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Dustlawyer

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13. They spend so much time raising money at endless fundraisers with the same big donors

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:11 AM

Jul 2014

writing their regular checks as long as the politician keeps saying and doing what they want. If they change their position on that donors pet issues, the checks stop coming to him/her, and start going to their new primary opponent! Talk about a conflict of interest, and Justice Roberts pay attention, when they take the money to vote a certain way, that my friend, is a Quid Pro Quo!

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Kansas senator's slip of tongue spurs new residency questions [View all] alp227 Jul 2014 OP

What he's really wanting to say is ... brett_jv Jul 2014 #1

The real question is... davidpdx Jul 2014 #2

he isn't, itis Kansas olddad56 Jul 2014 #4

Amazing! The F'en senator doesn't even live in his own state. WTF! How can some RKP5637 Jul 2014 #5

Sadly, he will probably be re-elected. LoisB Jul 2014 #17

I will never understand Kansans. Many don't even bother to vote, and then those RKP5637 Jul 2014 #18

Have you read Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas?" alp227 Jul 2014 #21

Parts of it ... I was talking with some of my friends still there recently, they are RKP5637 Jul 2014 #23

Roberts is the typical Spouting Horn Jul 2014 #22

Shades of Santorum... nt Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #3

He should take comfort Bickle Jul 2014 #6

Photos of his houses KansDem Jul 2014 #7

Honestly, it shouldn't matter that much. But then again, politics ain't tiddlywinks. Bucky Jul 2014 #8

It's well past the time all of our Federal Representatives and Senators to be mandated to live A Simple Game Jul 2014 #9

New rule: Senators can buy only one house and must live in it. /nt Ash_F Jul 2014 #10

Update: "New rule: Senators can buy only one house and must live in it RKP5637 Jul 2014 #19

Wasn't he mentioned as a possible CIA director for dubya? (porter goss finally got the nod.) calimary Jul 2014 #11

Wolf is the extremist Koch wingnut, Roberts is the regular GOP wingnut and because of the stupid Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #12

They spend so much time raising money at endless fundraisers with the same big donors Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #13

If the teabagger wins the primary does the Dem have a shot? iandhr Jul 2014 #14

Probably not in Kansas. And some democrats in Kansas are worse than republicans trying RKP5637 Jul 2014 #20

More slippery than a greased pig in that interview. freshwest Jul 2014 #15

The most effective shot is this: HeiressofBickworth Jul 2014 #16

Any chance the dems can win this one? IronLionZion Jul 2014 #24