XPost: or.politics, or.general, pdx.general   
   From: Scratch@Tigard.OR.com   
      
   Ockham's Razor wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  "Larry (Scratch)"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Louis wrote:   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>>  "Ted Mittelstaedt"  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> The smartest thing we can do as a state is to have 1 Democratic   
   >>>> senator, and 1 Republicsn senator   
   >>>> There are only 2 things that matter in the Senate - if your a member of   
   >>>> the ruling party or not, and how senior a member you are.   
   >>> Your statements are self contradictory.  Electing one from each party   
   >>> only indicates schizophrenia and dilutes the size of the "ruling" party.   
   >>> Right now, defeating Smith and adding another Democrat would be the best   
   >>> idea.   
   >>   
   >> I wouldn't worry to much about Gordon Smith. He's not much of a   
   >> Republican. I put him on par with McCain   
   >   
   > This is not about the man but rather the stupidity of electing one from   
   > each party.   
   >   
      
      
   You obviously missed the point. Voting for Smith IS like voting for a   
   democrat so it would be like have two from the same party. Now ya get it?   
      
      
      
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