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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Hazcat on November 21, 2008, 04:07:38 PM
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican said on Friday that Democratic U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is "off to a good start" and indicated he was pleased to see President George W. Bush get ready to leave.
"Our members, in one way, are kind of relieved by the departure of an administration that became unpopular and made it very difficult for us to compete," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill.
In part because of Bush's unpopularity, Obama won the White House and Democrats expanded their majorities in the U.S. Congress in the November 4 elections.
Obama, who inherits a global financial crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has vowed to work with Republicans to try to overcome the bitter partisan divisions that have marked Washington-style politics, including the current standoff over proposals to bail out the failing auto industry.
McConnell expressed appreciation that Obama's pick for White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, visited Capitol Hill this week to talk to Republicans ahead of the new Congress convening on January 6, two weeks before Obama is sworn in as president.
"I think the new administration is off to a good start," the Kentucky senator said.
"They're saying, in my view, all the right things ... that they want to govern in the middle and tackle big things."
McConnell added a cautionary note: "It would not be a good idea for the new administration ... to go down a laundry list of left-wing proposals and try to jam them through."
"I don't anticipate they're going to do that. I'm hoping for the best," McConnell said.
The senator said he would like to see Obama take on such issues as the financially troubled Social Security retirement program and Medicare health program for the elderly.
McConnell denounced a top priority of labor that has been embraced by Democrats and opposed by business -- legislation to make it easier for unions to organize at workplaces.
The measure, which was stopped by Republicans in the past, would allow workers to organize if a majority of them simply sign a union card.
This would avoid secret-ballot elections that critics charge are often manipulated by companies. But supporters of the secret ballot call it a basic tenet of democracy.
"The notion that in 2008, we would get rid of the secret ballot is utter nonsense. It's unacceptable," McConnell said. "It's overwhelmingly unpopular."
While Democrats will have increased control of the new Congress, McConnell vowed to put up a fight if needed and predicted that on some issues a number of Democrats may side with him.
"I wouldn't assume ... a kind of lock-step unity on the majority side," McConnell said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AK6DW20081121?sp=true
Call Uncle Ted, here's one for his RINO hunt! >:(
Emphasis mine
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For the most part I think he has made some good choices for his cabinet.
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For the most part I think he has made some good choices for his cabinet.
That could possibly be the stupidest statement I've read on this message forum!
So far, it looks liike Obama's change is more of the same Washington bullshit! Hillary couldn't manage a liquor store, Holder's claim to fame is helping Slick Willy pardon all his beer buddies, Dashcle is a 30 year Washington Liberal and Richardson is just getting payback for sticking his old boss in the back...great choices? I think it proves that the Pres. Elect really has no idea what so ever what he's doing!
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For the most part I think he has made some good choices for his cabinet.
Californication
Top Republican says Obama 'off to a good start'
...company that they keep.
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That could possibley be the stupidest statement I've read on this message forum!
+ 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!
You like Emanuel, Clinton, Holder, Daschel............ ???
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I said for the most part, I didn't say I liked all of his choices.
Look at it this way... there is alot worse out there.
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+ 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!
Comment of the day award!
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Californication
have you ever been to CA? I'm not talking about 1 trip to Disney land. about 80% of it is very Conserveative. The other 20% has the most population. its very simple if you win in so cal and the bay area, you will win the state.
Rebuplicans are not conservatives... They are very far from a true conservative.
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I think Mitchell will qualify for the Ted Nugent RINO season opener.
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I think Mitchell will qualify for the Ted Nugent RINO season opener.
Where can I get a tag?
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have you ever been to CA? I'm not talking about 1 trip to Disney land. about 80% of it is very Conserveative. The other 20% has the most population. its very simple if you win in so cal and the bay area, you will win the state.
Rebuplicans are not conservatives... They are very far from a true conservative.
Actually I have too agree with TAB on this one, there are only 2 areas of socialist congregation in Ca. LA/ San Deigo area and the Bay area, unfortunately that's about 25 million people.
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Actually I have too agree with TAB on this one, there are only 2 areas of socialist congregation in Ca. LA/ San Deigo area and the Bay area, unfortunately that's about 25 million people.
So it's not the WHOLE state. But that's still over 2/3 of the state's entire population. It still doesn't make much difference.
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So it's not the WHOLE state. But that's still over 2/3 of the state's entire population. It still doesn't make much difference.
In any case TAB is still wrong. Obama has made BAD choices especially for 2A suporters!
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In any case TAB is still wrong. Obama has made BAD choices especially for 2A suporters!
So whats new about TAB being wrong ?
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BTW he has not offically announced hilary as a cabinet member ...
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So whats new about TAB being wrong ?
:) That was like a stealth joke sneaking up on me. I started out with a straight face and worked my way up to LOL. ;D
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Obama is going to bring change to america by bringing back the Clinton administration. All of those liberal jackasses just should have voted for Hilary and gotten it over with.
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Obama is going to bring change to america by bringing back the Clinton administration. All of those liberal jackasses just should have voted for Hilary and gotten it over with.
Bullseye! Do you think the media (D) will give Obama the same grief over cronyism as they did Bush? I think not!
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about 80% of it is very Conserveative. The other 20% has the most population.
Ok so we have Sasquatch on our side. I feel much better about the left coast now.
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about 80% of it is very Conserveative. The other 20% has the most population.
Ok so we have Sasquatch on our side. I feel much better about the left coast now.
Enough loony libs out there to have the state's electoral votes called for Obama by all major news organizations the second the polls were closed.
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Actually I have too agree with TAB on this one, there are only 2 areas of socialist congregation in Ca. LA/ San Deigo area and the Bay area, unfortunately that's about 25 million people.
In any case TAB is still wrong. Obama has made BAD choices especially for 2A suporters!
If it's TAB, it's wrong unless proven otherwise. Like a broken clock is still right twice a day . . . .
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Hey California dudes! And you poor folk in upstate NY watching 55% of your state taxes going to NYC - years ago, NYC wanted to become it's own state ( they proclaimed the rest of the state a 'drag' on the City). Northern California wanted a break from Southern California to get true representation and allow their Presidential vote to actually matter.
Time to stoke those fires and help make liberal cities (now States if it happens) worth less on the nation scene. 4 more Republican senators, to start...