreciative of) my posts…
…and I appreciate that…
…you have obviously seen a lot of “real life”, and it is your duty (as it is mine)…
…to speak truth to power…
February 15th, 2007 at 9:35 pmEvidently, one of the BIG THUGS got to Shays
Comment by veritas #94
The Bushites play hardball…
…I don’t know if you noticed how…
…even the so-called veterans:
Warner (Va)
Hagel (NB)
and others who clearly reject Bushiva’s doomed “plan”…
…backed down the other day…
…even voting against bringing WARNER’S resolution to the Senate floor…
…they are all too interdependent…
…and the people (ostensibly) no longer have an advocate in government…
February 15th, 2007 at 9:42 pmbig papa, i wondered if you lived in d.c.
i am reminded of someone when i read your posts…
.
Comment by katy #97
No katy…
…don’t live there…
…but it’s a wonderful place to visit…
February 15th, 2007 at 9:44 pmShays, another pathetic politician from CT. The man is a one man wimp circus. Can anyone from that state shed any light, on anything ?
February 15th, 2007 at 9:56 pmthanks, big papa… guess i was mistaken…
February 15th, 2007 at 10:07 pmkaty and big papa
February 16th, 2007 at 3:18 amsittin’ in a tree
k-i-s-s-i-n-g
first came love
then came marriage
then came obama
in a baby carriage
CT. voters are you ashamed yet. You bought Shays line of crap like you bought “Likud Joe’s” line of crap. Recall both of these morons fast.
February 16th, 2007 at 6:11 amthen came obama
in a baby carriage
Comment by Hank — February 16, 2007 @ 3:18 am
i should be so lucky…
February 16th, 2007 at 9:11 amWe should be so lucky to have Joe Libberman. Since Partisan politics is so prevalent today, and the Far-Left and the Far-Right hijacked the political parties, a middle-of-the-road person doesn’t stand much of a chance of getting elected now, since the primaries are so heavily skewed to the extremists now. There is NO way that Ned Lamont would have been a better candidate, all he had was ANTI-War venom, and nothing else.
February 16th, 2007 at 9:56 amThe only people that should be recalled are these progressive judges that are trying to make law thru their embellishments of legal jargon. Leave the law-making to the lawmakers, judges have no place in creating law.
Shays is from Conn. and so is Lieberman + they have a republican gov. I think the state is a lost cause. Redneck valley of the northeast.
February 16th, 2007 at 11:47 am[…] Shays, who supported a timeline for withdrawal back in August, has gone back on his word and will support the Bush escalation, using the most Rovian of language to claim that he’s doing so because… get this… […]
February 22nd, 2007 at 2:30 amShays, along with Lieberman, are two of this country’s most pathetic men. Neither one of them would last the night on the front line, but they are both rah rah warmongers. There is nothing, I repeat nothing that is more reprehensible in this country. The people of CT should be thoroughly ashamed.
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