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Old 05-09-2011, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by piece-itpete View Post
If Obama isn't a liberal, how come he voted like one in the Senate?

Pete
Because of the demands for party discipline on both sides of the aisle (which sucks, IMHO). You cannot get ahead in today's partisan politics by voting your conscience (ask the lady Senators from Maine or Scott Brown in MA, for example).
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