obsidianwings.blogs.com - 11/25/2008
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by publius
Poor poor Susan Collins – she might have considered voting with Dems if only they hadn’t been such meanies :
Collins told colleagues . . . she still felt lingering resentment toward Democratic senators who campaigned against her in Maine.
She confessed that she had “trouble ...
thenextright.com - 11/18/2008
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thenextright.com —
The price of power. Kos: But there's also
disdain for the American electorate that voted in overwhelming...
numbers for change from the discredited Bush/McCain/Lieberman policies. But in a city known for tone-deafness, there clearly isn't a more ...
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Infighting We Can Believe In
huffingtonpost.com - 11/25/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Much of the sweeping victories enjoyed by the
Democratic Party this November have been credited to three...
major catalysts: Barack Obama, for his campaign and fundraising efforts; the campaign committees, for their influential fifty-state-strategy; and ...
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After Obama: How Dems Can Keep Party Going
justoneminute.typepad.com - 11/24/2008
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justoneminute.typepad.com —
I still think it made little sense for
Hillary to exchange her Senator for Life role for...
a walk-on spot at State but I'll tell you why Obama offered it to her - soon enough he will be pulling the...
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Hillary At State - I Get It!
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... . While Collins said she still feels resentment toward Democratic senators who campaigned against her, her feelings won't change much since she votes with Republicans nearly all the time, writes Publius at Obsidian Wings. QandO's ...
Republicans' hurt feelings
Political Animal —
... silly. Members of one party, as a rule, want to help defeat members of the other party. This does not make them Big Meanies. If Democratic senators traveled to Maine to smear Collins with sleazy attacks and vicious personal lies, I could understand holding a grudge. But as far as I can tell, Dems primarily accused Collins of voting with Bush too much of the time. This hardly constitutes a cheap shot. Indeed, it happens to be true. Publius made a compelling case that Collins is " personalizing politics " as an excuse to do what she's been doing. [T]his "hurt feelings" business ...
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