Posted on 05/23/2005 5:57:23 PM PDT by Pukin Dog
I know how much we all want to support our side. I know that many of us are looking for something good in what happened tonight. Sadly, an honest assessment will result in a single conclusion, that tonight the Republican Senate failed the nation, in order to protect themselves from having to take a vote that would determine the future Presidential ambitions of some Senators.
Do not blame the 12 moderates, because we already knew that they could not be trusted. Do not blame the President, and tonight, you cannot even blame the Democrats. Their side did their job, which was to win. Our side did not. I am not posting this to bash the Republican Party, I am posting this, because I already see some of us looking for the silver lining in this turd. Do not do that. Face the reality of the situation, which is that Senators care about Senators. Bill Frist had ample opportunity to change Senate rules prior to the formation of the 109th Congress. He also had ample opportunity to pull the trigger weeks, even months ago. He did not, which is why I said in an earlier post, that would not vote for Frist for President no matter the outcome of events.
Unfortunatly, we have no recourse. We cannot give up the Senate in an attempt to punish the Senate Republicans. We cannot afford to cut off our noses to spite our faces. But the time will come, where we will have a chance to make our voices heard. Not tonight, not 2006 but maybe by 2008 we will have the voice, the organization, and the attention of enough minds to truly punish the Senate for what they did tonight.
Keep your powder dry, and wait for these folks to come into range. Save your ammo for now. But one day, we will make them pay.
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That's a joke, right?
Har! Of course it is!... You just forgot your /sarcasm tag.... Because you certainly are aware that the Democrat Party is the party that invented the art of the smear now known as "Borking"; and you know that the Democrat Party is the party that attempted the "high-tech lynching" of Clarence Thomas; and everybody knows that the Democrat Party is the party that ratcheted down the judicial confirmation process to the low point we have today by routinely filibustering lower court nominees.
And anybody who believes that that same Democrat Party will NOT "go nuclear" and laugh right in the Republicans' faces the first chance they get is a hopeless knave.
You are certainly not a hopeless knave and so that's why a /sarcasm tag is helpful with a sarcastic post like yours.
Regards,
LH
Republicans have the majority because a lot of people broke their backs and bank accounts to see people with character elected, only to be insulted when the time came to fight.
Not everything is a Sun Tzu solution and we just don't get it.
So you're saying the nuke option already failed and our conservative judicial nominees are screwed? I thought that would all work out tomorrow.
Man, I hope you are right!
Sad but true.
moderate=slowly progressive
YES.
But it's not anger . . . it's final realization. The Republicans are NOT in this for US. They're in it for THEMSELVES ONLY. ONLY.
They throw us a bone every now and again, but only just enough to keep us on the plantation, they think. Well, this conservative just got his walking papers, and I'm willing to suffer through several Hillary admnistrations in order to bring everything into place for a true conservative political revolution that will kill off all the stinky remains of the old Republican Party.
You see, there's one concept we Christians understand: Sometimes you have to die in order to live.
Good idea.
I'd do the red X and scrawl across the letter: What do you need my money for ... you have John McCain.
PD, as always, you cut to the quick of the matter like the finest Toledo Steel!
Gee, tell us what you really mean.
"So why the F would they give a damn about you and your objections tonight? By '08 nobody will remember a damn thing about this"
I do believe that you are wrong. I certainly will.
I might even salvage a glimmer by getting a chuck at all of the crapweasels that will have to say "President Clinton" again for another eight years as our country's fabric is torn to shreds by an outright Socialist bitch.
"Mike Dewine. RINO Senator from Ohio. He is seeking his third term in 2006"
I'm right across the state line in PA. maybe we can help you guys. We've got Santorum in 2006. Without his help, Specter would have lost re-election to Toomey in the primaries. Some people are unhappy with him, but I don't think we'll have a full scale revolt. Beating Dewine is somthing I could get into, though. Maybe we can set up a regional effort.
And I can't wait for the latest 'n greatest Rant.
"There is nothing can be done about this guy in Arizona."
After this and his teaming with Kennedy on immigration how about a recall?
Git r done!
It has become my mission in life. I'm furious!!!
And Illegal Immigration.
This camel's back, is just about BROKEN.
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