Collins: I might vote against the final stimulus bill if it’s too porky
posted at 5:29 pm on February 7, 2009 by Allahpundit
The Freepers are buzzing about this so I figured you’d want to see the clip. Note: She doesn’t mean she might vote against the final Senate bill. That’s a done deal. She’s talking about the real final bill, the one that’ll come back from conference committee after the House and Senate huddle next week. If they start dumping money back into it that was cut from this one — which is possible — then, in theory, she’ll pull the plug. Anyone see that happening realistically, though, considering (a) she’s already shown she’s willing to tolerate a more expensive bill than Nancy Pelosi, and (b) she’s had her patriotism sanctified by the blessed hand of The One? Worth every penny of that trillion.
If you want to make your feelings known, here’s her contact information. Please be polite. She’ll ignore you either way, but at least your conscience will be clear.
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A collective fart in her general direction should do nicely…….
Seven Percent Solution on February 7, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Steve_Abbott@collins.senate.gov;
Holly_Nesbit@collins.senate.gov;
A few staff members you can e-mail as well….
izoneguy on February 7, 2009 at 5:32 PM
But…but… we need a big tent party!!!
VolMagic on February 7, 2009 at 5:33 PM
I suspect the negative
backlashfeedback may have influenced this possible change of heart.kanda on February 7, 2009 at 5:33 PM
This lady is a moron. She needs to be shunned by Republicans. Kick her sorry azz out of the caucus and let her sit with the Dems, in the open.
I would also like to see someone interview her and question her strongly about our quickly deteriorating monetary position, to expose what a friggin’ clueless idiot she is.
“Once again bloated with wasteful spending”? What the heck does she think it is, now. And let’s hear her answer the mechanisms that she sees this Porkulus Socialism bill employing to create jobs. People let these fools off without any tough questioning about the details of their lunacy.
I am absolutely incensed that these fools are allowed to skate on their stupidity and disingenuous arguments.
Another “patriot” for the enemies of America.
progressoverpeace on February 7, 2009 at 5:36 PM
She is such an unimpressive public figure….pathetic really.
How do these people get elected and re-elected? No wonder this country is screwed when the only choices we have to vote vote are people like these.
We deserve everything coming our way.
TheAdmiral on February 7, 2009 at 5:36 PM
she looka like a man
Darth Executor on February 7, 2009 at 5:37 PM
She wants to show us she’s really, REALLY thinking hard about it, and this has nothing to do with pork for her state. In the end, she’ll roll over quietly because it’s for the children.
a capella on February 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Ah, a Monty Python fan I see.
Dingbat63 on February 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM
She a bagga doucha.
nickj116 on February 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM
I can’t figure out how $900 billion is too much but $800 billion is OK.
Mark1971 on February 7, 2009 at 5:43 PM
To Senator Collins! FU! WTF! Screw You! Go F Yourself!
sabbott on February 7, 2009 at 5:43 PM
McConnell ought to just give her, Snowe, and Specter change of party affiliation forms and be done with it. The only thing Republican about these three is their party affiliation.
Matt Helm on February 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM
There ya go. Fixed it for you.
gryphon202 on February 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Who cares? The whole party is broken. If it wasn’t irreparably damaged, we wouldn’t have B. Hussein Obama in the White House.
gryphon202 on February 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Well, when you are following the Crap Sandwich diet, Crap Sandwich Lite ($800 billion) is certainly better than full fat Crap Sandwich ($900 billion). I think the Lite version is lower in carbs.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on February 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Nothing is irreparably broken. It’s just that nobody’s really all that interested in fixing it properly.
Darth Executor on February 7, 2009 at 5:46 PM
She misses a teleprompter just as much as Obama does, perhaps more.
drunyan8315 on February 7, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Who cares about the FINAL bill? If this thing gets cloture, the dems in conference will do whatever the heck they want – anything under a trillion would be a (pleasant?) surprise. Cloture is the only vote that matters and she’s already Crossed her Rubicon on that one.
[Both hands doing obscene gesture, held 1 foot apart]
Trillion…
Trillion dollar…
Trillion dollar footlong @#$% sandwich on wheat, to go, please.
innominatus on February 7, 2009 at 5:49 PM
WHAT SABBOTT SAID!!!!!
Branch Rickey on February 7, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Where the hell are those blue dog Democrats…I wonder if those Southern states that elected one of Chuck Schumer’s “Blue Dog Democrats” would like to have their vote back, especially those states running surpluses.
RedSoxNation on February 7, 2009 at 5:51 PM
I agree with you here, AP. She’s not going to vote against this bill, she’s here justifying her vote.
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I don’t recall seeing her speak so haltingly before. Is she normally like this?
Spirit of 1776 on February 7, 2009 at 5:52 PM
She must be related to Barnabus Collins the blood sucker from the Dark Shadows TV show.
eaglewingz08 on February 7, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Exactly- conference will do whatever they want, the GOP can get them coffee if they’re even invited.
This was about the Messiah, Nan, and Harry owning this and the GOP in the Senate gave them cover.
jjshaka on February 7, 2009 at 5:54 PM
rHere is where my Civics gets hazy. Can they filibuster the final bill that comes back after committee? (the house/senate committee for the final, final portion of this catastrophe).
karenhasfreedom on February 7, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Her “qualification” is that she worked for Maine Senator Bill Cohen for 12 years. Oh, and she also thought that Bill Clinton was above the law.
Del Dolemonte on February 7, 2009 at 5:55 PM
That we tried, or for what comes later? Actually, it’ll work for both for me.
JiangxiDad on February 7, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I posted yesterday about how the media will start referring to this as a bipartisan deal. Well, the Washington Post headline:
Over the next year or two look for the use of the “bipartisan” label to increase in direct proportion to the unpopularity of this bill as it fails to deliver.
Of course, if it does happen to work (which it won’t) it will always be called the Obama stimulus bill.
We are really defining down “bipartisan” here when 3 liberal Republicans get bought off and now we call it bipartisan.
I guess the 2004 Republican Convention was a bipartisan affair because Zell Miller spoke. And the 2008 Republican Convention must have been a real bipartisan, bringing people together, reaching across the aisle event because Joe Liebermann was there.
JohnInCA on February 7, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Moderate Republicans, don’tcha just love them?
Good, let them drive the liberals crazy for awhile. It’s a short drive and a nice weekend.
She’ll vote for it; she just wants to sound tough.
SteveMG on February 7, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Collins is a fool. Anyone with half a brain can see that this is a total rape of the treasury designed to pay of Obama’s parasitic constituents and left wing supporters. Is this woman really as dumb as she appears?
rplat on February 7, 2009 at 5:59 PM
She’s looking for some of the pork action herself.
Rode Werk on February 7, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Yes.
progressoverpeace on February 7, 2009 at 6:01 PM
For now, I am going to have to pass on writing to this filthy whore. I have a strong feeling that any honest opinion I put into print about her and her opinions would likely result in a free trip to the re-education camp for me.
If anyone else can manage to write something pointed and profession to this skank, I’d be happy to forward a form letter with my name attached.
Damiano on February 7, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Is this woman really looking for some of the pork action herself?
izoneguy on February 7, 2009 at 6:03 PM
She needs to be sent out for a day of fishing on the lake…
Chuck Schick on February 7, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Not to worry. At least you got to know so many of the other campers you’ll meet from this site. I get the bottom bunk!
JiangxiDad on February 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM
1. How much money was in the stimulus bill for the state of Maine and her pet projects when she was against the stimulus bill?
2. How much money is NOW in stimulus bill for the state of Maine and her pet projects now that she supports the stimulus bill?
albill on February 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM
From Wikipedia (Ok, consider the source, but still..)
I don’t think this qualifies as a budget bill. I’ts an appropriation, but not the annual budget. Don’t understand the privileged bit, but apparently there is some possibility of a filibuster.
I bet Harry fiddles the numbers so its looks as if it comes in at $827 bilion (the Senate’s number), and Collins falls for it as not having been increased.
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:08 PM
What a phoney. Her vote means everything now and nothing for the final bill. CYA…jerk
Wade on February 7, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Like The South Park Guys would say, “Most elections are between a Giant Douche or A Turd Sandwich!”
Collins is a Giant Douche trying to force-feed the American People a Turd Sandwich – she manages to achieve both.
And I don’t mean to leave Olympia Snowe out – it’s just that she’s a Wrinkly Hag Douche with Karen Carpenter Syndrome.
And I am so sick of Expectorant (Sellout – PA) – He is a Turd Sandwich sucking on a Giant Douche, IMAO.
Branch Rickey on February 7, 2009 at 6:11 PM
RINO idiot.
Benjamin9 on February 7, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Excellent article from VDH – a few days old, but worth every word.
Yes. She’s weasely, holier than though, in a somewhat veiled way, same as Snow. They both live in an alternate universe.
Entelechy on February 7, 2009 at 6:12 PM
LOL
o/t – Any of you from OHIO (which went for Ogabe, btw) EVER make fun of Southerners again; hold your tongue. At least we know to fish…
Branch Rickey on February 7, 2009 at 6:13 PM
“We’ve already settled what you are, now we’re just haggling over the price …”
PackerBronco on February 7, 2009 at 6:15 PM
STFD and STFU Aunt Bea. Go home and bake some F’n cookies!
sonnyspats1 on February 7, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Maine gets $258 million in House version of stimulus (WSJ)
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I’m going to go out on a limb and say, “yes!”
Branch Rickey on February 7, 2009 at 6:17 PM
No Sale! Aunt Bea
sonnyspats1 on February 7, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Tell it like it is, AP. Give a bunch of greedy, senescent morons someone else’s checkbook and point them toward the candy store, and the hilarity of total financial meltdown just has to ensue.
MrScribbler on February 7, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Mrs. Collins, your name has been added to the list. I’ve made a duplicate too, just in case.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 7, 2009 at 6:25 PM
110 billion cut of wasteful spending…..another 890billion to go.
IDIOT, MORONS
Mercy4Me on February 7, 2009 at 6:26 PM
I think she knows she’s in deep doggy doo with her party. She’s going to have to repent completely before I will listen to her or spectre or what’s his name again.
DrStock on February 7, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Can’t help but get the feeling that the liberals in Maine keep electing these two “Republicans” just to embarrass us.
clearbluesky on February 7, 2009 at 6:28 PM
To think these idiots have so much control on the levers of our economy is truly frightening.
We need a f@cking revolution.
aquaviva on February 7, 2009 at 6:29 PM
She seems to be afflicted with some progressive disease (seriously; no sarc)
DrStock on February 7, 2009 at 6:29 PM
What a dimwitted moron.
Lonetown on February 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM
We’re going to get a monetary collapse, instead.
progressoverpeace on February 7, 2009 at 6:30 PM
We’re told that we have to help out those Northeast Republicans who are becoming an endangered species. I have to ask, why? If they’re just Democrats by another name anyway…
ddrintn on February 7, 2009 at 6:31 PM
How do you know this country is screwed?
When 3 out of 4 Senators from NORTH CAROLINA and VIRGINIA, vote for a TRILLION dollar spending bill.
That’s how.
artist on February 7, 2009 at 6:31 PM
The three noodle spines have earned a chapter in the book “Great Moderates in History.” Rush says that he’s looked for the book, but there doesn’t seem to be one.
Mark30339 on February 7, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Ahhh… love it…
She’ll vote for the origional Commit… so it gets the 60 votes needed to go to the real vote…
And then vote against it… (only takes 51 to pass)
And then vote against it again when the conference report comes up (only takes 51 votes).
Or, in other words, she’ll vote for it when its important, and then vote against it when it does not matter….
Politicians at their best.
Romeo13 on February 7, 2009 at 6:34 PM
What a ditz! I cannot stand the way she talks – very valley girlish.
I always though my own senator, “Kay!”, was the biggest airhead in the Senate – looks like she has competition.
On second thought – make that the biggest Republican airhead – no one can compete with Boxer.
Phildorex on February 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Is there some reason the SCOTUS can’t declare the stimulus bill unconstitutional?
DerKrieger on February 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM
NO STIMULUS!
Seven Percent Solution on February 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM
It is precisely because RINOS like this exist that I no longer donate to the congressional election committees. I now pick my candidates to support individually. I do NOT want my money to support Specter when he runs again in 2010. You know the national committee will not help his primary opponent. I will.
karenhasfreedom on February 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Look, there’s a lot of talk, but only a few real remedies.
Specter’s beatable, and if anyone can replace him, it’s going to be Toomey, especially in a Republican year.
Collins just got re-elected and Snowe’s got a 75% approval rating in heavily Democratic Maine. They aren’t going anywhere. The only hope is either to elect enough
Republicansconservatives so we’ll never have to depend on the Maine sisters again, or to elect a ton of conservative senators and expel these quislings from the caucus. Let the Dems have ‘em.KingGold on February 7, 2009 at 6:36 PM
I started drinking. Heavily.
All I can say is “Thank You” to everyone for taking time out of your busy days to express your displeasure with our dem wanna-be senators. Don’t let up, and make sure the GOP leadership hears it too, they need to step up too.
A little bit about this state in case you’re interested:
40 years of liberal rule and over-the-top out-of-control environmental wackos have decimated the economy in this state. And its not getting better.
Maine is slowly turning into a retirement community and national park. Our greatest Export is our kids, leaving in droves to go find work.
The jobs here have been drying up big time over the last 20 years. Our paper manufacturing companies have been destroyed due to high operating costs (electricity is 13cents / kwh, nationally it’s 7cents), unions, the highest taxes, and free trade agreements. They shut down Maine Yankee in 1997.
Maine has 2 fortune 1000 companies, Hannaford and Unum Provident. New businesses don’t come here, they get taxed to death in a business unfriendly climate. Every year we have massive cost overruns from DHS and millions of taxpayer dollars dissappear into thin air.
We have had a string of the most ineffective governers you can imagine. On every ballot, they introduce bond issues and they always pass, and we are always in debt.
Maybe I should move to a red state before they close this state down.
maineconservative on February 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM
i emailed this hag this morning to let her know what a traitor she is, as well as specter….
me has a feeling we will be seeing a lot of backpeddling from these two and snow this week. the weekend won’t be kind to these pansies.
anyone want to take bets on what was promised to benefit the two traitors from Maine?
sandlin71 on February 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM
What if we call our demoleftard Senators and complain that too much has been cut? “Senator, it would be a shame to waste a perfectly good crisis by not getting another $500 billion for education! Please don’t vote for this bill as it is written!” Thereby getting the far leftys to lard it up so much that the Blue Dogs say no? Pipe dream?
innominatus on February 7, 2009 at 6:38 PM
The Left savaged Collins in last year’s election.
And now she supports their pet project.
artist on February 7, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Yup.
Weight of Glory on February 7, 2009 at 6:41 PM
“What a travesty of a travesty of a sham of a sham of a travesty of a sham” Woody Allen
DrStock on February 7, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Talk about not being able to see the forest for the trees.
Maxx on February 7, 2009 at 6:42 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/07/gop-senators-risk-political-backlash-support-stimulus/
artist on February 7, 2009 at 6:42 PM
If you want to pick off a Democrat Senator, e-mail and call Blanche Lincoln from my state of Arkansas. She’s already going to be on the line with card check and other pro union measures being the senator from the home state of Wal-Mart and Tyson. She’s up in 2010, we’re a Red state, and she’s definitely vulnerable. Let the deluge begin!
DerKrieger on February 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Just another foolish, “abused” woman who keeps going back to her abuser when he makes claims of how special she is, and promises what he’ll do for her next time, and bygones are bygones (after the election, in her case)…
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Boy, it looks like they are trying to turn red states into blue ones.
faraway on February 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM
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Fraid not… Just wounded. The election was rigged by the press, skewed by the war in Iraq, lost by the Maverick, and insured by the downward trend in housing prices, and the sudden collapse of banking and the stock markets… etc.
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The loss was much less about the Republican party than about all these things, and Conservative Values are the long and short answer. So let’s get the Repubs to pick up on that because it is our best hope.
RalphyBoy on February 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I’m a Maine Republican, and I’ve left so many disgruntled messages it’s a joke. I doubt it makes a difference, but I will never vote for this piece of sh*t again. I predict she’ll be defeated in the next go around, by a legitimate democrat.
She makes me want to vomit.
ErinF on February 7, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Looks like Susan Collins put out like a Coke machine on her date with Bambi at the White House.
Percy_Peabody on February 7, 2009 at 6:46 PM
The one who is really weak is Specter. He is up in 2010, and Rick Santorum hsd an article in the Inquirer a few weeks ago how Specter could have a primary challenger.
Toomey was only one of several names. Don’t know the others, but they were in state elective posts. Last time Santorum and Bush saved Specter’s butt. Neither will go to bat for him this time. Specter didn’t do squat for Santorum in 2006. And Bush will probably not get involved in a primary fight, assuming he’d have much influence out of office, anyway.
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Julie Ann O’Brien, Maine Republican Committee
What are they drinking in Maine?? Sounds like this state party leader has got to go too.
DrStock on February 7, 2009 at 6:50 PM
I emailed those two staffers.
Tacitus_SGL on February 7, 2009 at 6:50 PM
That’s the point. Reward the Dem special interests, and put the GOP in the position of voting against lots of loot for their states.
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:51 PM
These RINO Republicans are always proclaiming themselves to be “fiscal conservatives, but socially liberal.”
How is a Generational theft bill of this magnitude even remotely considered to be fiscally conservative?
RINO Republicans are just Democrats.
ColtsFan on February 7, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Arkansas, unfortunately, is one of those quirky states. They’ll always vote Republican in presidential elections (Bill Clinton notwithstanding) but downticket Republicans always end up sludge creek. “Red state” is only partially true when it comes to Arkansas. I suspect that Blanche Lincoln is no more or less wobbly than the other conservative Democrats.
KingGold on February 7, 2009 at 6:54 PM
It’s not. Jonah Goldberg pointed this out. If one is socially liberal, one ends up supporting big government programs. And that can’t be done as a fiscal conservative.
They don’t care. Their pensions are secure. They think they’ll be gone or retired when this hits. If it hits with high inflation or a continuing recession by 2010 or 2012, then they’ll be accountable. But they’re gambling with a trillion dollars that somehow the economy will get better, stimulus or no.
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Can’t wait to get rid of Specter.
GOP ought to pump some money into Pa. in 2010. We’ve got a governor’s election coming up and a very strong candidate likely in Tom Corbett, who bucked the D trend and won re-election as Attorney General in ’08.
The only thing that scares me is Obambi talking Fat Eddie Rendell into running for Senate.
either orr on February 7, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Just noticed that at the beginning of the interview, the Fox anchor says that Collins and the other two Republicans are voting “with the rest of the Democrats”. Nice little swipe, or just a poor choice of words? Probably the former.
clearbluesky on February 7, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Stupid is as stupid does. And these Senators are stupid fools. Why do they think people work for a party, so a couple of idiots can sell us out?
Payoffs for votes — Isn’t that how it works in Chicago?
So where is our time-line on fixing the economy? Don’t we deserve as much for a trillion tax dollars invested? After the first couple, I guess it doesn’t matter — They are so smart right?
Did you miss the EO only union thugs can work on government contratcs. How un-American.
I say we get rid of these RINOS and go from there. Boy does Steele have a big problem here.
tarpon on February 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I don’t know if Eddie would do that. He’a always been in the exectuive branch (DA, mayor, goveronor). Kind of like Jeb Bush, who turned down a Senate run.
I like Corbett, and think he’s the best. However, Santorum has been talking about running for governor, too. I hope they work it out with out a primary fight. Corbett would be the natural “move up to higher office” candidate.
Wethal on February 7, 2009 at 7:01 PM
I just opened a savings account. It will hold the cash I will send her next primary opponent.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 7, 2009 at 7:04 PM
I don’t know about Santorum’s chances – the gays called a jihad against him and probably will fight him until he dies.
Is there a sizable enough gay population in the Pennsylvania metros to derail him?
KingGold on February 7, 2009 at 7:04 PM
How much f’n pork does she need to see? 100%? We’re already at 88% pure pork and climbing.
We’re doomed.
Scotsman on February 7, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Does anyone know if the GOP’s middle class tax cuts ever passed in committee?
ColtsFan on February 7, 2009 at 7:07 PM
I think this applies here as well:
Darth Executor on February 7, 2009 at 7:10 PM
I’m ready to move to the Lone Star
statenation!artist on February 7, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Useful Idiot.
dentalque on February 7, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Time for a strong comeback of federalism. Let the Blue states drive themselves over a cliff without dragging the rest of us down with them. The 10th Amendment Center.
DerKrieger on February 7, 2009 at 7:14 PM
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