tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post2363983583006617255..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: We won’t have Esch to kick around anymore…Street Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1828063977204908802007-10-26T00:03:00.000-05:002007-10-26T00:03:00.000-05:00SS - I liked the Nixon reference. Who knows, mayb...SS - <BR/>I liked the Nixon reference. Who knows, maybe like Tricky Dick I'll run again someday and actually win.<BR/><BR/>It's been a pleasure being a subject on your blog, even if some of your readers really don't like me much.<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/><BR/>Jim EschAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-86861066064423832582007-10-25T16:02:00.000-05:002007-10-25T16:02:00.000-05:00Nebraska has a Democratic party?Nebraska has a Democratic party?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-89983028742902166572007-10-24T18:06:00.000-05:002007-10-24T18:06:00.000-05:00>>Nebraska doesn't have an organized Democratic pa...>>Nebraska doesn't have an organized Democratic party<BR/><BR/>>Yes, that's it - it's all because of lack of organization, not, say, a lack of DEMOCRATIC VOTERS in the state.<BR/><BR/>And even one step further back - what about the Democrat lack of real candidates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91985826824145300252007-10-24T18:04:00.000-05:002007-10-24T18:04:00.000-05:00OMASTEAK - srsly, 4 ur own good, stop being so bit...OMASTEAK - srsly, 4 ur own good, stop being so bitter that ur candidate didn't get elected in ur race. i mean if he had run against LT, i could see y u might still be so disgruntled, but FTW man?!? maybe spend a little time off the neo-nazi trip. you say the congressman has 2 concerns: (1) making sure he's doesn't offend the second districts growing minority populations; and (2) making sure Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74909458196113338732007-10-24T13:44:00.000-05:002007-10-24T13:44:00.000-05:00Lee Terry wasn't relevant when the republicans wer...Lee Terry wasn't relevant when the republicans were in power. What makes him relevant now??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8188740798569206182007-10-24T13:10:00.000-05:002007-10-24T13:10:00.000-05:00>Nebraska doesn't have an organized Democratic par...>Nebraska doesn't have an organized Democratic party <BR/><BR/>Yes, that's it - it's all because of lack of <B>organization</B>, not, say, a lack of DEMOCRATIC VOTERS in the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67019895889128304002007-10-24T11:19:00.000-05:002007-10-24T11:19:00.000-05:00Terry, Fortenberry, and Smith are all just very lu...Terry, Fortenberry, and Smith are all just very lucky that Nebraska doesn't have an organized Democratic party to contend with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-79043009968654810022007-10-24T09:25:00.000-05:002007-10-24T09:25:00.000-05:00Connealy cul-de-sac!!! LOLConnealy cul-de-sac!!! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-1448680818635233152007-10-24T09:21:00.000-05:002007-10-24T09:21:00.000-05:00Apparently, it is not just a "Lee Terry Machine", ...Apparently, it is not just a "Lee Terry Machine", but rather a NE GOP Machine (and I'll tell you, I never thought I would say that!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-71249149315718718712007-10-24T09:03:00.000-05:002007-10-24T09:03:00.000-05:00You won't have Bob Kerrey to kick around either. ...You won't have Bob Kerrey to kick around either. He isn't running. Is anybody from the Democrats running?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91789187020503433652007-10-23T18:43:00.000-05:002007-10-23T18:43:00.000-05:00It kills me that there are those of you who automa...It kills me that there are those of you who automatically assume that any positive comment about one of our Congressmen has got to be from a Capitol Hill staffer. Not just in this string of comments but those from other posts as well.<BR/><BR/>As if no one in the state, here at home, could possibly have anything positive or supportive to say about any of them.<BR/><BR/>Lee Terry does well at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-19406654561969307992007-10-23T15:58:00.000-05:002007-10-23T15:58:00.000-05:00Click the link and scroll all the way to the last ...Click the link and scroll all the way to the last photos to see some great images of the man who would be our congressman:<BR/> http://www.youngvoterpac.org/gallery_bartender.php.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-44937701116615407262007-10-23T10:00:00.000-05:002007-10-23T10:00:00.000-05:00The frequent staff comments on this site crack me ...The frequent staff comments on this site crack me up. Apparently hillrats don't stop being annoying (and completely unimportant yet self-absorbed) when they leave the Hill. <BR/><BR/>And that's on a bi-partisan basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-56446647920382331902007-10-23T09:32:00.000-05:002007-10-23T09:32:00.000-05:00Lee Terry has "come into his own"? If you lookup ...Lee Terry has "come into his own"? If you lookup the definition of "back bencher" Lee Terry's photo is right there. He is the perfect example of Mr. Mediocre who is deathly afraid of taking on hard issues with strong conservative approaches. He has only two concerns: (1) making sure he's doesn't offend the second districts growing minority populations; and (2) making sure his wife approves anyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20528267769252504902007-10-22T23:13:00.000-05:002007-10-22T23:13:00.000-05:00And we thought you all were capable of recognizing...And we thought you all were capable of recognizing sarcasm.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe not sarcasm. But a little smiley after that didn't quite seem appropriate. But geez, we figured the all caps would at least tip you off. (And do you really think that NE-2 has turned into Tammany Hall?)<BR/><BR/>In any case, LT has come into his own (no sarcasm or smileys), and he is a force in the District. The Street Sweeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-18926868078393778262007-10-22T23:01:00.000-05:002007-10-22T23:01:00.000-05:00Terry Lane? Maybe Terry Terrace. Lane goes better ...Terry Lane? Maybe Terry Terrace. Lane goes better with Fortenberry.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841528506905088343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8263047488784642902007-10-22T21:58:00.000-05:002007-10-22T21:58:00.000-05:00Is this a Terry Lee fan blogsite or what? MACHINE...Is this a Terry Lee fan blogsite or what? MACHINE capital letters, SS? Seriously, I used to think there was some objectivity here. More and more, it's Terry Lane, home of Terry staffers past and present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-77969043465724491382007-10-22T20:44:00.000-05:002007-10-22T20:44:00.000-05:00Sorry, it should read that marriage, family, caree...Sorry, it should read that marriage, family, career, paying taxes AREN'T requirements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-18058545796002812502007-10-22T20:43:00.000-05:002007-10-22T20:43:00.000-05:00Jim Esch is a kid who hasn't experienced the thing...Jim Esch is a kid who hasn't experienced the things which "establish" one in this world. Marriage, family, career, paying taxes...while these are required, they say something about the experience one brings with him to a given office. He is basically a kid who was excited by being part of the process. For this he should not be faulted. What he should be faulted with is not having the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com