Posted on 11/15/2004 8:54:19 PM PST by KMC1
FRIST THOUGHTS ON SPECTOR: And they more than seem to dispute Hugh Hewitt's curious defense of a Senator who looks increasingly questionable in his support for the BUSH agenda...
Frist on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace - describing Arlen's dilemma: "Arlen made some statements the day after the election. They were disheartening to me. They were disheartening to a LOT of different people. He made those not as chairman of the judiciary committee but as an individual Senator. And he has the right to make that. Over the last week he has taken the opportunity to explain to a lot of people what he meant and what he would do. He's not yet talked to individual Senators one on one. What he will do over the course of this week is meet with Senate leadership. He will then meet with members of the existing judiciary committee to explain both what he meant, what he would do as chairman, and then ultimately the members of that committee will choose whether or not he is to serve as their chairman."
Frist on Fox News Sunday on the expectations of the post of judiciary chairman: "For them to understand that a chairman is no longer responsible just to themselves or just to their constituents back at home. But as chairman of the committee they are responsible as to the feelings, the wishes, the beliefs, the values, the procedures that are held by the majority of that committee. That is in this case the Republican caucus. Secondly he has a clear obligation as a chairman to take what the President nominates, consult with the President, take that nomination through committee in an expeditious way, a fair way, a way that gives thoughtful consideration, but doesn't spend too much time. Gets that nomination to the floor of the United States Senate. And very importantly because in the last Congress you know it didn't happen for a whole set of other reasons that have got to change, that everyone of these appelate nominees have got to get an up or down vote. Our job is to give advice and consent. And in the past we've been denied that opportunity. The chairman must make absolutely sure that we get that up or down vote in a timely fashion. (...) I would expect the chairman to go one step further, who ever that chairman is. And that is to have a strong predisposition to supporting that nominee sent over by President Bush. A Republican President to a Republican judiciary committee with adequate debate and discussion but to take that candidate all the way to the floor and have a strong predisposition of supporting that candidate including on the floor of the United States Senate."
Frist on whether or not Senator Spector has made a clear and convincing case to the Republican Leadership yet. "Uh not yet..."
Frist further went on to demonstrate even more soundly in my mind that he is committed more strongly than ever to get ALL of President Bush's nominees to the floor for an up or down vote. The Tyranny of the Minority is something that must be put to an end - and there should be considerable scrutiny of whoever sits in the chairman's seat to be assured that getting nominees confirmed becomes not just job one - but the only job of the day until they are all - every last one of them confirmed.
He'll pass him through. Frist is as ball-less as Lott was/is.
Dole, Lott, Frist, is it just me or do we have a perpetual invisible Senate leadership presence? Eveyone knew where Daschle wanted to go. Who has any idea where Frist wants to go? What drives him? What are his main goals. Name one. I dare you!
Frist, "Aaaaaaaah, I doknow... Arlen may be selected and he may not. I may back him but I'm not convinced. I haven't heard what I neaded to hear, but I may. I don't have my head up my kiester now, but it's early."
Is there not one Republican spine in the Senate that could wrestle control from Frist, and do something with the opportunities presented?
Isn't it scarey that the spineless Frist is the majority leader of the Senate? If this spineless jellyfish is the bull moose of the Senate, my God what the underlings must be like. Jello?
Ron, if these assholes in the Senate were allowed to wear togas, I'll bet they would!..........FRegards
Screw Specter and screw Hewitt.
It is not important to me whether Specter is the chairman or not. It is important that Bush's nominees are confirmed. Some people believe that Specter has put himself in a position where he cannot be chaiman unless he now pledges to support all of Bush's nominees through committee AND gets them a vote on the floor. This means Specter would have to agree to support a move to eliminate the 60 vote rule on judicial nominees, the so-called nuclear option.
I beleive this is what Frist may be angling for, and if it is so, then I think it is a good move on his part.
Makes for a great idea for a graphic, no? Heh heh heh...
You're right Gonza. There's a lot of fiddling going on in D.C. these days.
Ken and John were astounded to find that the Republicans wouldn't even help the Republican running against Bacca. Yes, it is the 'Patomac Two-Step'. Good call.
You mark my word. We are about to see a wholesale reshuffle at the White House. When the dust settles, the faces will have changed, but I swear there won't be a spec of change in the overall tone of things.
Condoleza, whom I like and others have idolized to the point of destraction, is going to become more visible. You watch what happens at state. I'm afraid it's going to be quite the disappointment to many.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but I doubt it. We shall see.
If Bush's new Justice Department nominee is any indication, we're in for some rough road ahead. That dunce studied in China and Mexico. Lordy.
It seems that Specter's big-mouth and left-wing extremism betrays his pattern of liberal lobbying...When the "moderate" is using his bully-pulpit to stab the President in the back and impugn well-qualified judicial candidates, it wouldn't seem prudent to take him at his word when he speaks with a forked tongue.
We are going to see a MAJOR breakthrough FOR America and the GOP this week!
Leader Frist is going to deliver and take his place in these historic times...
It's unfortunate for hugh hewitt that he sold out, but fortunately, saner minds are prevailing and acting more prudently IMO...
State is a very tough nut to crack. It's so entrenched that it would be almost impossible to rectify, without a clean sweep of all career diplomats.
While that sounds like a great idea, then you're left with a staff that is completely novice, unable to function.
I'm not sure what the solution is. A tough-love Secretary would be nice, but there would be only so much they could do. And then the lefties would come in and re-infest the department. It's an ugly problem.
This is what I am hoping for. If they can get him to agree to that, we might have a deal.
Frist is not Lott. He has done a much better job than he gets credit for.
They hated Dole, despised Lott, and now Frist stands in the way of their perfect constitutional utopia. The right fringe is laying in wait for its moment to join with the liberal media and take down another Republican who can't walk on water. Then how they will moan and weep when the replacement Republican turns out to be equally human. Thereby completing the cycle and setting the stage for more political onanism
An endless circle jerk of obsessive compulsive Republican purging as they pat each other on the back with sticky hands.
Powell/Schwarzenegger 08
Wow, quite a warped world you inhabit.
I'm am guite impressed by what passes for 'fringe right' these days.
If I want a judge who rules by the Constiution and not an activist from the bench, I'm fringe right. If I want a senator with backbone who won't let a minority leader like Daschle dictate Senate policy, I'm fringe right. If I dispise spineless leadership the likes of which Dole, Lott and Frist exmplify, I'm fringe right.
No, what you term as fringe right, is middle-road mainstream American values. I'm not asking for the moon here. I'm simply asking that our leaders do what leaders are supposed to do. They should be well grounded in main stream values, and they should promote policies and procedures that see those values implemented into the daily Senate process.
We have the majority. It's high time we acted like it.
The left doesn't hesitate to seek it's goals. Neither should main-stream Americans.
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