re: #923 Salamantis

Susan Collins nails it:

It is for this reason that we should heed the words of President Ronald Reagan, who urged, “We should emphasize the things that unite us and make these the only ‘litmus test’ of what constitutes a Republican: our belief in restraining government spending, pro-growth policies, tax reduction, sound national defense, and maximum individual liberty.” He continued, “As to the other issues that draw on the deep springs of morality and emotion, let us decide that we can disagree among ourselves as Republicans and tolerate the disagreement.”

Coming from one of the yea votes on the Porkulus, Collins’s yapping is equivalent to the bark of a toothless chihuahua.

Collins is interested in remaining a member in good standing of this nation’s political class. She has not the least interest in individual liberty for anyone else; nor in growth in the private sector (as opposted to the too-big-to-fail businesses) nor in reducing government spending. “Fiscal conservative” to the likes of her means raising taxes to pay for the boondoggles her Democratic congressmen dream up.

It is not about social issues with Collins. Remember that. “Social issues” gives her cover to continue her fiscal betrayal of the Republican base, whom she despises.