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Offline Arfann

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« Reply #45 on: May 16, 2003, 10:48:06 AM »
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shows just what a sad sack of numbnuts the handsomehunkcrats have become  .. rolling back into town, honking their horns and claiming this run and hide action a "victory" :rolleyes:

Texas Dems return home


Ya oughta read the whole article before posting a link. Talk about a sad sack of numbnuts!!

"Meanwhile, the federal Department of Homeland Security said it had been drawn into the four-day standoff when a Texas law officer indicated that a plane carrying Democrats might have crashed.

The call to Homeland Security was placed Monday, when Texas Republicans were desperately seeking Democrats' whereabouts. The Homeland Security Department said in a statement that it did not use its aircraft in response"

Nice use of fed resources, eh?

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« Reply #46 on: May 16, 2003, 12:31:44 PM »
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Ya oughta read the whole article before posting a link. Talk about a sad sack of numbnuts!!

"Meanwhile, the federal Department of Homeland Security said it had been drawn into the four-day standoff when a Texas law officer indicated that a plane carrying Democrats might have crashed.

The call to Homeland Security was placed Monday, when Texas Republicans were desperately seeking Democrats' whereabouts. The Homeland Security Department said in a statement that it did not use its aircraft in response"

Nice use of fed resources, eh?


huh?

if they wouldn't have run away, the call would never have been made..

another enlightened gronk post
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« Reply #47 on: May 16, 2003, 12:35:58 PM »
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Well... were they drawn or weren't they?


NO, The congress couldn't decide so the courts ruled to leave them the same way.
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« Reply #48 on: May 16, 2003, 12:51:13 PM »
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NO, The congress couldn't decide so the courts ruled to leave them the same way.


Well, there ya go then- all's well that ends well. :D

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« Reply #49 on: May 16, 2003, 01:27:03 PM »
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huh?

if they wouldn't have run away, the call would never have been made..

another enlightened gronk post


Well, not quite enlightened yet, but thanks for noticing.

The point for those too blind (or stupid) to see, is that both sides are quite capable of over reacting in the name of political "winning", even when the public is the ultimate loser.

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« Reply #50 on: May 16, 2003, 02:18:29 PM »
MT, I'd be up in arms if my republican reps did this. One plays by the rules even if at a disadvantage or that person has no integrity. I absolutely would not have behaved this way, nor would I have tolerated it from my teammates.  Imagine being in a game, late in the third period and you had one of your teammates called for some ticky-tack minor that shouldn't have been called at all and you had to play the last two minutes short handed.  Instead of digging in and  trying to get the job done, your team just skated off the ice, into the locker room. Think, in that private part of yourself... how would you really feel about yourself? I don't know you very well, but I imagine that if you actually managed to do this, that you'd feel shame...like any other competitor  would feel.
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« Reply #51 on: May 16, 2003, 06:09:45 PM »
Politics aren't a game Steve- politics is life. The rules said they had to have X number of reps to vote on redistricting, the Dems were shure  to be losers on the issue, so they worked around the issue by staging a mass defection to Oklahoma. (Personally they should have picked someplace nicer to hide out, like California or Hawaii.) It's how the "game" of politics is played by both sides.

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« Reply #52 on: May 16, 2003, 06:31:55 PM »
Airhead, I respectfully disagree.  Frankly, the voters spoke and the reps were elected accordingly.  Nowhere is it written or implied that if you don't like the status quo, you can go home.

How would you feel if this happened in our Senate, during some budgetary crisis, war?....if EITHER side did something like this, I'd be disgusted..as I am now.

You could riposte that the clowns in TX are no comparison to the buffoons in the Senate.. but the situation is similar.

I think it's just plain irresponsible.
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« Reply #53 on: May 16, 2003, 06:58:12 PM »
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When are you guys gonna get over the fact that Clinton kicked your prettythang for 8 straight years?


He he, me thinks the disgrased and impeached Clinton lost the house in 94 then the Senate then the Presidency in 2000.  Yep, come kick more prettythang,please LOL!!!

When are you Dems going to wake up and realize that the disgraced and impeached Bill Clinton isn't doing anything good for your party.  Surely you realize that the Dems will field a presidential canidate that can't win because if they field a winner then Hillary can't run in 2008!  Wake up and take your party back!!!!
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« Reply #54 on: May 16, 2003, 07:01:58 PM »
They denied quorum as a political tool is all. More underhanded than a filibuster? Sure, but they didn't actually violate the law, or if they did that all too brief article didn't mention it.

Politics is a dirty business- add to that the fact the renegade Dems were fighting to maintain their jobs and it gets even dirtier. Really, I'd say the same thing if it was Repugs that ducked out, and anyway the only difference between Texan Republicans and Texan Democrats is the method of execution they favor for all convicted of anything more serious than jaywalking.

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« Reply #55 on: May 16, 2003, 07:33:30 PM »
Can't disagree with some of what you said Air... but I still think it's irresponsible.. regardless of which side prepetrated the act.

Let's agree to disagree there.
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« Reply #56 on: May 16, 2003, 07:46:07 PM »
There is a bit of sniffle to running away from the first legislative session in 150 years where you haven't been the controlling party.

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« Reply #57 on: May 16, 2003, 07:56:54 PM »
"irresponsible politician" is an oxymoron... like "jumbo shrimp."

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« Reply #58 on: May 16, 2003, 09:38:23 PM »
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"irresponsible politician" is an oxymoron... like "jumbo shrimp."


Think it through, Airhead! This is no oxymoron. It's a genuine bonafide REDUNDANCY.

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« Reply #59 on: May 16, 2003, 10:19:07 PM »
Doh... I meant to say responsible politician...:confused: