Red coats

The monster stimulus bill passed today with the assistance of three traitors. So-called Republicans Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins threw their votes in the pot with the Democrats.
I think the Republican National Committee should run true conservatives against the red coats when they are next up for election. If we lose the seats to Democrats, at least we wouldn't have to hear about how these Republicans In Name Only vote.
Bearing an "R" next to your name should stand for something, should guide your values and principles. That is not true in the case of these three politicians, and they should face the consequences.
I am livid at their betrayal because the unpopular stimulus bill was on the road to failure before they "compromised." This bill will affect all Americans and parts of it will cause suffering. Some aspects of our society are at risk of being transformed to resemble those of European societies. We are on the brink of no return and I don't know how many Americans realize the danger.
These three turned a deaf ear to the will of their constituents, admitted as much, and by rights should lose their jobs.
— Lauren Ricks, Staff Writer