Country First.by: Douglas E. LindnerFri Nov 19, 2010 at 01:28:48 AM EST |
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(Shocker - took her all of two weeks to become a mindless pawn of the DC GOP. Defeating Obama is more important to Kelly Ayotte than America winning. - promoted by Dean Barker) Senator-elect Kelly Ayotte signed a letter along with some other Republican Senators-elect calling for the critical New START Treaty (on nuclear arms control) not to be voted on until the 112th Congress convenes in January with a larger Republican minority in the Senate. I reject the idea that lame ducks lose the responsibility to govern before their successors take office, but there's a more pressing issue here: If the vote is delayed as she wants, will Kelly Ayotte vote to ratify the New START Treaty? Some in her party think this is a good opportunity to deny President Obama a political victory. It can be. But killing this treaty would be a horrifyingly selfish act by a party so hell-bent on winning the next election that they would truly live up to Jon Stewart's hyperbolic suggestion: they hate Obama more than they love America. Senator-elect Ayotte, I implore you to do here what is clearly in the vital interest of all mankind. I don't think you'll ever get my vote, but if you do the right thing on this, you will have my respect. |
From Ayotte's election night speech:And we all know that we live in a dangerous world. Terrorist networks and rogue states continue to threaten free people every day. We must remain vigilant. Tomorrow, we begin the important work of getting our country back on track. To those who are watching at home, please know that regardless of who you voted for, I will be a Senator who listens to the people and respects their views - even when they're different from my own. |