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Willravel · 07-02-2008, 10:49 AM

Let's look at Obama's bills and resuloutions. Okay his last, H.CON.RES.34 .... oh wait, there's Richard Lugar (R) cosponsoring. Well, I'm sure the next one, H.CON.RES.100, must... oh, there's Hagel (R).

Maybe you don't think Lugar and Hagel are Republican enough? Or maybe the legislation wasn't really interesting. Maybe, then you'd be interested in the aptly named "Health Care for Hybrids" bill, which features cosponsors Brownback, Coleman, Graham, Lugar (maybe he loves Obama?), and Sessions? That's pretty damned bipartisan.

Here's the thing: if I were a Senator I'd be bipartian on things that I actually believed in. I'm not going to compromise on something I think will be detrimental to my constituents or my country. You'd not catch me compromising on funding the war or on domestic spying, for example, and I could earn the reputation of being partisan.

Maybe you can explain your understanding of the word "partisan".

07-02-2008, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Let's look at Obama's bills and resuloutions. Okay his last, H.CON.RES.34 .... oh wait, there's Richard Lugar (R) cosponsoring. Well, I'm sure the next one, H.CON.RES.100, must... oh, there's Hagel (R). Maybe you don't think Lugar and Hagel are Republican enough? Or maybe the legislation wasn't really interesting. Maybe, then you'd be interested in the aptly named "Health Care for Hybrids" bill, which features cosponsors Brownback, Coleman, Graham, Lugar (maybe he loves Obama?), and Sessions? That's pretty damned bipartisan. Here's the thing: if I were a Senator I'd be bipartian on things that I actually believed in. I'm not going to compromise on something I think will be detrimental to my constituents or my country. You'd not catch me compromising on funding the war or on domestic spying, for example, and I could earn the reputation of being partisan. Maybe you can explain your understanding of the word "partisan".