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I'm all for shooting the dealer between the eyes, but how about the supplier as well. Pols couldn't deal in favors if the Fed didn't supply the lucre with which to do so.

I do talk to the voters in my state, and many of them are parasites who like government cheese, which is why I am very pessimistic about the future. Socialism has crept into the middle class, and they like it. Since this isn't apt to change, pols will adapt-at least until they bankrupt the country and destroy the currency. Corker is up for re election next year, and his modification of the Senate version of HR 1206 isn't winning him many points in my book, and neither is his soft pedaling the Health Care bill.

My point is that the Party needs to enforce Party discipline and make it's members conform to the Party platform, which last I checked is pretty conservative. If they are not willing to do that, and withhold funds and discipline those that go against it, then they need to change the platform into something more in line with their beliefs, and give those of us who don't feel that way fair warning to find another home. Talking small government and fiscal responsibility, but turning around and supporting statist agendas isn't honest dealing.

Those pols who do feel uncomfortable with the current platform need to join the caucus where they are most comfortable. If Snowe claims that the Party left her, then she needs to go where she feels at home. Same for the rest of those I named.

I'm tired of compromising my beliefs in order to get a majority, especially when it has been shown that having that majority does little to roll back the tide of socialism that is engulfing us all. I would rather be an honest opposition party united in it's beliefs as a bastion of libertarian/conservative/small government principles, than a "big tent" party that tries to be all things to all people and as such does none of them well.

your really are a retard, Jason-boy. why don't you start by looking at the ACU scores of the members of congress....that should give you a clue, if you're capable of getting one.


when you're old enough to vote, you'll learn these things, I guess.

dude, sometimes you sound as retarded as Jason....you don't care about ratings based on their votes....so WTF do you care about?

their hair styles?

here, click on the state and you can get the rankings for their representatives.....although you're so determined to keep your head firmly up your ass on this issue that I don't know why you even pretend you care.

http://www.acuratings.org/

OK, let's see a list of elected republicans that are substantially different than say Pelosi/Obama/Schumer/Feinstein so we can look at their records (voting, stumping, and so forth) to see if there really is a difference or not.

First, their crap is hard to follow because they have no clear ledgend or at least now I could find.

Second, Baucus is a liberal to the max he only pretends to be conservative for six months, the six months he runs for re-election. Tester is probably a little more conservative than Max.

Rehburg I know personally and he is a lot more conservative than both Democrats.

The point being if they followed the Constitution they would vote against all legislation because it is unconstitutional but they don't.

Baucus is an 8, Tester is a 16....out of a hundred. Does that help? It ain't rocket science....just click on a state and you get the ACU rating for the delegation, for 2008 and lifetime.

No one has time to follow every single official on every single vote. So I would take Steve's advice and look at some of the independent rating systems. But each of us CAN follow our own state reps very closely. If you look at that person's web site, they should have their voting record for every single vote- period. If they don't complain because there is no reason for anything less than full disclosure.