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Sergei
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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:26 am Post subject: McCain in a good old fashion smack down... |
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I know we don't get to say this to often, but McCain really did a job on Obama.
http://www.redstate.com/story/2006/2/6/1896/48026
| Quote: | From the Office of Senator John McCain comes this heroic smackdown of the other media darling in the Senate. The letter speaks for itself and it is brilliantly done.
The Honorable Barack Obama
United States Senate
SH-713
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Obama:
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that despite your leadership’s preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were personally committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I’m embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured I won’t make the same mistake again.
As you know, the Majority Leader has asked Chairman Collins to hold hearings and mark up a bill for floor consideration in early March. I fully support such timely action and I am confident that, together with Senator Lieberman, the Committee on Governmental Affairs will report out a meaningful, bipartisan bill.
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Feb 6th, 2006: 18:09:06
You commented in your letter about my “interest in creating a task force to further study” this issue, as if to suggest I support delaying the consideration of much-needed reforms rather than allowing the committees of jurisdiction to hold hearings on the matter. Nothing could be further from the truth. The timely findings of a bipartisan working group could be very helpful to the committee in formulating legislation that will be reported to the full Senate. Since you are new to the Senate, you may not be aware of the fact that I have always supported fully the regular committee and legislative process in the Senate, and routinely urge Committee Chairmen to hold hearings on important issues. In fact, I urged Senator Collins to schedule a hearing upon the Senate’s return in January.
Furthermore, I have consistently maintained that any lobbying reform proposal be bipartisan. The bill Senators Joe Lieberman and Bill Nelson and I have introduced is evidence of that commitment as is my insistence that members of both parties be included in meetings to develop the legislation that will ultimately be considered on the Senate floor. As I explained in a recent letter to Senator Reid, and have publicly said many times, the American people do not see this as just a Republican problem or just a Democratic problem. They see it as yet another run-of-the-mill Washington scandal, and they expect it will generate just another round of partisan gamesmanship and posturing. Senator Lieberman and I, and many other members of this body, hope to exceed the public’s low expectations. We view this as an opportunity to bring transparency and accountability to the Congress, and, most importantly, to show the public that both parties will work together to address our failings.
As I noted, I initially believed you shared that goal. But I understand how important the opportunity to lead your party’s effort to exploit this issue must seem to a freshman Senator, and I hold no hard feelings over your earlier disingenuousness. Again, I have been around long enough to appreciate that in politics the public interest isn’t always a priority for every one of us. Good luck to you, Senator.
Sincerely,
John McCain
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rparrott21
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Joined: 19 Aug 2004
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Location: Mckinney, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| A McCain, Rudy or Allen ticket would be hard to beat....at leat McCain is pro defense and border... |
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LewWaters
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Location: Washington State
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Time will tell, but I'm hoping that the 2008 elections won't be reduced to one of choosing the lesser of two evils. As much as I don't care for McCain, I sure don't want Hillary or the likes of her in there. |
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rparrott21
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Location: Mckinney, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| I agree, hope it doesn't turn into a anyone but Hillibeast race... |
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BuffaloJack
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
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Location: Buffalo, New York
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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We can only hope that between Dean, McCain, Hillary and Lurch that they each blow through their funding trying to rip each other in the primaries. That would leave nothing in reserve for the actual election.
The only way they could ever field a real contender that was welcomed by America would be to chose Zell Miller or possibly Joe Lieberman. I'd vote for Zell in a heartbeat and although Lieberman is a man of integrity and fiber, and I like him, the thought of his high pitched voice for 4+ years gives me the same chills as fingernails on a blackboard.
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jwb7605
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| BuffaloJack wrote: | We can only hope that between Dean, McCain, Hillary and Lurch that they each blow through their funding trying to rip each other in the primaries. That would leave nothing in reserve for the actual election.
The only way they could ever field a real contender that was welcomed by America would be to chose Zell Miller or possibly Joe Lieberman. I'd vote for Zell in a heartbeat and although Lieberman is a man of integrity and fiber, and I like him, the thought of his high pitched voice for 4+ years gives me the same chills as fingernails on a blackboard. |
How old is Zell Miller?
I thought he retired from Congress because he wanted to retire. |
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BuffaloJack
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Zell was born Feb 24, 1932. That would make him about 74.
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