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John Kerry
In reply to the discussion: Treaty to expand disability rights overseas is threatened in Senate, frustrating Senator John Kerry [View all]Mass
(27,315 posts)15. So you intend to go after all the recent threads with your negative and stupid posts.
Biden just negotiated with the GOP and got us a less than optimal deal, after Obama failed negotiating with Boehner. So, if your friends (because this is not the liberals, just you and a few of your friends) like Obama/Biden and not Kerry, this is not because Kerry has decent relations with a few GOP people. Just ask yourself why? Poorly informed? Because your friends are not liberal?
The fact is that Kerry's nomination was appreciated by true liberals, while some wannabee pundits just repeated what they heard from the RW media.
Finally, it is stupid to say that Kerry should distance himself from the GOP for this treaty. How would they get the 67 GOP votes if they did not talk to the GOP and the independents/
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Treaty to expand disability rights overseas is threatened in Senate, frustrating Senator John Kerry [View all]
Mass
Dec 2012
OP
To bad this is being blocked. I do not understand the reasoning fo the Heritage Foundation.
wisteria
Dec 2012
#1
that's how republicans always are , this is similar to the rape comments from republicans
JI7
Dec 2012
#2
Somethings should trump politics and this was one. I can't help but view those no votes as heartless
wisteria
Dec 2012
#8
Incredibly, somehow John Stewart seems to think that Kerry was unfair to little Johnnie!
Mass
Dec 2012
#9
he always does these things to try to show he fair, like when he compared Olbermann and Michael Moor
JI7
Dec 2012
#12
Exactly how would he get the 67 votes needed for the treaty with no Republicans?
karynnj
Jan 2013
#14