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12 Worthless Democrats

by BooMan
Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:39:04 PM EST

In the most demoralizing vote since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, ~~eleven~~ twelve worthless Democrats just earned my undying enmity by voting against cramdown.

Max Baucus (D-MT)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
Honorable mention: Evan Bayh (D-IN)- who did all he could to kill cramdown in committee and then thought he could be cute and vote for it on the floor.

I am especially pissed off at Dorgan and Tester who are both normally much better than this. This is one of the most disgraceful least defensible votes I have ever seen.

12 Worthless Democrats | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (4.00 / 4)

landrieu is such a piece of garbage.

she's a truly rotten democrat and has been for a LONG time.

a nd don't get me started on carper, who co-sponosred the bankruptcy bill. royal assholes.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:41:58 PM EST

Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (4.00 / 3)

yeah, and Kaufman voted for cramdown, so don't tell me a Delaware senator can't vote against the credit card companies. And Conrad voted for it, so Dorgan can bite me. Normally, Dorgan is the better of that pair by far.

by BooMan on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:45:38 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

on the other hand, casey was on the right side.
for once.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:42:20 PM EST

Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

Casey always votes the correct way on these types of issues. I wasn't even worried about him. Our other d-bag Democratic senator wasn't so compassionate.

by BooMan on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:43:29 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (4.00 / 4)

Hell's Bells, can we give Arlen BACK to the GOP?

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:45:01 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

Jim Bunning needs a rape kit after what McConnell pulled on him today.

by BooMan on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:47:35 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

The Rude One had a similar perspective on Specter...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 07:51:23 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 0)

oooh, do tell, i missed that one1

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 01:25:58 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 0)

You can read about here or here.

by BooMan on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 01:28:35 PM EST
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bunning (none / 0)

looks like mitch took specters defection as an opportunity to call bunning's bluff.

loose cannon, indeed.

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 01:40:18 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 0)

Thanks for pointing them out. I was watching Ed Schultz and wondered who the traitor Dems were.

by rikyrah on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 08:50:33 PM EST

Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

So what was the point of having 60 votes? Could someone remind me, please?

Recommended by Hideo Kojima

by robertdsc on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 09:31:04 PM EST

Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

Hell, in this lifetime it will take 75 Dems in the Senate to have a chance at getting 60 votes.

How pathetic is that?

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

by MikeInOhio on Thu Apr 30th, 2009 at 10:43:23 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 1)

The pathetic thing is that the current incarnation of the GOP could make that 75 number possible...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 12:57:11 AM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 0)

Look, please.. we HAVE to wake up here.

DO we want progressive legislation or not??

by Superpole on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 12:09:15 PM EST
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Re: 12 Worthless Democrats (none / 0)

This is indeed hideous my friends, see my take here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/5/1/726761/-Durbin-A-Poor-Substitute-for-Emanuel

thanks. this week is instructive in we again learn (the hard way) just who controls the United States.

I'm ready to work to do something about it.. but don't ask me to elect more "democrats" like Bayh and Tester.

I'm done with these Pricks.

by Superpole on Fri May 1st, 2009 at 12:08:06 PM EST

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