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Tx4obama

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6. As the OP states, we have 100 senators in the U.S. Senate.

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 06:42 AM

Feb 2012

Your comment reminds me of the ex-Governor Manchin of West Virginia who is now a U.S. Senator.
When we had a coal-mine disaster several years ago in West Virginia Manchin, then a Governor, was up for several days and nights keeping the public informed of what was happening - and at the time I thought he was absolutely wonderful.
BUT after Senator Byrd died he was elected as a U.S. Senator from West Virginia and he has been disappointing on many of the bills he has voted on.

You can never put 100% trust in anyone to ever do the right thing every time.

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We must work to elect more women to The U.S. Congress [View all] Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP

Funny, a friend of mine just said that on Facebook today. TheWraith Feb 2012 #1

I have been saying this for eons, here and elsewhere. MADem Feb 2012 #2

Not all female politicians are good... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #3

That can be true, BUT ... Tx4obama Feb 2012 #4

The US lags far behind other parts of the world... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #5

As the OP states, we have 100 senators in the U.S. Senate. Tx4obama Feb 2012 #6

I think some pollies are born with an inate sense of empathy in emergencies... Violet_Crumble Feb 2012 #7

I agree! kdmorris Feb 2012 #8

Better worry liberal first. More Virginia Foxx's and Michelle Bachmans are not TheKentuckian Feb 2012 #9

I thought that when I first read the headline Irishonly Feb 2012 #13

Error in the Wiki text: "women were first elected in number in 1992." Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #10

The text says: " ... first elected in number ... " Tx4obama Feb 2012 #11

You're right. n/t Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #12

No, we need to elect more feminists to office laconicsax Feb 2012 #14

Exactly. Shift the center by replacing the most heinous and electing the most decent you can MH1 Feb 2012 #15