Kennedy's tirade on Bork was not truthful and would have been unacceptable to Republican voters. Only a Democrat could get away with such things.
The response you suggested, whereas truthful, would be seen by Republican voters as mean-spirited and thus unacceptable. IMHO, Tom Delay is as "tough" as Republicans will bear - and there is a limit to what he would say (at least, on the record).
There is a vast difference between the standard of discourse acceptable to Democrats and to Republicans. Again, I believe this is because most Christians are Republicans.
Thanks again!
We'll have to respectfully disagree. I have no problem at all responding to viciousness with viciousness, epecially when the alternative is to respond to viciousness with an offer of compromise. The reason we have to send up stealth nominees for the court, while the Democrats are free to send up any outright left-winger they please, is precisely because we allowed their bullying to become standard operating procedure.