Shut up girlie men, the people have decided
Posted on 01/25/2006 9:18:51 PM PST by RWR8189
Judge Samuel Alito Jr., whose entire history suggests that he holds extreme views about the expansive powers of the presidency and the limited role of Congress, will almost certainly be a Supreme Court justice soon. His elevation will come courtesy of a president whose grandiose vision of his own powers threatens to undermine the nation's basic philosophy of government — and a Senate that seems eager to cooperate by rolling over and playing dead.
It is hard to imagine a moment when it would be more appropriate for senators to fight for a principle. Even a losing battle would draw the public's attention to the import of this nomination.
At the Judiciary Committee hearings, the judge followed the well-worn path to confirmation, which has the nominee offer up only the most boring statements and unarguable truisms: the president is not above the law; diversity in college student bodies is a good thing. But in what he has said in the past, and what he refused to say in the hearings, Judge Alito raised warning flags that, in the current political context, cannot simply be shrugged away with a promise to fight again another day.
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Senate Democrats, who presented a united front against the nomination of Judge Alito in the Judiciary Committee, seem unwilling to risk the public criticism that might come with a filibuster — particularly since there is very little chance it would work. Judge Alito's supporters would almost certainly be able to muster the 60 senators necessary to put the nomination to a final vote.
A filibuster is a radical tool. It's easy to see why Democrats are frightened of it. But from our perspective, there are some things far more frightening. One of them is Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court.
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don't Throw me in that Brier patch!
Bring it on, Chumps! LOL!
I love your use of the language.
No policy proposals seems hardly a new strategy :)
You're familiar with the saying "Politics ain't beanbag"?
Well, after the Clinton and now the Bush administration, I believe that adage can be upgraded to "Politics ain't Australian rules football."
Wish this were the last gasp effort of the slimes, but it's just typical.
Please, please filibuster. We have to end it once and for all. We will also see who the real Republicans are.
I think Dubya had every reason to think Republicans would trust his judgement on the Miers nomination. Whether unintended or because Rove knew the GOP base would need an Alito even after Roberts, Pryor, Brown, and Owen, the Miers nomination made Alito’s confirmation easier. The Administration has done a great job vetting Alito. They picked a likable well-spoken man with a sharp mind. No Anita Hills. No illegal nanny, but how do you get Alito past a rat filibuster? Alito’s strength is his judicial experience. Frame the debate with a candidate the rats can attack as unqualified and come back with Alito. I don’t know if Dubya would ask Miers to be a sacrificial nominee but I have no doubt he could command that loyalty. The rats were beat to the battle by GOP pundits. The fact that Republicans torpedoed Miers helped to suppress the rat base support. They were left with the image and words of Reid gushing over an unqualified stealth conservative. Now when the conservative boogieman ScAlito is at the door, the rats say they won’t filibuster? The rat base is really angry and this will hurt them.
If the rats do not filibuster Alito their base will be angry at the rats and Republicans. Republicans will be energized to support the GOP financially for our success. Rat donations would dry up.
If the rats do filibuster and Republicans nuke it, the rat base will only be angry with Republicans. The treacherous rat filibuster and our successful victory will energize Republicans. Our donor funds are likely to be larger if the rats filibuster and we nuke it, but the rats will lose less base support than if they don’t filibuster. This outcome gives Republicans the additional benefit of making future court appointments easier, however it effectively removes an issue that has been advantageous to us in the past. This would also probably push the rats into full impeachment mode.
If the rats were successful in thwarting Alito’s confirmation it would be a huge crushing blow to Republicans. It would start a flood of money into the rats to continue the fight, and it would result in a NYT 3-inch headline: BUSH LAME DUCK! That is what scares me.
Looking at the possible outcomes I think the rats will see filibuster as politically advantageous in at least the short term and it could pay off big time if they stop Alito.
I heard Sen. Allen say Alito will be confirmed and if we have to nuke a filibuster “Bring it on.” I heard the same thing from Frist a few months ago just before McCain pulled the rug out from under him.
Yep, I agree and urge the Dims to filibuster.
This just keeps getting better and better. Now we have the NYTimes joining the Moonbats in demanding a filibuster. We can't lose on this regardless of what the Rats finally decide.
They filibuster: We get Alito confirmed, they lose their filibuster option and possibly then protest by boycotting or better yet, walking out on the SOTU address. Moderate Democrats and Independents get to see the Rats true colors, the Dims then get HAMMERED in the 2006 and 2008 elections.
They don't filibuster: The looney left doesn't go down quietly. They threaten to start a new party after their senators mount a meaningless protest vote and once again get ROLLED. This time though, the NYTimes joins in the ACLU, MoveOn and DUmmie crowd in spouting their "fascism" and "nazism" rhetoric. This threatens to break up the Rat party from within with the MSM now getting into the fray. Moderate Democrats and Independents get to see the Rats true colors, the Dims then get HAMMERED in the 2006 and 2008 elections.
Guess I'll have to take Friday off and enjoy the DUmmie fireworks.
Sounds like a "death rattle" from the ole gray ho.
Gee, if Congress' role is so limited, then why are so many of them on the take?
-PJ
The problem is that if they lose the filibuster option, so do we. Imagine the Hildabeast making supreme court nominations...
And there are at least two sitting justices i'd like to see go either walking or on a gurney.
The NYT has taken the radical leftists talking points and parrotted them in this piece.
The jackasses are still trying to figure out a way to derail the nomination. Desperate is the only word that comes to mind.
THis is something I never thought I would ever see in my lifetime.
I am reminded of a Dorothy Parker quote, at least I think it is her quote.
Something along the lines of just when I think I have seen everything, something else comes along. No matter how cynical I am, I just can't keep up.
The last few years have been a gestalt of shock at what has flowered in this country. A destructive force of some kind. I don't think it is a monolithic devotion to a philosophy, just a deconstructionist urge to break apart what holds us together. Scary force.
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