"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:13:45 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


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From today's e-mail:

At about 10:20 AM today the Senate passed our Boater Safety Education
Bill. The vote was on final passage was: 30 yea-18 nay.

Speaking in favor: Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Haugen, Spanel

Speaking against: Benson, Zarelli, Benton, Hewitt, Schoesler

The opposition seemed to come from uninformed Republicans, but
regardless the Bill passed.


You had to turn a good news story into a political one?

If so, how about offering specifics on the bill so we can see why
"uninformed Republicans" opposed it?

How about listing the party affiliations of those voting for and against
it?

Oops - the 800 pound gorilla in the closet - POLITICS!!!

And the thread goes straight into the crapper.

You guys need help - really.


When was the last time you got on anyone from the *left* for starting off
topic threads and posting *off topic*? Yet I can guarantee you that the
vast majority of *OT* posts and responses are made by folks from the left
side of the fence.

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From today's e-mail:

At about 10:20 AM today the Senate passed our Boater Safety Education
Bill. The vote was on final passage was: 30 yea-18 nay.

Speaking in favor: Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Haugen, Spanel

Speaking against: Benson, Zarelli, Benton, Hewitt, Schoesler

The opposition seemed to come from uninformed Republicans, but
regardless the Bill passed.

Were the Democrats voting against the bill also uniformed, or were they just
against the bill for some valid reason?

JimH wrote:

Were the Democrats voting against the bill also uniformed, or were they
just
against the bill for some valid reason?

***************

This is not a partisan issue. Don't try to make it one.

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JimH wrote:

Were the Democrats voting against the bill also uniformed, or were they
just
against the bill for some valid reason?

***************

This is not a partisan issue. Don't try to make it one.


*You* already did.

This is not a partisan issue. Don't try to make it one.



*You* already did.

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How? By passing along an email noting the passage of the bill through
one of our two state houses? By failing to doctor the email to delete
the author's comment that those opposed seemed to be Republicans who
were not well informed about the bill?

Do you think the author meant that all Republicans are always
"uniformed", on all issues?
That would be a ridiculous, borderline paranoid conclusion.

On 17 Mar 2005 07:51:32 -0800, wrote:

JimH wrote:

Were the Democrats voting against the bill also uniformed, or were they
just
against the bill for some valid reason?

***************

This is not a partisan issue. Don't try to make it one.

It was interesting to watch the education bill in CT - the bill was
actually sponsored by a Republican State Senator and there were a
bunch of Democrats who opposed it.

Later,

Tom

On 16 Mar 2005 18:28:16 -0800, wrote:

From today's e-mail:

At about 10:20 AM today the Senate passed our Boater Safety Education
Bill. The vote was on final passage was: 30 yea-18 nay.

Speaking in favor: Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Haugen, Spanel

Speaking against: Benson, Zarelli, Benton, Hewitt, Schoesler

The opposition seemed to come from uninformed Republicans, but
regardless the Bill passed.

Next step. Pass this bill in the House. We are not done yet. Today
we got thrown a life-ring.

Great potential for a good discussion of appropriate measures to keep
our waterways safe.

Good post to start with.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 16 Mar 2005 18:28:16 -0800, wrote:

From today's e-mail:

At about 10:20 AM today the Senate passed our Boater Safety Education
Bill. The vote was on final passage was: 30 yea-18 nay.

Speaking in favor: Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Haugen, Spanel

Speaking against: Benson, Zarelli, Benton, Hewitt, Schoesler

The opposition seemed to come from uninformed Republicans, but
regardless the Bill passed.

Next step. Pass this bill in the House. We are not done yet. Today
we got thrown a life-ring.

Great potential for a good discussion of appropriate measures to keep
our waterways safe.

Good post to start with.

Why the pass on his attempt to pass this as a non-partisan post? You got on
me earlier for questioning it.

Why the pass? Fair question Tom.

On 16 Mar 2005 18:28:16 -0800, wrote:

From today's e-mail:

At about 10:20 AM today the Senate passed our Boater Safety Education
Bill. The vote was on final passage was: 30 yea-18 nay.

Speaking in favor: Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Haugen, Spanel

I helped all of these folks with there speeches.