Country First.

Well, there's the problem. We've got a Senator who's hooked on (0.00 / 0)

honor and privilege and hasn't got a clue about the work servants are expected to do.  Ayotte apparently thinks the voters have consented to be her servants.  So, she gracefully accepts their obeisance.
Democracy as rotating royalty.

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by: hannah @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 05:54:15 AM CST

This (4.00 / 1)

 

took her all of two weeks to become a mindless pawn of the DC GOP.

Is what she was selected, packaged and marketed to voters to be. Nothing more.  

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by: Jennifer Daler @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 06:48:52 AM CST

the question at our County Committee Meeting (0.00 / 0)

Why why why did we(and Paul Hodes) not talk more about womens rights? Sen.elect Kelly Ayotte was willing to sacrifice a women's right to choose for power. She will have blood on her hands.

Annie 2012!

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by: JonnyBBad @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 07:05:12 AM CST

This is promising. (0.00 / 0)

Obama Forces Showdown With G.O.P. on Arms Pact

Buried at the bottom of the story is this description of reality (emphasis mine):

At this point, the Democratic strategy is to keep pressing for a deal with Mr. Kyl and to respond to every Republican question in an effort to minimize any pretext for opposition.

I'm not expecting that this will result in an immediate win for the president.  But Republicans do run the risk of alienating the public and the media opinion shapers who see the value in this treaty.  

I'm also eager to find out if this reflects a change in governing style at the WH or if this is simply an issue that the president is passionate about.  Remember, while in the Senate, Obama partnered with Lugar to pass legislation to reduce nuclear proliferation.

On the other hand, from the Department of You Gotta Be Kidding Me, and after reading the results of this Pew Center survey, I'm almost ready to retract my comment about the public not being idiots.  Come on, less than 50% of the public know that the Republicans took over the House?

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/18...

Does not bode well for building popular support for a comprehensive arms treaty.


"Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world." A. Einstein

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by: StraffordDem @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 07:28:43 AM CST

The public........ (0.00 / 0)

It's scary, but not really surprising. Too many people vote for the name they recognize and have no idea what that person stands for or to whom he/she owes allegiance. And, this time, they voted against the incumbent, regardless.

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by: Katemck @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 10:31:56 AM CST

[ Parent ]

True. (0.00 / 0)

The more I think about the treaty, the more sense this approach by the president makes.  If he allows the Republicans to kick the can down the road, this becomes a presidential primary issue for them and another opportunity to take notches out of Obama's leadership belt.

It may also be a tipping point for a media that is too often eager to follow Republican narratives.  Although most of the NYT story today is dedicated to the politics of the treaty, many other actual news organizations (see McClatchy's coverage) are attempting to educate the public substantively. Regardless of the outcome of this strategy by the WH, it may set the stage for successful confrontation with the petulant party of no.

"Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world." A. Einstein

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by: StraffordDem @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 10:42:34 AM CST

[ Parent ]

She's been a tool for a long time folks. (0.00 / 0)

Actual holding -- Planned Parenthood v. Ayotte proving she lied about "victory" -- $300K Atty Fees + Federal Free Press lawsuit:

http://tinyurl.com/25eh5zw

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by: KingCaster @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 09:02:42 AM CST

I have plenty of criticisms of Ayotte, too. (0.00 / 0)

But until she announces her position on the treaty, I think we should actually try to convince her, rather than just complaining about what she seems likely to do.

--
@DougLindner

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 11:19:27 AM CST

I hear you but...... (0.00 / 0)

Her documented history will tell you not to trust her. I've been documenting her for nearly 4 years now and everything I allege is true.

http://christopher-king.blogsp...

She refused to refund $10,000.00 in campaign monies from Taxmasters, a company currently being sued by the Texas Attorney General's Office for false and deceptive consumer practices.

She lost $110M on the Tuttle/JUA Insurance cases. 09-E-148 & 09-E-151, affirmed on Appeal.

Here's her Right-to-Know Ethics violations; she never even saw to it that a 2006 Annual Report was issued, just the facts.

She violated Rules of Civil Procedure in her case against me, which was DISMISSED.

She ignored my Ethics complaint when someone forged a mortgage with my name on it as Title Insurance Producer.

Remember the Unconstitutional juvenile DNA reporting that got rescinded last year after the ACLU busted on her? I was the first to report that, BTW because the boy's father wrote me on it.

And remember Vericomm/MBF Leasing scam that many Attorney Generals were fighting? The Class Action FRAUD case in New York continues watch the video and read the Decision in Pludeman v. Northern Leasing Systems, 2008 NY Slip Op 04183 (2008). The class was certified on 24 April 2009, 2009 NY Slip Op 51290U read the comments. But Kelly Ayotte ignored my complaint on that, of course. It wouldn't surprise me if Sam Shaulson worked on the defense of those crooks too, it's right in his backyard!

Read Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte's true legacy here.

Franconia, Liko Kenney
Nashua, Michael Paulhus
Nashua, Christopher King
Jaffrey, Aaron Deboisbriand
Dalton, Diane Lyon
Hooksett, Gerard Beloin
Statewide: Carey Carlberg/Trooper's mediation
Statewide: Same-sex marriage
National, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood (imploded on remand and Judge Di Clerico awarded attorney fees a coupla' weeks ago hahahahaha they kept that out of most major press but KingCast don't play that).
Lisbon, names and circumstances withheld at present

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by: KingCaster @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 12:55:21 PM CST

[ Parent ]

From the conservative perspective, the purpose of the law is (0.00 / 0)

to subjugate the population.  So, for example, the prosecution of murder is motivated by the perception that the state has been deprived of the services of a citizen, AND the state's prerogative to determine who lives and who dies has been violated.  In other words, murder is an insult to the power of the state.  Rape, on the other hand, is not as serious, since the subjugation of women serves the interests of the state.

It really does depend on what preconceived notions you start from.

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by: hannah @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 13:49:34 PM CST

[ Parent ]

Correct (0.00 / 0)

Which is exactly why LE tells Kelly to leave them alone and we get monsters like McKay and Fred Hoysradt, remember him?

http://kellyayottesenate.blogs...

And Bruce McKay's wife heading to a Safe House? It's in here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Peace.

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by: KingCaster @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 16:02:06 PM CST

[ Parent ]

Call Gregg's office (4.00 / 3)

And urge him to sign START. He's still supposed to be working.

And while you're at it, send the good folks at NH Peace Action a generous donation. NHPA has been steadily working with Gregg and Shaheen to get them to sign this important treaty. NHPA is a small, hardworking organization that relies almost totally on donor funding. NHPA is working for peace, every day of the week, every week of the year, no matter what party is in power. That's:

NHPA
4 Park St. #210
Concord, NH  03301

Confession: I'm on the Board of Directors.  

member of the professional left  

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by: susanthe @ Fri Nov 19, 2010 at 15:14:56 PM CST