Two-term Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., surely noticed how the state became a little less reliably Republican in the November election, when the Congress also switched political hands. It may follow that Roberts will face more serious Democratic opposition in next year’s re-election bid than he has in the past. According to the Kansas City Star’s Steve Kraske, the first potential Democratic challenger being mentioned is Steve Boyda, husband of Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka. Still, history is on Roberts’ side: Kansas’ most recent Democratic senator, Wichita attorney George S. McGill, left office in 1939.
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Two Boyda’s? No thanks. Let’s start first by getting the first one to answer questions about secret ballots.
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/022807/union.html
Oh Gawd No!
Nothing against Steve Boyda, but lets not bring Nepotisim to our political arena. We have enough of that with the Bush’s, Clintons, Kennedys, Gores and so on.
This is not 1939. Roberts run this time will be harder, and maybe his hardest ever. People will never forget that Roberts as Chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee hid the truth about Iraq just to protect Bush. Soon those who hate the war in Iraq will learn that they hate Pat Roberts. Who ever runs against Pat will base their campaign on Roberts’ big lie of August 2006. So, Pat just where is that Phase II Report you promised? Add up the Kansas servicepeople that have died in Iraq, and see if the re-election of Pat is really worth the life of anyone of them. It’s not.
Thinkfirst. I seriously doubt it. 98% of the voting public has no idea that Roberts was the former Chairman of the Intelligence Committee and many don’t even know what the hell that means or is.
People aren’t going to forget, they don’t even know. It’s a non issue.
Farmers and Ranchers elected Roberts and they will elect him again.
Uh, Joe, with the numbers of farmers and ranchers steadily declining, they dont hold a majority of votes anymore. Farmers and ranchers cant elect anyone other than the jackasses in sw ks who send timmy huelskamp to topeka, or virginia beemer or john faber, et al. They dont influence statewide elections anymore.
Nick, I asked on another thread that you describe what is anti-biz and anti-worker on the bill you want to hammer boyda with.
It is PRO worker in that it lets workers organize more easily. It is not anti-small biz, unless letting workers organize is anti-biz…
Oh, I guess that IS the wingnut party line.
Please explain how this bill is anti-worker and anti-small biz.
Otherwise? Sit down and STFU. If you are the same nick, you do lots of republican shilling.
I’ll wait for your explanation….
Maybe this year, Roberts will actually come back to Kansas to address an election. He screws off just expecting to win in all the others.
And sadly, he has…till now.
and that’s truly a sadder reflection on Kansas voters than Roberts apathy for the election itself.
ksfarmgirl
I can answer your question.
the bill makes union voting open instead of secret opening employees up to intimidation and threats.
how is that pro-employee?
Right now the national labor relations board regulates union voting – the system is working just fine – why open it to threatening behavior by union bosses?
nice try captain
How would it do that?
Will an open ballot grant clairvoyance on union organizers? How will they employ “intimidation and threats” BEFORE the OPEN vote?
Oh you mean AFTER the vote, those who vote against a union may be judged unkindly by their fellow employeees?They might be seen as scabs or management toadies?GOOD!
Forming a union is a brave act. Brave acts are best done in the light. A closed vote is a refuge for cowards.
I thought the secret ballot was how we voted in this country. Why would that be a refuge for cowards?
Well Joe Williams; then there is me. I’ll help the menory of the masses. Never forget, never forgive.
Well Joe Williams; then there is me. I’ll help the memory of the masses. Never forget, never forgive.