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      <![CDATA[She doesn't have to worry about ever being reelected (she'll be senator-for-life if she wants), but having good relationships with more senior senators could make her a more effective legislator.  Her incentives are such that it's more important to please her colleagues than her constituents.<br />
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Plus the co-op plan is rooted in health care systems we have going here in Washington (Group Health, Puget Sound Health Alliance) so she can tout our state to other senators as an innovator.
        
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      <![CDATA[I've personally never voted for her. Once I voted against Slade Gorton, followed by a vote against Mike McInsurance Executive. Apparently, not being a Republican is enough.
        
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      <![CDATA[actually, she's a bit shy - you misinterpret that as cold and aloof.  but keep pushing on this issue, nonetheless.
        
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      <![CDATA[Ok, I've contacted Maria Cantwell about supporting a public option. Will you? <a href="http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/">http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/</a> <br />
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If you want to fax her your medical bills, I think that would be fantastic. You might not want her staffers to have all that information about you though, because they are often Cranky McStinkypantses.
        
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      <![CDATA[Anyone else feeling the urge to fax Cantwell all our medical bills with a polite request for her to pay, perhaps out of the money the insurance industry is about to start contributing to her next campaign?
        
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      <![CDATA[I haven't heard much at all about her since she was elected. I'm thinking that if she doesn't face a serious challenger in the primary, I may just vote Republican for that Senate spot to shake her up.
        
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      <![CDATA[she's rich (and fucking lucky she is rich). as senator, she serves the interests of the rich. that's what she stands for. and that's what the senate is for.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[We say we want change but elect nonentities.]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[re-election?<br>
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what about being vice president next time<br>
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or fucking president in 2016???<br>
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The real problem is us Washingtonians are just to bland, boring and "don't get excited" to demand much out of our representatives.<br>
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Remember that commernce secretary, what's-his-name.  Wow, he's really leading the commerce part of out national debate.<br>
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And remember our governor who's too scared to raise taxes, she's a great leader, yawn.<br>
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Didn't even TRY for a cabinet post.  Very deep lack of ambition, when with her background negotiating tobacco settleement she would have been perfect for health and human services instead of the nonentity from Kansas.  KANSAS!!!  Obama didn't even fucking win KANSAS our governor was way out front for him.  But no, showing amibition would be "bragging too much."<br>
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Yup, we prefer boring, bland, centrist and don't get excited, this is why Cantwell will do NOTHING to lead and she will get re-elected and not one of us -- not one of us  with any viability -- will challenge her.<br>
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Come on stop dreaming -- Baird did a 180 on the Iraq war and we couldn't find anyone to even hint at running against him.<br>
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Boring, bland, and unsuited for national leadership, that's us. <br>
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Our elected officials are exactly what we want and deserve.
        
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      <![CDATA[We may not know what she stands for, and we may well know about her reputation as a cold , aloof individual, yet we overwhelmingly reelected her just 2.5 years ago. She's got another 3.5 years until her next election...an eternity. Plus, it's not like another Dem will challenge her. Face it, Cantwell can do whatever she damn well pleases without any accountability back home.
        
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