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Daniel537

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9. I stopped trusting anybody up on DC a long time ago.

Reply to KoKo (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 06:50 AM

Nov 2012

Even people who you might think would always be on our side, always have some blotch on their record. What we have to do is hold their feet to the fire, not give them any kind of unconditional support.

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Leahy (D-VT) scuttles his warrantless e-mail surveillance bill [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2012 OP

it's the first step to ditching the police state nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Let's make it a step toward ditching the Patriot Act PuffedMica Nov 2012 #8

I don't know why he ever supported it democrattotheend Nov 2012 #2

If you were here in early DU Days...he was a Hero to us...but, he turned ...time and time KoKo Nov 2012 #3

I stopped trusting anybody up on DC a long time ago. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #9

Wow, that is so disappointing, he was one of the people I used to have sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #4

I think there is something in the banks, in DC. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #5

I thought Leahy was dead. OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #6

I was just thinking about him the other day and wondering what sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #7

I remember when Sheldon Whitehouse was celebrated as a new, powerful Liberal Voice in the Senate... KoKo Nov 2012 #10

yeah...he just as well be dead. Not seen or heard from in years...n/t KoKo Nov 2012 #11