Comments on: Lets Hear it for Mr. Cao–Republican breaks ranks. http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/11/lets-hear-it-for-mr-cao-republican-breaks-ranks/ An International Online Magazine where people can finish their thoughts Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Hazelgrove http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/11/lets-hear-it-for-mr-cao-republican-breaks-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Bill Hazelgrove Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:31 +0000 http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/?p=10535#comment-3638 I hope Mr. Cao has a long and prosperous career. He already has a legacy. I hope Mr. Cao has a long and prosperous career. He already has a legacy.

]]> By: Prentiss Gray http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/11/lets-hear-it-for-mr-cao-republican-breaks-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Prentiss Gray Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:13:37 +0000 http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/?p=10535#comment-3634 He will be fine. As much as his party will hate this, his district will love him for it. The Republican party is already worried (the democrats should be as well) that the tight hold the conservative right wing has on the party is actually going to end up making the party smaller. There was a big story around here right after the election that a moderate Republican candidate for the legislature got tired of being "muscled" by the far right and dropped out of the race and threw all her votes to the Democrat running against her. It did my heart good. He will be fine. As much as his party will hate this, his district will love him for it. The Republican party is already worried (the democrats should be as well) that the tight hold the conservative right wing has on the party is actually going to end up making the party smaller. There was a big story around here right after the election that a moderate Republican candidate for the legislature got tired of being “muscled” by the far right and dropped out of the race and threw all her votes to the Democrat running against her. It did my heart good.

]]> By: Tim Roux http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/11/lets-hear-it-for-mr-cao-republican-breaks-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Tim Roux Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:18:21 +0000 http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/?p=10535#comment-3630 I see a crucifixion coming but some of those who are crucified have a handy little trick of arising from the dead. Ken Livingstone, the British MP and former Mayor of London, was aboslutely loathed by his Labour Party whips. He just simply refused to follow the party line when he didn't agree with it. The vilification campaign against him was spectacular. You really have to watch these parliamentary whips in action. They are murderous. I would guess that the US ones are considerably worse. I see a crucifixion coming but some of those who are crucified have a handy little trick of arising from the dead.

Ken Livingstone, the British MP and former Mayor of London, was aboslutely loathed by his Labour Party whips. He just simply refused to follow the party line when he didn’t agree with it. The vilification campaign against him was spectacular. You really have to watch these parliamentary whips in action. They are murderous. I would guess that the US ones are considerably worse.

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