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July 22nd at 11:15AM

Republican Senators Allowed to Respect Voters' Wishes... For the Time Being

POSTED BY: CubbyChaser

In case you weren't feeling too cynical about your elected representatives this morning, I humbly present this piece of reportage...

Republican Senate leaders -- terrified by the prospect of losing five or more seats in November -- have freed their members to vote however they need to vote to get reelected, even if that means bucking the president or the party's leadership...

It's unusual for rank-and-file members to get a green light to blow off their party leaders. But these are unusual times for Republicans. They are genuinely worried they could get their clocks cleaned in November. The prevailing attitude: It is better to lose some big votes now than big races in November.

Wow! GOP leaders are actually letting their senators vote in accordance of their constituents wishes? How very magnanimous of them.

Just try and tell me our two-party democracy isn't broken. Just try!

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Vote according to the wishes of their constituents or their lobbyists and contributors?

by Tophe July 22nd at 12:56PM
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July 21st at 12:00PM

Will Democrats Destroy or Simply Demolish Republicans This Fall?

POSTED BY: CubbyChaser

If you have 49 free hours this afternoon, you might want to read this 900-page discussion on Salon about how badly the Democrats are supposedly going to destroy the Republicans in congressional races this November.

I tried reading it, but now I'm 67-years-old and my eye sight is failing me.

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