There are a variety of reasons why, but for several of the senators there was a more personal component to their decision to wade into a contested primary between two GOP House colleagues: a C Street connection.
Moran is a resident of the three-floor, red brick town house at 133 C St. S.E. that functions as a group home for 10 lawmakers and a sanctuary for prayer and Bible study. Tiahrt only occasionally attended events there.
While none of Moran’s C Street housemates, Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), nor C Street frequenter Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) says the C Street bond was the driving force behind their endorsements, Thune and DeMint acknowledge that the relationships forged there played a role in their decision-making process.
“You have an opportunity when you’re around other people to get to know them, and, obviously, I think it makes a difference,†said Thune. “I think Jerry has cultivated a lot of relationships with senators, and it’s paid off.â€
So? I can think of far worse people to hang out with.
Don’t make me list Obama’s pals. I’d be here all night.
And one more thing. This “rape vote” stuff is really getting tiresome. You must really be desperate.
One more time: It wasn’t about rape victims. It was about an internaal policy of a corporation. Remember how people characterized Obama’s vote in the Illinois Legislature on late-term abortion as being against defenseless babies? He said he had other reasons for that vote. There’s no difference here.
Defending a corporation’s right to prevent employees from suing them due to criminal activity perpetuated by fellow employees doesn’t have a much better ring to it.
The only reason it is getting tiresome is becuse you are afraid people might learn the truth. Ten other Republicans supported the Franken bill… but not Thune. That is all we need to know.
Nice red herring argument about Obama’s pals though. Logical fallacies always work wonders.
One more time: It wasn’t about rape victims. It was about an internaal policy of a corporation.
It was about people being deprived of their legal right to a trial by jury.
What about that is right in any way?
GoD-
You should know by now, Republicans don’t believe the poor or average Joe has a right to due process, because that means it would equalize Joe Six-Pack with people like Steve Forbes.
Interloper is grasping, big time.
The comparison with Obama’s vote was a logical one. It wasn’t about dead babies, according to him. Thune’s vote wasn’t about rape victims. And you are trashing Thune’s friends. But trashing Obama’s pals is not comparable. Wow.
And one more time, let’s face it. Anybody but Halliburton, and that sexist racist “in the name of satire” Franken wouldn’t have taken a second look at this. (Guess he’s trying to make up for the idiotic waste of time questioning a Supreme Court nominee about Perry Mason.)
And anybody but Thune, and you wouldn’t be beating this to a pulp. The fact that you won’t let this go shows YOU are the ones who are grasping.
Keep it goin’, guys!!
And you are trashing Thune’s friends. But trashing Obama’s pals is not comparable.
Umm… well no, it’s not. Let me break it down for you. This story is about John Thune. It isn’t about Obama, his friends, his associates, or his barber.
Now regardless of what you think of Thune, the fact is this relates to his associations or “pals” as you put it. You can argue against the viewpoint of the original author, but when your only defense is to fall back upon a list of Obama’s “pals”, you have resorted to a classic red herring argument.
That is a logical fallacy, whether you agree to it or not.
Anybody but Halliburton, and that sexist racist “in the name of satire†Franken wouldn’t have taken a second look at this.
That is arguable as it seems Franken isn’t writing a bill to deal with Halliburton, but rather any company who accepts government funds. Seems like a pretty broad brush to me.
However, even if what you suggest is true – SO WHAT? At least someone is looking at it, and at least 70 out of 100 of our US Senators agree that something needs to be done, while the other 30 (which includes Thune) are digging for excuses to vote the other way because they can’t bring themselves to agree with a Democrat or be perceived as going against big business.
Not that the original story had jack to do with the “rape vote” anyway… you brought that into the discussion with your second post.
Costner is right, this has less to do with rape and more to do with what is legal and right.