[T'wit]

> I'm not saying we should send in troops to rape and loot their state.

Any particular reason why not? Sounds like a plan to me.

Then give bovine growth hormone to all the cows so that liberals will have to boycott Vermont dairy products. Too bad, Ben and Jerry.

[Asclepius]

Why pay off your enemies? Milk is sweet. Revenge is sweeter.

Milk isn't even sweet. It's heavy and mucusy and fatty and fit to consume only if you steam the hell out of it and add a few espresso shots. Oh, and only if it flows comes from the Midwest, the red zone, the Bush belt, God's country, the heartland, the land-o'-the-big-sky, where the free and the brave frolic like cheribum amidst hearts and stars and rainbows and feelings of general good will for all humankind.

[BuddhaBoy]

Even better, use the threat to control Leahy on judicial appointments.

[Solson]

Midwestern farmers would love it. Jeffords needs to be punished severely.

[JAWs]

Do it for the children!

[dfwgator]

But why should we maintain a Socialist scheme that was created merely to subsidize Vermont's dairy farmers?

Of course it was Ben and Jerry that was behind this legislation, another reason to boycott Ben and Jerry's.

[NC28203]

One problem. It no longer exists. The federal legislation authorizing the Compact expired in September 2001.

[blau993]

I have remarked before that it is too bad Vermont does not have a coastline. We could use it as a replacement for the controversial naval bombardment range at Vieques, Puerto Rico.

[Grit]

[One_who_hopes_to_know]

Why not everyone send old Jimmy boy an email that simply says "Hey Jumpin Jim .... GOT MILK??

Here is his email address: mailto:vermont@jeffords.senate.gov

[Straight Vermonter]

The dairy compact was (and its replacement is) an effort to turn Vermont farmers, into welfare cases. Vermont, since the Civil War, had been staunchly Republican. Only after an influx of Massholes and big government giveaways to farmers did VT become so liberal.

[Jim Noble]

$20/gallon tax on Vermont milk, to pay for Federal special education mandates.

It's for the children.

[Illbay]

EXCELLENT idea!!!

In fact, the more I think of it the better it sounds.

I really, really would like to see the day when Jim Jeffords says, publicly, maybe in an interview after his retirement from office, whatever: "My leaving the GOP was a huge mistake and I have lived to regret it deeply."

THAT would be sweet, my friend.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Yes, I believe we need to find a better place for milk subsidy monies. Perhaps the fine dairy farmers of Missouri would like that extra CA$H.

Add a note to Judas Jim, "Sorry, Mr. Man of Conscience who ran as a Republican and six months into your six year term switched parties--but the taxpayers of America aren't going to prop you up any longer."

[Jimmy Valentine]

"Now, I'm not saying we should send in troops to rape and loot their state. Or even that Vermont shouldn't get what should be coming to them like any other state (e.g., highway funds)."

Well, I'm for the 'Golden Horde" solution myself. Easy to do. Anyone who was not born in Vermont but moved there in the last 20 years is fodder for "The Wrath of the Great & Terrible Khan".

Regards,