Re: Ping: Jim (Napco PCI-Mini)

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 9, 12:49=A0am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> "mleuck" wrote:
>
> > Close, I'm working on revoking Obama's Peace Prize
>
> Obama scored a major victory over the entire Repugnant Party this weekend=
.
> Healthcare reform passed the House of Representatives. =A0Now on to the S=
enate.
> Many folks on both sides of the aisle expect that Joe Lieberman, the Trai=
tor
> from CT, will side with the Repugnants and block the bill from the floor.=
 =A0But
> there's more to this than meets the jaundiced, Repugnant eye.
>
> Watch what happens when Lieberman loses his not only his chairmanship, bu=
t even
> his seat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
> Environment and Public Works Committee and (most important) the Senate Ar=
med
> Services Committee. =A0For a senator, the most important thing is power. =
=A0Power
> brings in huge campaign donations from corporate America. =A0Junior senat=
ors get
> very little support because they wield little power to do the bidding of =
their
> corporate bosses. =A0Guys like Lieberman get huge donations because they =
chair
> powerful comittees. =A0No chairmanship =3D no power and that means no mon=
ey.
>
> If Lieberman filibusters healthcare reform with the Repugnant Party as pr=
omised,
> he will retain his lucrative chairmanships... for about 5 minutes. =A0Unl=
ike many
> Repugnants, Joe is no dummy. =A0He knows what will happen to him and he's=
 not
> about to let that well run dry. =A0This is going to be fun...

The bill is dead and it isn't because of the "Repugnants" or Joe