Olympia Snowe just made a speech in the

[sallyseven]

Senate that was the most comprehensive, clear, interesting one I have ever heard from the Senate floor. She is the best. I never have voted for a repuke but I would do so if I had the chance to vote for her. I only hope that some of the fence sitters heard her loud and clear. Unlike Warner who is so concerned about embarrassing bush she obviously didn't care. Hooray for her.

[AX10]

1. She also voted to filibuster the resolution condemning Iraq!

Republicans must be defeated everywhere. They are all the same.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. There are things she has said that made me smile.

She began with drinking the koolaid, but has since changed her diet.

[Captain Hilts]

3. She has no biz being a Republican, but she disappointed me on some recent votes.

I'll have to catch the text of her comments.

[MethuenProgressive]

4. A Maine Republican = a Georgia Democrat in a lot of ways...

I like the Senators from Maine. Certainly better people than the candidates the Democrats have offered up to oppose them.

[Old and In the Way]

5. I'll happily vote against her.

While she is reasonably moderate Republican, we need to contest every seat in the Senate.

[quispquake]

6. ditto...

...and when push comes to shove from her Republican masters, she rolls most of the time..."not as bad as" is not a recommendation sorry to say...

[MaineDem]

7. I haven't voted for her yet and I'm not about to start

We can do better. But we can do far worse, as well.

[Captain Hilts]

8. I'd vote against my own mother to get a bigger margin in the senate. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. but your mom loves Condi and George. Still, she is not a bad lady.

No?

[Captain Hilts]

11. You're insulting my MOTHER! Them's fightin' words. She HATES Condi, etc. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. ooops. sorry. (insert sheepish grin)

I meant nothing untoward.

[napi21]

13. Wouldn't it better to encourage her to switch parties?

She can trade places with Leiberman! Hell, he wants to please thePubs more than the Dems anyway, and we'd be much better without him!

[Old and In the Way]

14. I written to her and Sue a few times to do this.

Trying to appeal to their sense of history and the role they can play in shaping it. Alas, no response.

[MaineDem]

18. She will never change parties

Don't let her occasional sanity fool you. She's a Republican and votes that way over 80% of the time.

[YvonneCa]

9. I saw it...

...it was good. Missed the context, though. Durbin was chair...seemed unhappy. (?)

[AlCzervik]

15. Snowe and Collins are the chairpersons for McCain's exploratory committee.

just an aside for those who didn't know.

[Captain Hilts]

17. This really surprised me. Ollie would be a better candidate.

Hitch your wagons to a falling star, ladies!

[SaveElmer]

16. She's a vote for a Republican leader...

I need to know nothing more than that!