The Sound of Silence

Crooks & Liars (0.00 / 0)

Cut a deal with John. Look for it over there if it gets "disappeared" here.

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by: Scarce @ Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 18:31:31 PM UTC

Didn't know Warner voted against debate (0.00 / 0)

What did Hagel do?

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by: greenpeas @ Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 13:12:58 PM UTC

Voted against it also (0.00 / 0)

What a good soldier, eh?

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by: Scarce @ Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 13:17:46 PM UTC

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AHA! Doesn't walk the talk, as reported! n/t (0.00 / 0)

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by: greenpeas @ Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 13:19:51 PM UTC

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Different ethos at work in the Senate (0.00 / 0)

While what we see ("we" being regular people) as hypocrisy and as character flaws, Senators are conditioned to react on communal standards of conduct sometimes totally at odds with which the words they have just uttered. And most see nothing wrong or discordant with this. It's simply how things work in that environment.

When things do get out of tune it's usually the result of some  cross-interference, such as an impending election where an electoral populace completely ignorant of the rules and conditions these stewards of government operate under nevertheless get to pass judgment on things they (we) just don't understand, in most cases beyond our (their) comprehension. That creates problems. In such cases allowances may be made, such as for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me) and Sen. Norman Coleman (R-MN) who were allowed to vote against their party.

While this condition completely infests the Republicans, for practical purposes it's the Democrats who bear the brunt of public criticism and responsibility, until recently even by members of their own community, most publicly by Senator Lieberman.

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by: Scarce @ Fri Feb 09, 2007 at 14:11:36 PM UTC

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