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monmouth3

(3,871 posts)
1. I think he still thinks he really won the Presidency and Obama is a fluke. That's just
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:12 PM
May 2013

me of course. I think Cindy would like him captured again, but then again, that's just her....LOL..

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
2. I think Cindy would like to be Queen of Syria, and John to be a Knight Crusader of the Cross.
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:21 PM
May 2013

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)
3. You make a good point and the daughter could be the Princess. It boggles the mind...LOL...n/t
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:25 PM
May 2013

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
5. Why assume it was without the knowledge and nodding acquiescence of the Administration?
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:39 PM
May 2013

Part of the strategy of tension that's being played out in the region, and soon, more widely in Europe and the U.S.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
7. I doubt if there wasn't prior notice if not permission given by a half dozen federal agencies.
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:44 PM
May 2013

I think it's a bit of good cop-bad cop. Anyway, McCain and Sen. Menendez are asserting their Senatorial perogative and earning their keep as Neocons in residence.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
9. Even more so, I wonder why Menendez got a pass. Except, that he's an all-time AIPAC money recipent
Tue May 28, 2013, 09:59 PM
May 2013
http://maplight.org/us-congress/interest/J5100/view/all

Top AIPAC Senate Recipients Funded
Recipient Amount
Recipient Amount
Mark Kirk $925,379
John McCain $771,012
Mitch McConnell $430,925
Carl Levin $346,478
Robert Menéndez $344,670
Richard Durbin $327,212
Kirsten Gillibrand $326,937
Mary Landrieu $296,409
Benjamin Cardin $267,542
Harry Reid $261,708
Bill Nelson $259,250
Frank Lautenberg $258,333
Charles Schumer $248,149
Timothy Kaine $245,820
Barbara Boxer $245,179
Ron Wyden $222,431
Sherrod Brown $221,891
Claire McCaskill $214,271
Robert Casey $192,550
Tammy Baldwin $176,380
Barbara Mikulski $168,250
Debbie Stabenow $167,852
Martin Heinrich $163,673
Mark Udall $162,923
Roger Wicker $158,861
Mark Warner $149,151
Dianne Feinstein $141,541
Susan Collins $139,518
Mark Pryor $138,250
Jeff Merkley $137,130
Jon Tester $133,971
John Rockefeller $123,807
John Thune $123,725
Sheldon Whitehouse $121,150
Roy Blunt $120,500
Jeff Flake $119,350
Joe Manchin $117,110
Pat Roberts $116,900
Bob Corker $114,770
Jeanne Shaheen $114,374
David Vitter $112,619
Kelly Ayotte $111,899
John Reed $110,550
Michael Bennet $109,126
Alan Franken $109,018
Tom Udall $107,468
John Cornyn $107,000
Saxby Chambliss $103,650
Max Baucus $102,050
John Barrasso $99,050
Tim Johnson $91,965
Maria Cantwell $91,562
Orrin Hatch $91,500
Jefferson Sessions $86,550
Marco Rubio $86,200
Lisa Murkowski $85,900
Amy Klobuchar $85,297
Lindsey Graham $84,515
Daniel Coats $82,733
Patty Murray $81,550
Richard Blumenthal $80,640
Thomas Harkin $80,230
Elizabeth Warren $76,538
Patrick Leahy $74,062
Joe Donnelly $72,911
Dean Heller $71,100
Richard Burr $70,850
Robert Portman $68,815
John Hoeven $67,535
Mike Johanns $63,635
Thomas Carper $62,700
Heidi Heitkamp $62,188
James Inhofe $60,000
Charles Grassley $57,600
Jerry Moran $53,400
Christopher Murphy $49,050
Thomas Coburn $47,445
Angus King $46,500
Michael Crapo $45,750
Mike Lee $45,030
James Risch $41,750
Patrick Toomey $40,500
Ted Cruz $39,354
Mazie Hirono $39,050
Mark Begich $36,727
John Boozman $34,250
Kay Hagan $32,933
Michael Enzi $31,600
John Isakson $31,600
Richard Shelby $27,250
Deb Fischer $26,400
Chris Coons $20,774
Ron Johnson $10,400
Rand Paul $5,500
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