Judgment Day for Chafee
Written by Sam on September 12th, 2006Today is a big day for the Republican Party. In a little over four hours the polls in Rhode Island will close and we will see whether principle or power prevail. It’s been no secret that Senator Dole has poured well over a million dollars into Chafee’s survival. From her perspective, keeping the seat in Rhode Island keeps the Republicans in power, but to what consequence? In four years of complete GOP control we have not seen tax code reform, Social Security private accounts, responsible spending, and limited government and that is because the Republicans continue to harbor individuals like Lincoln Chafee and others who do n0t believe in these things. It makes you wonder why Chafee is even a Republican considering he seems to disagree on just about every principle the party was built on. How is he any different than a Democrat?
I’m just as aware as the next guy that the probability of Laffey keeping the seat in the most Democrat state in the country is slim, but that is not really what this primary is about. This is about sending a message to D.C. that we don’t all get out there and bust our butts to keep Republicans in the majority so that they can stumble over their own feet by defending those who thwart the very agenda we put them in there for.
Good luck tonight, Steve!
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The loss of the Rhode Island U.S. Senate seat would, on November 7th, be spun into a “stinging rebuke for Republican President George W. Bush” according to media elites at CBS News and ABC. Of course, this is ridiculous but the media plays that game. Chafee’s win isn’t much better, but it will prevent the Rhode Island GOP and conservative organizations in the state from tanking financially.
Chafee’s continued presence will also help the Club for Growth raise money over the long run.
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Kudos on your loss — I, for one, was more than happy to see one of the only Republicans in the senate with some personal decency and independence fend off a vicious attack from an arrogant, maniacal ass like Steve Laffey.
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Chafee never votes with the republicans.
Chafee supports PORK Spending.
CHafee supports Tax Increases.
Chafee supports Welfare.
Chafee supports abortion on demand.
Chafee supports late term abortion.
Chafee is Anti-War.
Chafee is for higher gas prices.
Yet this A-Hole wins his primary and was supported by his party.
Rhode Island = Rino Island
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Bear in mind that Independents can vote in the Republican Primary in Rhode Island, so I imagine that aided Chafee quite a bit.
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#3: Chafee also votes for Republican committee majorities and the Republican calendar. Those votes may well mean more than all his other votes in the Senate, all of them.
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How long will he continue to do so, Joseph?
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Good point Andrew. It remains to be seen whether this fall, if the Democrats are within 1 vote of a majority, Chafee will pull a Jumpin’ Jeffords and give the Dems control of the Senate. I beliieve this is a very real possibility.
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They won’t come within 1 vote. Why? Because Rick Santorum is going to knock their socks off on November 7th -