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Tea party movement might spur challenge for Lugar (RINO Lugar disses Tea Party, backs DREAM Act)
The Indianapolis Star | 2010-11-30 | Mary Beth Schneider

Posted on 12/01/2010 3:55:32 AM PST by rabscuttle385

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; dicklugar; dreamact; illegals; indiana; kagan; lugar; lugarantigop; rino; rinos4obama; scotus; start; traitor
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

Not precisely complete, grandma.

Some liberal and unprincipled Republicans have been/are still/will continue to destroy not just us, but the entire Republic.


61 posted on 12/01/2010 7:13:11 AM PST by convertedtoreason ( Nature tells us to take a LIBERTARIAN CONSERVATIVE stance)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

Has to do with money. He is a democrat already, that is why he has no democrat challengers.

We had a liberatarian oppose him once I think.

Seems nobody will take Lugar on. He is actually ripe to be booted. But we will need a good candidate.


62 posted on 12/01/2010 7:18:35 AM PST by dforest
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma; indylindy

With all due respect, are you from Indiana? The problem is NO ONE has ran against Lugar in the primaries for YEARS. And I do mean YEARS.

Its always Lugar vs. the Dem. NEVER Lugar vs. another R in the primary.

I’m so fed up with Lugar I actually voted for the Libertarian last time around, no choice since I had nobody running against Lugar in the primaries. A protest vote I know and Lugar easily walked back into the Senate.

But I’m with Indy....never again will I vote for Lugar. The man is the exact same thing as a Dem, he votes the same and walks the same and talks the same.


63 posted on 12/01/2010 7:18:47 AM PST by conservativegramma
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
Fine, find a suitable replacement to take him on in the primary—that is why we have primaries.

I agree, problem is the Indiana GOP refuses to run anyone against Lugar in the primaries. They actively work to defeat and defund any Lugar challengers.

Perhaps you can write a letter to the Indiana GOP. They aren't listening to me anymore. And believe me I've given them an earfull in e-mails, letters, and phone calls.

64 posted on 12/01/2010 7:21:09 AM PST by conservativegramma
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To: conservativegramma

You are right. I actually didn’t vote for him last time. That was moot, I know.

If we could just get a great primary contender. Lugar is an entrenched RINO that probably gets a lot of democrat money to stay in office.


65 posted on 12/01/2010 7:24:10 AM PST by dforest
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To: indylindy

Yep. I was actually encouraged by this story. The Tea Party may be our best hope in kicking the arrogant RINO to the curb and back. I know if they manage to field someone I’m there. I’m going to help that campaign in any way that I can.


66 posted on 12/01/2010 7:25:54 AM PST by conservativegramma
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To: rabscuttle385

Why doesn’t that dried-up old a-hole just change his party affiliation and be done with it?

Stop the charade, Lugar.


67 posted on 12/01/2010 7:32:55 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: rabscuttle385
How old is this guy? Why in the world would he even seek reelection especially considering he'll be at least 80 when his next term would start?

Is there something in the Congressional water that makes people allergic to retirement?

68 posted on 12/01/2010 7:43:33 AM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: rabscuttle385

“Might?”

Richard Lugar is a domestic enemy to Sovereign America.


69 posted on 12/01/2010 7:54:58 AM PST by unspun (It's the Sovereignty, Stu... um... art. | We are Gulag Bound)
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To: conservativegramma
This is an excuse. There has to be plenty of worthy candidates to take on Lugar in a primary. You don't need the Indiana GOP. The Tea Party is having phenomenal success. This will spur someone to come forward to take on Lugar.

The Indiana GOP cannot prevent anyone from running. There has to be at least one worthy candidate who will come forward to run. Forget the party apparatus. You don't need them.

Would any of your congressmen make good senatorial candidates? What about someone in the legislature? This can be done--it must be done. This is the way to take back our country incrementally but NEVER vote for a Democrat. It is far easier to keep them out of office in the first place than to try to have to get rid of them after they're in office.

Sure, Lugar stinks but a RAT would stink far more.

70 posted on 12/01/2010 8:06:29 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: conservativegramma

You got it!! Look at the primary process as a gift and with the successes of the Tea Party, there is no reason why there won’t be a worthy candidate come forward to take on Lugar in a primary. Go for it!!!! But NEVER vote for a Democrat!!


71 posted on 12/01/2010 8:09:42 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
There has to be at least one worthy candidate who will come forward to run.

I've been saying that for years. And for years Lugar has been running unopposed. (Which is why he keeps getting returned to the Senate).

Lord willing, with much prayer and with fingers crossed, the Tea Party will spur someone to challenge him!

72 posted on 12/01/2010 8:16:53 AM PST by conservativegramma
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Ping!


73 posted on 12/01/2010 8:17:46 AM PST by HiJinx (I can see Mexico from the back porch...)
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To: rabscuttle385

Target Acquired!


74 posted on 12/01/2010 8:19:21 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bama thought he'd find "common ground" on 0bamaCare because of ROMNEYCARE!)
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To: muawiyah

I dont know about NEVER. Sometimes, the incombent RINO is so powerful, that you can not remove them via primary. Sometimes the only way to remove them is in the general election.

Now granted, voting the other side is a dangerous option because this creates an uphill battle for your guy next election cycle. But if the RINO is no different than the DEM .... might be a calculated risk.

Very rarely used, very scary last ditch surgery type option.


75 posted on 12/01/2010 8:22:07 AM PST by taxcontrol
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To: rabscuttle385
Challenge, hell.

How about a recall?

76 posted on 12/01/2010 8:22:28 AM PST by skeeter
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To: OldDeckHand
Don't trust all the posters on this thread to be politically naive. Obviously it's to Indiana's interest to have a senator with a great deal of seniority. He can take over whatever committee chairmanship he wishes, and ordinarily that's going to have something to do with Indiana's export industries ~ corn, beans, pharmaceuticals, and a few other things along that line (coking coal, specialty steels, some high tech stuff most folks don't know anything about).

Lugar needs to deliver the goods pretty soon on the medical products front. Obama and his running dog lackeys got special taxes levied against them. Lugar has to go along with whatever it takes to get rid of those taxes ~ it's like they were some sort of Illinois revenge thing. He also needs to make sure No Medical Malpractice Cap of nationwide application is passed. Indiana attracts the medical industry and vast numbers of doctors beyond their immediate local needs through the mechanism of having a reasonable cap and being surrounded by Lawyer's Guild states like Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio!

This is no joke with those guys ~ last time I looked the TOP 5 states in the medical industry were California, New York, Texas, Florida and Indiana (and Indiana has 1/5 to 1/6 the population of any one of the top 4.) This didn't happen by accident.

If anything Lugar is currently WEAK on the medical products tax and could probably lose his seat since he failed to protect an important state industry.

77 posted on 12/01/2010 9:11:12 AM PST by muawiyah (GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
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To: skeeter

Well, how about a recall? I suggest you read up on how recalls are conducted and what kind of offices are affected. Then get back to us with the details on how that might be done with a United States Senate seat.


78 posted on 12/01/2010 9:12:44 AM PST by muawiyah (GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
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To: OldDeckHand

Lugar is very physically fit for an old man. He sponsors a walk and run every year. I believe he was expected to retire but changed his mind.

He is very arrogant and seems quite certain he will go unchallenged.


79 posted on 12/01/2010 9:16:51 AM PST by dforest
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To: muawiyah
I hear what you're saying. But, I'm just commenting on the frequency in which VERY old Senators, most of whom have been serving for many decades, seek reelection when someone else of the same age, would be more likely to be found in a retirement community.

Lugar would be 86 or 87 when he completed his next term, should he get a next term. That's old.

I guess I'm indirectly advocating for term-limits. If he stands for reelection, he will have been holding his office for 36 years. 36 years is too long for anyone, of any party, to be in one office.

80 posted on 12/01/2010 9:20:25 AM PST by OldDeckHand
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