C'mon Steven, even Ron Paul plays the power game when it comes to committee asignments and majority leaders and inter-GOP leadership races. I know to you, that sort of stuff is insignificant, but to many of us, it does count a bunch.
Even Andre Marou, when he served for 2 years in the Alaska Legislature voted for the Republican in the race for House Majority Leader, which made him, as he acknowledged, a de facto member of the "Republican Caucus." --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Latest polls have Joe Lieberman losing the Democrat Primary for Senate > Reelection to the Leftist/Green guy, by 4 points. > > > > This sets the stage for his Independent run. Polls are showing him > slaughtering the Dem and even worse the hapless Republican in the General > Election. > > > > So, it now looks like Joe Lieberman will win Reelection under the > Independent ticket. > > > > This sets the stage for a super interesting Senate make-up. Imagine if > the Repubs lose 2 seats and Lieberman becomes the swing vote for Senate > control. Will he vote for Harry Reid to be Senate Majority Leader? Vote > for Frist? Or Abstain? > > > > More likely, Repubs lost a seat or two, but not enough to put the Senate > Majority in jeopardy. Then Lieberman will be forced to decide going with > the Republicans. If he votes for Frist, he'll get a cushy Committee > Appointment. He gains nothing by siding with Harry Reid, since the Repubs > will control the Senate regardless. > > > > My bet is that he goes with Frist, making him part of the "Republican > Caucus" and a "Defacto Republican." > > > > Poor Dems, they just shot themselves in the foot. > > > > > > What is pathetic is republicans giving up principle for power. > > Leiberman was the democrat VP candidate, and a statist through and through. > Why would the OPPOSITION want him on their side? Unless of course, the > republicans are just as statist as democrats. Which makes you wonder why > they even bother to vote, if they are so much alike. > > Unless it really is about the power. > > PEACE > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > Franklin County Libertarian Party > (614) 891-8841 > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
