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The Senate just voted down a binding two-year ban on earmarks by a 39-56 margin. The tally was largely along party lines, but an interesting pattern emerged: six of the eight Republicans who voted against the ban were on the Appropriations Committee; all of the Democrats who voted for it are from swing states, many of whom will face the voters in the next two elections. The latter group also included Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, who was defeated for reelection, and Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who declined to run again.
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Grzmlyk| 11.30.10 @ 2:18PM
And now we watch as the GOP folds like a cheap suitcase.
Obama's getting an early Kwanza present - a brand new lap dog in the form of the new Republican majority.
When Eric Cantor rolls over and allows the pre-existing condition part of Obamacare to be a sacred cow; when John Boehner starts talking about reaching across the aisle and finding common ground with the president, the time to reach for the pitchforks is NOW.
I am DONE with the Republican Party.
Al Adab| 11.30.10 @ 2:37PM
GRZ,
Now we see why Conservatives oppose Republicans often. The GOP has failed us time and again and betrayed us over the years. Keep after them. Hold their feet to the fire and never let them forget, THEY MUST NOT FAIL US AGAIN.
WL| 11.30.10 @ 2:34PM
HEY GRZMLYK!!!!!!!!
It really sucks...but I have to agree.
I just can't take it anymore. I'm done with them too.
At some point, (NOW), I just can't keep voting for the "good cop."
Ol Bennett said the first honest thing I have ever heard come from a Democrat.....
"It's all rigged"
Grzmlyk| 11.30.10 @ 3:01PM
I must say, among many others, I predicted this - which is why I have long believed we are doomed irrespective of the groundswell of tea party advocacy for spending restraint.
Still, for our Republican leaders to bend over for Obama's agenda so ostentatiously, before the new congress is even sworn in - that was a surprise.
The truth is, the "ruling class" doesn't give a shit about tea party values, and that's why the new congress won't even slow the momentum as we go over the cliff.
Somebody a couple of weeks ago said the congress was like pro wrestling - yeah, they fight tooth and nail against each other in front of the paying audience; but when the fans go home, they're all part of the same fraternity.
It's time to disband this government and start over. I am no longer a Republican.
Sheila| 11.30.10 @ 6:42PM
Grzmlyk, as you know, I agree with you and also predicted just this behavior, while most commenters here were jubilant after the last election. Elections don't have consequences, and nothing really changes - right liberals follow left liberals. As far as disbanding the government and starting over: first, we have no one of the caliber of the Founding Fathers among us anymore; second, we are no longer one people but a competing melange of tribes; finally I fully expect the whole thing to wear down gradually, like the proverbial boiled frog, as America continues to descend into third-world squalor. I'm reading very little on the web today, because I'm tired of the impotent fury I feel and I want to be able to pretend, sometimes, that I still live in America.
HopefulSinik| 11.30.10 @ 4:12PM
fury is one thing. feeling helpless or impotent within that fury is quite another. one can only hope that a desperate population doesn't take to the streets in a domestic armed conflict between citizens, but i'm not holding my breath.
sagman888| 11.30.10 @ 7:51PM
Let's not get carried away here. Some people are ready to form a third party because every single Republican didn't vote for the ban?
How does this "Screw the GOP if every last one of them doesn't vote right" mentality help get us where we need to go? Sure, I was ticked at those eight Republicans for their vote, but it's way to soon to give up on the only party we've got because RINOS still exist.
You know what? The other side loves to hear us say, "I'm done with the GOP." They won't hear that from me unless it's clear from now 'til kingdom come that the party has become Dem lite.
The new congress hasn't even started yet. Give it a chance.