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foxnews.com - 2/7/2009

GOP Senators Risk Political Backlash Over Support of Stimulus Bill - Presidential Politics | ...

— foxnews.com — Until Friday, President Obama's plea for bipartisanship support of his costly plan for stimulating the economy mostly had fallen on deaf GOP ears, but that changed when three Republican moderates pledged their support. In doing so, Sens. Susan Collins ... (more) GOP Senators Risk Political Backlash Over Support of ...

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/9/2009

Nelson, Collins Slash Education Funding in Stimulus While Touting Stimulus’ Boost to Education

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I’m really shocked by the extent to which the architects of the Senate cuts to the recovery package aren’t being made to offer any kind of justification for their actions. And in the absence of pressure, they certainly aren’t ... (more) Nelson, Collins Slash Education Funding in Stimulus ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/12/2009

Source: Collins Strips Stim Bill Of Whistleblower Protections

— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Another great coup for the centrists! Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine GOP dealmaker who's been in the limelight this week for helping to pass a watered down stimulus, has been talking a good game about the need to avoid wasting taxpayer money. But ... (more) Source: Collins Strips Stim Bill Of Whistleblower ...

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Blair House

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Republicans Who Voted For “Stimulus” Spending Spree Are Getting Swamped With Negative Calls
Say Anything — Serves them right. When blogs started posting the phone numbers for Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter — the three GOP senators who supported the stimulus bill — it got us wondering whether the influx of calls to their offices was overwhelming. When you call Collins’ office, an automated voice quickly picks up and says, “The voice mailbox is full. Goodbye.” Click. If you call Specter’s line, you automatically get a busy signal. (Nice.) Same for Snowe. Which ...

Lieberman Call the Three RINOs Heroes for Defying the American People
Wizbang — ... : When it comes to the nation's economic issues, 67% of U.S. voters have more confidence in their own judgment than they do in the average member of Congress...Forty-four percent (44%) voters also think a group of people selected at random from the phone book would do a better job addressing the nation's problems than the current Congress. And who can blame them when the Democrats and Joe Lieberman are hailing the RINOs 3 as heroes for defying the will of the American people: But call influx or not, there remain a few who love the Senate Trio, as Joe Lieberman told MSNBC ...