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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
(1) No one ever said Kerry was a swing vote.
(2) The Iraq invasion is not the sort of legislative affair that lends itself to what we're talking about. To tweak legislation is the essence of being an effective Senator. The four you mentioned talk a good game, but they're not doing their share of tweaking.
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Share of tweaking? Who's doing any tweaking these days? It's pure majoritarian politics. Congress has passed 6 bills this year, Class Action, Bankruptcy, Schiavo, and three technical things since then. Class Action and Bankruptcy were negotiated over years, agreed to by republican leadership, and pushed through without amendment. The house even agreed to vote up or down, with no amendments at all.
So, I'm not sure what you're expecting the NE Reps to do, any more than you expect anyone to do anything.
