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In reply to the discussion: New York Rep: GOP Made Us ‘Go Around Like Third World Beggars’ For Sandy Aid [View all]calimary
(81,238 posts)36. Good to hear, and thank you! Thank you for putting country (and conscience) over party ideology.
It takes courage to do that - something we obviously do NOT see anywhere around peter king and all his little friends. We can always hope that they see the light. I doubt most of them will. But then again, were we ever sure we'd reach the point where we'd have a black President in our lifetimes - much less a black President being sworn in a SECOND time? One can always hope. Maybe it has to be like amputation or root canal or something. Maybe with guys like him, it has to hurt so damn bad that you're finally forced to do, in extreme, what you should have done a long time ago when the remedy wasn't as drastic.
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New York Rep: GOP Made Us ‘Go Around Like Third World Beggars’ For Sandy Aid [View all]
DonViejo
Jan 2013
OP
Good to hear, and thank you! Thank you for putting country (and conscience) over party ideology.
calimary
Jan 2013
#36
I hope he and the rest of the NY and NJ delegations have long memories and don't forgive, either
Hekate
Jan 2013
#4
It's only fair to note that plenty of them weren't even states at the outbreak of the Civil War
DFW
Jan 2013
#11
That will not be a true test of his character because he would face claims of hypocrisy if he votes
merrily
Jan 2013
#21
he picked his party, he picked his friends .......... now he sees what the country sees
Angry Dragon
Jan 2013
#30
Well, that's YOUR party, honey. They're your very own. You must be SO proud...
calimary
Jan 2013
#32
King is also a hypocrite. They are his own Party, the Party he helped create.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#37