Think of them as Loyalists, and yourself as a Patriot.
Keep your powder dry, and the tar and feathers handy!
“Reid (D-NV) said more than one-third of the bill is dedicated to tax cuts for the middle class.
He thanked the three Republican senators who worked to hammer out a compromise — senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who broke with their party to support the plan.”
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100592366
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Ring, ring for GOP stimulus senators
Ring, ring, ring
When blogs started posting the phone numbers for Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter — the three GOP senators who supported the stimulus bill — it got us wondering whether the influx of calls to their offices was overwhelming.
When you call Collins’ office, an automated voice quickly picks up and says, “The voice mailbox is full. Goodbye.” Click.
If you call Specter’s line, you automatically get a busy signal. (Nice.) Same for Snowe.
Which brings us to a larger point: Is it merely coincidental that when you call the Senate switchboard, you also get a busy signal?
“I haven’t gotten through. Calls are like 10-to-1 against,” sniffed one Senate aide. He’s annoyed as a result of having to actually “learn the phone numbers” of those offices he wants to call, instead of just dialing 0. Hardships.
A rep for Collins told us their offices are swamped, both in Maine and in D.C. Collins’ spokesman Kevin Kelley said most are calling to thank Collins for her support.
“I can’t tell you exactly how many calls we have received, though, if this is any indication, ... we have three incoming lines which have been continuously busy for several days now, ... and shortly after the voice mailbox is emptied, it fills again.”
A rep for Snowe said: “Our office has been inundated with phone calls ... from Maine to California. The comments have run the gamut.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0209/Ring_ring_for_GOP_stimulus_senators.html
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When I saw Collins quivering her thanks to Snowe and Specter, my TV was almost a goner.
How out of the loop and twisted do they have to be to be thrilled about getting kudos from Dingy Harry and being proud of their mutiny?
Who’s going to start the revolution in PA and ME to rid us of these bugs ?
I hope some good Mainahs and Pennsylvanians will seriously consider taking on this patriotic mantle. America needs you .. bad!!