Strict Construction » Snowe http://www.strictconstruction.org The Founders meant what they said! Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Why The Elephant Crossed The Aisle http://www.strictconstruction.org/why-did-the-elephant-cross-the-aisle/ http://www.strictconstruction.org/why-did-the-elephant-cross-the-aisle/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:01:19 +0000 Ken Cluck http://www.strictconstruction.org/?p=576 Though it may sound like a bad, old joke, it is actually today’s news. Senator Olympia Snowe, from Maine, has once again crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in favor of government healthcare. Many have referred to Senator Snowe as a moderate Republican, but this is not the proper term to describe her. To call someone a moderate implies that they stand in the middle on issues between extremes and seek to find the best way to work with the right or the left. Moderation connotes discipline and thoughtfulness, but political moderation is not what Senator Snowe practices. Since Arlen Specter left the party he pretended to support for years, Senator Snowe is now the turncoat-in-chief.

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Of course, the Democrats are the one delivering the punch line in this joke. They are claiming a victory for the president, hoping it will shield moderate Democrats who have been forced to stand against this program. Senator Snowe has always danced to the left’s tune. I wonder if she realizes that today is National Coming-Out Day and those hiding their feelings are being encouraged to come out of the closet and express who they really are. Senator Snowe, it is time you came out of the closet and accept that you are a Democrat; you are not a moderate but a hard-left statist.

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