Bob Bennett is such an arrogant senator that in 1994, when the United States Senate considered letting the masses park in their parking spots at Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport, Bennett joined Joe Biden and voted against the idea.
Even Barbara Boxer voted in favor of letting the public in.
Arlen Specter, Jay Rockefeller, Jim Jeffords, Bob Packwood, Chris Dodd, and Bob Bennett — that’s classy company.
Jeff Emanuel
Neil Stevens
Stretching It
saintgeorgegentile Monday, March 8th at 10:41PM EDT (link)Bennett’s my senator (unfortunately, could be worse though, could be my next door neighbor Harry Reid). Going back 16 years for something minor is trivializing the problem. You’re better than this.
Freedom is the glue of capitalism, that amoral wisdom of the markets that most efficiently allots goods and services to a citizenry.
-Victor Davis Hanson
Erick has been running through a list of single errors...
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Monday, March 8th at 10:44PM EDT (link)It goes to show the over all character of the man. It also goes to establish a pattern of repeated behavior.
Just because you don’t know what Erick’s doing doesn’t men Erick doesn’t know what he’s doing.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
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I Know
saintgeorgegentile Monday, March 8th at 11:22PM EDT (link)what Erick is trying to accomplish. My point is that this seems a bit petty (and old). Don’t be so sensitive and don’t write down to me. If you can’t take a little criticism try going over to LGF, I hear they’re looking for people to ban for not agreeing all the time with Dear Leader Charles.
Freedom is the glue of capitalism, that amoral wisdom of the markets that most efficiently allots goods and services to a citizenry.
-Victor Davis Hanson
Wow, I wasn't actually "writing down" to you.
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Monday, March 8th at 11:47PM EDT (link)That was meant in jest, as it was a play on an old saying. Maybe you are the one being a bit sensitive and incapable of criticism.
Now, I would kindly ask that you didn’t compare me with trash running LGF.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
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Old Saying?
saintgeorgegentile Tuesday, March 9th at 12:00AM EDT (link)I’m not sure what old saying you are referring to. It sounded to me more like the “We know what’s best for you” blather we’ve been getting from the cesspool on the Potomac. And no, I’m not sensitive or incapable of accepting criticism (the Augustinians beat that out of us many years ago). Sorry about the CJ crack that was a cheapshot and rude.
Freedom is the glue of capitalism, that amoral wisdom of the markets that most efficiently allots goods and services to a citizenry.
-Victor Davis Hanson
saintgeorgegentile,
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Tuesday, March 9th at 12:28AM EDT (link)My dad used to always say “Just cause you don’t know what I’m doing doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m, doing”, whenever he was going down the long drawn out method of going somewhere or explaining something to someone. Usually, there was a surprise ending.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat
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Who cares?
Bill S (Diary) Tuesday, March 9th at 12:01AM EDT (link)No one’s forcing you to read it.
“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins
Here's the point stgeo...
mbecker908 (Diary) Tuesday, March 9th at 7:27AM EDT (link)do you see anything in Bob Bennett’s actions since then that would indicate he’s any different now than he was then?
If so, say so. If not then Erick’s criticism is absolutely as valid today as it would have been in ’94.
Worried
Cowboy (Diary) Monday, March 8th at 10:55PM EDT (link)It is getting late. I was beginning to think Erick had missed a day.
Keep up the pressure
shushu1 Monday, March 8th at 11:42PM EDT (link)Erick,
Keep up with every bit of pressure you can bring on this guy, he does need to go! And more need to go so I hope you’ll continue with these types of efforts when they come up for re-election.
Examining the character of a man through his past actions is valid
RedBeard Tuesday, March 9th at 6:51AM EDT (link)I doubt seriously that Bennett has been anywhere near the road to Damascus.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Mike Lee
pamdale Tuesday, March 9th at 7:42AM EDT (link)Mike Lee is a true conservative and able to win in 2010.
Take a look and decide for yourself.
http://www.mikelee2010.com/
Meanwhile, keep the heat up on Bennett. More folks here in Utah need to learn about him – even parking spaces.
Ridiculous Post
mikejd Tuesday, March 9th at 7:50AM EDT (link)considering that Bennett voting the same way Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth and Strom Thurmond did…
Bennett may be a tool, but this post is silly.
From Facebook
pamdale Tuesday, March 9th at 8:21AM EDT (link)http://www.facebook.com/StopBobBennett#!/StopBobBennett?v=wall&viewas=1624343122
10 Reasons to Stop Bob Bennett
1. Hailed as a “key Republican negotiator,” Senator Bob Bennett supported and voted for the massive $700 billion Wall Street bailout. (Roll Call Vote #213, 10/01/08)
2. “Few politicians have more ties to Freddie and Fannie than Utah Senator Bob Bennett, who topped all Republicans in campaign contributions from the mortgage duo since 1989.” (Salt Lake Tribune, 09/12/08)
3. Senator Bob Bennett sponsors and supports the so-called “Healthy Americans Act,” a trillion-dollar government takeover of healthcare that rivals ObamaCare for being a massive big government proposal. It would increase job-killing taxes, impose an individual mandate, increase health care costs, and would give Washington the authority to regulate every health care plan in the country.
4. Senator Bob Bennett broke his term limits pledge when he ran for re-election in 2004. Bennett has now been in the Senate for 18 years. (Deseret News, 10/07/98)
5. Bennett voted against an amendment that recommended eliminating free parking privileges at Washington airports for members of Congress. (Roll Call Vote #94, 04/20/94)
6. Bennett voted against an amendment that would defund the “Bridge to Nowhere” pork project. Over the course of his career, he has supported countless earmarks like $200,000 for a museum in Omaha, Nebraska, and $3.7 million for the AFL-CIO. He also voted against a one-year earmark moratorium. (Roll Call Vote #262, 10/20/05; #215, 07/06/09; #385, 10/23/07; #75, 03/13/08)
7. “Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett said he erred in voting three times in the 1990s for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, and today the public need not be overly concerned with the $7 trillion federal deficit.” (Salt Lake Tribune, 02/20/04)
8. Bennett voted against an amendment that recommended that the Senate had a “moral obligation” to offset the cost of new government programs and authorizations, in order to reduce deficit spending and the national debt. (Roll Call Vote #140, 04/24/07)
9. Senator Bob Bennett was named “Porker of the Month” in February, 2002, by the anti-earmark group Citizens Against Government Waste (www.cagw.org).
10. Senator Bob Bennett voted against an amendment that would prohibit Social Security surplus funds from being spent on other government programs. (Roll Call Vote #65, 03/13/08)