http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/backstabbers/ en-us Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:11:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280930/posts Here is how our suburban Congress members voted on the cap and trade bill: Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park: YES Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington: YES Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston: YES Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton: NO Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia Democrat: NO Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale Republican: NO Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Rockford: NO http://www.dailyherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280930/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:11:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921023/posts The Foreign Office mounted a fightback yesterday against allegations that Jack Straw and Colin Powell had expressed serious doubts about whether Baghdad possessed weapons of mass destruction before the start of the Iraq war. As Tony Blair faced allegations from a former Cabinet colleague that he had "duped" the British people over Saddam Hussein's weapons capabilities, the Foreign Office issued a detailed rebuttal of allegations, made in the Guardian newspaper, that were seized on by news media around the world. The paper said Mr Straw, the Foreign Secretary, and Mr Powell, his United States counterpart, had privately expressed serious doubts... The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921023/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261633/posts <p>Congressman McCotter was interviewed this morning on FOX regarding the GM pre-programmed bankruptcy. I was interested that learn that GM car manufacturing will be moved to China, where impressive vehicles like Le Car! will be made and then shipped-back to the US for purchase by reluctant consumers. McCotter noted that not only is this bankruptcy a gift to the UAW, but also a victory for the EnviroNazis who will at last force Americans to buy the small, dangerous, lawnmowers-with-4- seats they have demanded for years.</p> Fox News Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261633/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 15:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130153/posts President Bush is unhappy the conversation between him and President-elect Barack Obama has been cast as a trade-off between Bush signing a second stimulus package in exchange for congressional passage of the Colombia Free Trade Deal, administration officials told FOX News on Tuesday. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130153/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:03:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129023/posts Aides blast accusations, not from Mitt camp By Dave Wedge Saturday, November 8, 2008 - Mitt Romney’s camp is firing back at reports his foot soldiers are behind a brutal smear campaign against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a backdoor strategy to position the former Bay State governor for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. “It’s a completely absurd allegation that is totally divorced from the truth,” Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said. Fox News, the New York Times [NYT] and Newsweek have reported on a host of criticisms of Palin, including that she threw tantrums that made staffers cry and didn’t... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129023/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:27:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128229/posts Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown had this to say about the attacks on Sarah Palin: "I find it so stunning that the very people who introduced us to Sarah Palin, who told us she would make a great Vice President, have now turned on her with a vengeance..."Yes, that does sound "stunning." So stunning, in fact, that it is unbelievable. ... How do I know the attacks on Palin are a calculated preemptive strike from supporters of a potential 2012 Palin foe -- not from a McCain loyalist? Aside from my personal knowledge that some of this stuff (not necessarily... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128229/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:20:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2109499/posts Frankly, I could care less that Powell chose to endorse Obama for the presidency. However, I find his logic and reasoning for doing so very weak. It is like he tried to find a better answer than that Obama is the black guy, but couldn't. And, Powell is quick to point out that he greatly respects McCain and knows that he has disappointed a long-time friend by making this endorsement. Sounds like Powell is conflicted about the endorsement, right? Well, my biggest problem with the whole thing is the timing of his announcement. If he really respected McCain as he... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2109499/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006104/posts ISG moves from consensus to conflictBy DANIEL LIBIT 4/22/08 4:32 AM EST In December 2006, in an effort to build a national consensus on a “new way forward in Iraq,” the Iraq Study Group painted itself as a portrait of bipartisan chumminess, with all political hackery checked at the door. Sixteen months later, seven of the 10 ISG members are backing presidential candidates with radically different views about how to proceed in Iraq. Republicans James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger and Ed Meese are supporting Sen. John McCain, who argues that the United States should be sending more troops to Iraq. Democrats... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006104/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:36:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978644/posts "I am a proud conservative liberal Republican." http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4363279 ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978644/posts#comment Sat, 1 Mar 2008 04:31:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978084/posts WARNING TO CONSERVATIVES!!! When the AP quotes Open Borders moll Tamar Jacoby, Arlen Specter, RINO/Bushie/McCainite Charlie Black as saying McCain is "looking strong" or good on immigration" and no conservatives or anti-Invasion advocates or experts are quoted in the [following] story, you know the fix is in! McCain is on a major media effort to try to make conservatives like him enough to vote for him and he knows he's in deep trouble. So he's going to try to pull the wool over our eyes by saying he's going to get tough on the Border--if elected. What he WON'T discuss... GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978084/posts#comment Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:34:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959568/posts Florida Sen. Mel Martinez will endorse John McCain on Friday, The Associated Press has learned, a move likely to give the Republican presidential candidate a crucial boost with the state's Cuban-Americans just days before the primary. The decision is a blow to Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor in a close fight with McCain for support of voters in the Cuban-American community _ and to keep his candidacy alive. Two Republican officials disclosed the upcoming endorsement on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting the announcement. As recently as Thursday night, Martinez indicated he would remain neutral in the... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959568/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:03:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965356/posts Senator John McCain’s ascendancy in the Republican presidential race has been truly remarkable. Yet, it’s no groundswell. To this point, about two out of every three primary and caucus participants have voted against him. If the Democrats and independents some states permit to crash the Grand Old Party were factored out, his standing in the Republican base would be even less impressive. Still, you have to hand it to his admirers: They have parlayed his thin support into an aura of inevitability. The glow could intensify this week, when McCain is likely, finally, to rack up some more impressive numbers... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965356/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:27:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960487/posts Arizona senator says GOP rhetoric 'not helpful' WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday he did not believe Democratic candidate John Kerry, a friend and Senate colleague, was weak on defense or would compromise national security if elected president. “This kind of rhetoric, I think, is not helpful in educating and helping the American people make a choice,” McCain said on “The Early Show” on CBS. “You know, it’s the most bitter and partisan campaign that I’ve ever observed. I think it’s because both parties are going to their bases rather than going to the middle. I regret it.”... MSNBC/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960487/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:38:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968477/posts WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged Sunday to assist Sen. John McCain's campaign for the presidency assuming he wins the Republican Party nomination -- but acknowledged that the Arizona senator has "got some convincing to do" among the party's conservatives. In an interview with "Fox News Sunday" at his retreat at Camp David, Md., Bush was careful to note that two Republicans are still competing for the nomination, and he did not express a preference. But Bush made clear that he was willing to set aside the tensions he has had with McCain in the past, and he praised the front-runner... The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968477/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:30:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960425/posts Less then a week after saying he has heard the American people regarding illegal immigration and their opposition to the McCain-Kennedy Pro-Amnesty bill, John McCain would still SIGN THE BILL into law if he was President and it came across his desk: (VIDEO) This explains his receiving the endorsement of fellow Pro-Amnestians, Senator Mel Martinez, (who almost single-handedly bankrupted the RNC with his support of the bill), the NY Times, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and of the Mexico-first pro-amnesty open borders advocate Dr. Juan Hernandez. “My friends", let me give you some “straight talk", a vote for John McCain is... PoliPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960425/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:51:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861637/posts A funny thing happened to a pro-illegal immigrant activist this week in Dallas, Texas. The activist, a League of United Latin American Citizens representative named Jesse Diaz, was carjacked. Obviously there’s nothing funny about someone sticking a gun in another person’s face and stealing his car. This isn’t funny as in hardy-har-har. And everyone is relieved that Mr. Diaz wasn’t hurt by the punk who threatened his life and stole his vehicle in broad daylight. But the amusing part of this crime is what happened afterward. It seems that Mr. Diaz is plenty steamed that it took the Dallas Police... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861637/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857754/posts Four Republican Senators who have betrayed America are up for re-election. It is imperative that all Americans do everything we possibly can to ensure that they are not re-nominated. Three of these Senators come from preposterously red states, so we do not need fear that any controversy within the Republican party will cause their seats to go Democratic. The traitors are: Robert Bennett (UT) Not up for election LARRY CRAIG. Idaho's Senate is comprised of 28 Republicans and only 7 Democrats; the House has 51 Republicans and 19 Democrats. Bush won by 40 points, twice. Clinton got only 34%. LINDSAY... None http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857754/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857530/posts As an everyday citizen of the United States, what are your realistic options when you believe your country to be in a death spiral from which it almost assuredly won’t recover? If you are an American who still deeply believes in the promise of our republic, how can you fight back against those from within, intent on destroying everything you hold sacred by subverting traditional family values, western civilization, national security, and just plain commonsense? Shockingly, maybe you can’t. I’m told it’s basically too late to save the nation that represents the last best hope for mankind. Six months ago,... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857530/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:47:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856643/posts WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Judd Gregg today joined 63 of his colleagues in supporting a motion to proceed to debate on S.1639, a comprehensive immigration reform package. Senator Gregg stated, “Today I voted in support of debating immigration reform, one of the biggest issues facing our country. The bill in its present form needs to be fixed, but so does our immigration system. There is no way to improve this bill if we refuse to take it up and debate it. “It is a known fact that our current immigration laws and procedures are not working. Our borders are porous and... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856643/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:10:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850240/posts A spokeman for the Bush administration sent an e-mail to Jim Robinson and myself confirming the authenticity of a post on Free Republic this afternoon regarding the immigration bill currently before the Senate as having been posted on behalf of the White House.The spokesman, Nicholas Thompson, works for the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. The Politico reported yesterday that Thompson and Kerrie Rushton, associate directors in the Office of Strategic Initiatives who work under Karl Rove, would be engaging the blogosphere on the immigration bill.Thompson's post is on the thread titled Penalty Mitigation in the Immigration Reform Bill, a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1850240/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:16:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848832/posts RUSH: I was going to call in to the show on Friday and do some minor gloating and take a little credit here for the immigration bill being pulled, but right about the time I hit my third birdie on the front nine I said, "To hell with it, I'm going to keep playing golf." Besides, in all candor, it's not dead. It's still on life support. The president's going to meet with some people: Congress, GOP, probably Ted Kennedy, too, sometime tomorrow. It may even go up to the Capitol. The original meeting was supposed to be lunch at... RushLimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848832/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:20:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843958/posts The issue of illegal immigration has been a red-hot topic in my hometown community of Newport Beach/Costa Mesa, Orange County, Southern California. Sincere and heart-felt arguments have been made on both sides of the issue. However, many of those who write letters to the local paper in support of illegal immigration make it sound like Costa Mesa is the only place in the nation whose people favor the enforcement of our immigration laws. They suggest that those elected officials supporting these laws are just a small local band guilty of meanness, bigotry, and racism. Nothing could be further from the... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843958/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jun 2007 07:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837628/posts "At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? "I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." So said Abe Lincoln to the Young Men's Lyceum in Springfield. Observing the Senate last week, and looking over the latest figures from the Census Bureau, America is now risking national suicide. Last week, senators meeting in secret produced a bill to... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837628/posts#comment Tue, 22 May 2007 06:52:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835390/posts Subject: FW: Isakson Optimistic Over Bipartisan Effort to Reach Compromise on Immigration >Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:48 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 17, 2007 Isakson Optimistic Over Bipartisan Effort to Reach Compromise on Immigration Says Final Bill Must Secure Borders First, Prohibit New Pathway to Citizenship WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today expressed optimism over a bipartisan effort to reach a compromise on immigration legislation and again reiterated that any immigration reform bill must achieve two key principles at minimum: Require that the first step of comprehensive reform be to secure the U.S. borders and offer... Senator Johnny Issakson http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835390/posts#comment Thu, 17 May 2007 22:33:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823719/posts MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told The Politico that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign, becoming the most prominent Republican to desert the White House over the bungled firing of U.S. attorneys. The call from McCain, one of the leading Republican candidates for the White House, adds to excruciating pressure on President Bush, who has said he continues to support his beleaguered attorney general. The senator disclosed his view as his Straight Talk Express luxury bus rumbled away from the second stop on his announcement tour, a rally held in the pouring rain in a park in New... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823719/posts#comment Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:25:47 GMT