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Thompson and the 'Laziness' Issue (MSM Bias Alert)
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| June 2, 2007
| Holly Bailey
Posted on 06/02/2007 4:22:57 PM PDT by Zakeet
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To: WorkingClassFilth
If only we could elect a Congress that would be the same We already have enough laws. We only need to enforce what we have now. Congress only needs to deal with maintenance.
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:05:44 PM PDT
by
oyez
To: Zakeet
"I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on withand on a daily basis, it's very frustrating." This makes him lazy??? LOLOLOL!
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:07:32 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(The greatest danger to our troops is the Congress of the United States.)
To: tiredoflaundry
The criticism seems fed by Thompson's time in the Senate, where he maintained a less rigorous schedule than his colleagues and was known to duck out of late-night debates. IOW , do not waste his time with pissin' contests!
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:09:58 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(The greatest danger to our troops is the Congress of the United States.)
To: Zakeet
"I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on withand on a daily basis, it's very frustrating."
Doesn't sound lazy to me. Sounds intelligent. Doesn't want to sit around in elitist circle-jerks. Too smart for that.
To: tiredoflaundry
"I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on withand on a daily basis, it's very frustrating."Can you imagine having to listen to Byrd and Kennedy and the rest of the gasbags pontificating for hours on meaningless drivel, and obviously socialist claptrap? I know I couldn't take it, I can't handle 30 minutes of CNN without throwing in the towel.
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:12:42 PM PDT
by
RobFromGa
(FDT/TBD in 2008!)
To: oyez
Repeal of useless, onerous and anti-Constitutional laws would be helpful as well.
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:13:13 PM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Current tagline banned under hate speech laws.)
To: RobFromGa
LOL! I have on occasion! They do love to hear thier own voice!
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:15:44 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(The greatest danger to our troops is the Congress of the United States.)
To: WorkingClassFilth
AMEN, BROTHER — AMEN!
As Mr. Jefferson declared, “That government that governs least governs best.”
And as far as his legislative record goes, fewer bills equates to less interference in our lives.
To: Dick Bachert
Take care of defense and facilitate commerce among the states. Beyond that, they’re writing their own ticket.
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:27:37 PM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Current tagline banned under hate speech laws.)
To: Zakeet
The Founding Fathers envisioned a part-time legislature of men who brought talents from many fields of endeavor to the task, came together at infrequent intervals, got the job done, and went back to their private enterprises.
If Fred got tired of the egotistical blowhards in the Senate who are in love with sound of their own voices and think that federal legislation is the only solution to every conceivable human problem, that speaks well of him.
To: Zakeet; Politicalmom
Of the 90 bills he introduced during his eight years in the Senate, only four became law. Total spin. That has nothing to do with Thompson...it would be true whether he were in the Senate or not. The vast majority of all bills introduced into Congress are never passed into laws.
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posted on
06/02/2007 5:45:57 PM PDT
by
pcottraux
(Fred Thompson pronounces it "P. Coe-troe"...in 2008.)
To: Zakeet
I don’t think the MSM appreciates just how lame this attack really is.
For one thing — the rigors of campaigning will support or refute it in a big hurry.
If this is all they have on Fred... they’re going to have to return a big chunk of that bag money to the DNC.
To: Zakeet
If you want a job done efficiently and economically give it to the laziest person in the room...
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posted on
06/02/2007 6:05:47 PM PDT
by
Wil H
(In 1492 the overwhelming "Concensus" was that the World was flat - so it's not open to debate)
To: traditional1
“talking points”
scratch gravitas, go with lazitas
To: Zakeet
Gee, he hasn’t even declared and they are already afraid of him. This is very good! I think I really like him. We don’t need any new laws, what we need are the enforcement of the laws we have and the repeal of a bunch of unconstitutional ones. Since governments never repeal laws I’ll be happy to settle for no new ones! Go Fred and remember to take long naps, it’ll drive them nuts.
To: oyez
i think they should set a maximum limit on the number of laws (the total number; not how many new ones they can add).
then, if congress wants to add a new one, they have to eliminate an old one.
the maxlimit should be set at about half of what we have now.
congress could then focus on figuring out which laws to eliminate until they get it down to the max allowable.
they would have to delete 25% of the surplus laws each year, until they get it down to the maxlimit.
if they fail to delete enough in any single year, laws would be deleted at random.
this would solve most problems in this country.
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posted on
06/02/2007 6:17:53 PM PDT
by
drhogan
To: Zakeet
"I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on withand on a daily basis, it's very frustrating." Well, I hope a LOT of taxpayers hear that quote - it ought to raise his poll numbers significantly!
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posted on
06/02/2007 6:48:22 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: Zakeet
" Of the 90 bills he introduced during his eight years in the Senate, only four became law."
How many of HRC's or Obama's became law?
To: vetsvette
If Fred is lazy like Reagan, he has my support My sentiments exactly.
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