Comments on: Roberts skipping the Republican party

By: lindainks55

lindainks55 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:04:05 +0000

So true, so sad, Phantom. The Eagle won’t remind and the next bright and shiny object is always waiting to be admired.

Meanwhile a few of us remember Roberts is complicit in bush’s war of choice, needless deaths and ruination of our economy. He covered for bush and sold America’s soul.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:57:21 +0000

When (if) he wins he’ll climb right back into the partisan Republican saddle, like he was never gone.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:55:07 +0000

Roberts is continuing to separate himself from his past, both as the bush partisan SIC chaiman, and now distancing himself from the party royalty. Think he’s trying to burnish mccain’s maverick badge and put it on. Problem is, he only has a couple instances where he diverged from the party.
But Kansans’ have such short memeories it’ll probably work. And, you won’t see the Eagle refreshing anyone’s memory.

By: bjb

bjb — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:01:05 +0000

The Dems have already openly promised many suprises in Denver. I project a really big surprise.

The GOP will gather in Minn and look like a herd of drunken elephants staggering across the road and frozen in the headlights of an oncoming convoy. Sept 1 in Minnepolis will be the tragic prelude to a more tragic November for the party that has turned its back on its core principles and gone neo-con.

By: bth

bth — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:58:11 +0000

Maybe that is part of why he got off the Intelligence (sic) Committee.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:35:32 +0000

He’s gotten what he wanted from bush, bush bucks. Now time to try and distance himself. Saw this in the making back then.

By: CapnAmerica

CapnAmerica — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:51:51 +0000

If I were Roberts, I wouldn’t want to be associated with those people either.

Smart move on his part.

By: bth

bth — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:52:28 +0000

I’m inclined to agree with Paul that the bridge defects would not have been detected through inspection. I’m more interested in how it got there in the first place. Sort of like that hotel ‘bridge’ collapse where it was discovered that construction deviated from engineering plans.

Ksgolf – I doubt it will be that close.

By: JMWalker

JMWalker — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:11:08 +0000

O, and the Mayor of Detroit will not attend.

By: JMWalker

JMWalker — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:10:27 +0000

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Franklin
Posted August 17, 2008 at 11:59 am | Permalink

The criminal Mayor of Detroit is an Obama supporter (maybe even a Delegate).
Will the criminal Mayor of Detroit attend the convention?
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So Franklin is now judge and jury of all he detests? Might I remind this moron that this is the United States of America, and we believe in the Bill of Rights, and that a man is innocent until proven guilty. It is up to the courts of this great country, along with a jury of his peers, should he so decide, to try and judge him according to the laws of the land.

By the way, you still haven’t answered XXX’s question.

By: BlueJay

BlueJay — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:09:50 +0000

Will Senator Larry Craig be there?

I mean it’s close to one of his old haunts and all!

By: Franklin

Franklin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:59:55 +0000

The criminal Mayor of Detroit is an Obama supporter (maybe even a Delegate).
Will the criminal Mayor of Detroit attend the convention?

By: KSGolfnut

KSGolfnut — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:30:20 +0000

Re-election projection:

Roberts 58%
Slattery 42%

By: Political_mama

Political_mama — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:28:35 +0000

Its about time Roberts felt the need to ‘come home’ during an election. He’s been MIA for years and years. He’s lost all connection to Kansas people.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:19:28 +0000

The design flaw would not be detected, with an inspection.
Nobody realized the FLAW until the failure of the bridge.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:18:12 +0000

Will the mayor of Detroit attend the Democrat convention?

By: Monkeyhawk

Monkeyhawk — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:14:31 +0000

“Franklin” throws this hissy fit –

“…the bridge in question had a design flaw, from the very beginning.”

And hadn’t been adequately inspected for more than seven years when the DOT determined it was “one of the safest bridges in Minneapolis/St. Paul.”

They may have been right.

They still might be right, now that no one risks life and limb by crossing it anymore.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:08:40 +0000

Monkey lies again!
Monkey, it has been well documented that the bridge in question had a design flaw, from the very beginning.

By: lindainks55

lindainks55 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:48:51 +0000

So cheney will be attending? Last I heard McCain was requesting he not be present, not be given a slot for a speech… BOTH bush and cheney and then McCain? Well, be prepared to be lectured on how to be afraid, very afraid!

By: Monkeyhawk

Monkeyhawk — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:43:49 +0000

“Pedant” notes –

“…the GOP couldn’t have picked a worse place for their convention (Minneapolis is where Larry Craig, R-Sen-Idaho went tap dancing for same-sex sex a while back).”

Also, the MetroDome is the shadow of that I-35 bridge that collapsed due to CONservatives ignoring America’s rotting infrastructure.

By: Pedant

Pedant — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:36:03 +0000

Well, the GOP couldn’t have picked a worse place for their convention (Minneapolis is where Larry Craig, R-Sen-Idaho went tap dancing for same-sex sex a while back).

Couple the setting-ourselves-up-for-ridicule location with the fact that both Augustus Stupidus and Dick Cheney will speak, in prime time :lol: , and if you’re a sitting R Senator you’re presented with an event to avoid, not to attend.

2008: the election year when we voters are going to have to accept that both parties apparently think nothing of filling their collective feet with lead.

By: Regular

Regular — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:34:38 +0000

Go for it Senator Pat, we need to hear from you.

By: JWink

JWink — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:04:16 +0000

Good choice, Senator Pat Roberts. Even though I doubt if Jim Slattery will be a challenge for you, best to get out on the campaign trail here in Kansas and talk to the voters again.