PUFFERY, CHEST POUNDING AND JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS
Nothing else in Washington offers so much opportunity for chest pounding as a supreme court nomination. With the Alito nomination hearings in full swing, the pontificating by Democrat’s in their opening statements resembles the mating rituals of monkeys in heat. They all know Alito is qualified and has an excellent record of being true to the law, but that won’t stand in the way of ten minutes of Bush Bashing. All the opening statements seemed to be nothing more than opportunities to use the hearings as a backdrop for railing on about Bush and wire taps, abortion rights, racisim, blah, blah, blah. What hypocrits!
Several items stand out. Here are some of them.
Ted Kennedy said that Alito has a record of voting against individual rights, then he produced a scholarly study, one he commission, that supports his claim. The only problem is, by all counts, the study not only leaves his assertion hanging, it refutes his claims as being nothing mroe than politics. But that won’t stop Kennedy.
Dick Durban and Russ Feingold might as well have shreiked “The sky is falling!” That would have made more sense than their opening statments that rambled on and on about the need to protect the blah, blah, blah, blah……
All the opening statements by Democrats confirm their desire to rely on the courts as an agent of political change. Change that can’t happen through the legislative branch because, we, the people, wouldn’t stand for it.
Chuck Schumer is a jackass!
I”m done.
Buck Evinger
nutslikebush Says: January 10th, 2006 at 4:03 am
I, for one, simply plan to sit back and enjoy watching the wheels fall off of the republican party. They have betrayed the american people. It is painfully obvious to all reasonable people. And they are coming unglued. Bye.
stayhuman Says: January 10th, 2006 at 6:46 am
i think they’re down to the spare……….wheel that is.
it had to happen…….now if only the democrats can get their shit together.
nutslikebush Says: January 11th, 2006 at 3:35 am
One would have to have a pathologically poor memory to not remember who torpedoed the last Bush nominee to the supreme court - the conservatives! You guys didn’t even give her a hearing! So you are not allowed to comment on anything the liberals say about Alito because it can’t compare to conservative unfairness to judicial nominees they disapprove of.
kolran Says: June 2nd, 2006 at 11:51 pm
Four months later and the conservationists still have their wheels. And no there has been no betrayl by any republicans.
nutslikebush Says: June 3rd, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Well they sure lost a couple of wheels. Delay is gone, Libby is gone, Abramoff is gone. Those were three major wheels of the republican party. From where I am sitting, Bush’s presidency doesn’t appear to be a smooth ride either. There is a pretty good chance that Rove will be indicted and such a loss would hurt republicans in the 06 elections. And Cheney is going to be called to testify against Libby - that WILL be a day that will eclipse in horror, for Cheney, the day when he shot a donor in the face. According to ALL of the polls, many formerly loyal republican voters certainly are not planning to vote for republicans this time around. And who can blame them? They are discovering that the president is not only NOT CONSERVATIVE, his administration is completely incompetent and an embarassment to all who voted for Bush. PS Fascinating article in Rolling Stone by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on 2004 presidential election fraud. I think his case would stand up in court. Let’s hope we get to see that happen. here it is if you are interested.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/was_the_2004_election_stolen
kolran Says: June 4th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Sorry, I don’t care what you say. The republicans did their best (probably better than most partys would have)and never gave an all out lie. So, the republicans are on a unicycle, so what. Two weeks after Hilary’s election (if she gets elected) the republican party will be the strongest once again. Everyone wants a perfect president like FDR and will pick on the presedent if he is not perfect. Therefore, normally, the strongest party is NOT the one with the president. However this is good to a point because it keeps balance.
nutslikebush Says: June 5th, 2006 at 12:36 am
The republicans did their best? Is that the best defense you have for them? They did their best to transfer any remnants of power that the world’s biggest cooporations did not have over to them. They converted K-street (the lobbiests) into a republican campaign finance vehicle. They started a crazy war that transformed Iraq into a strong-hold and training ground for al-qaeda. The entire war in Iraq is based on nothing but all out lies. I didn’t say we needed a perfect president. I would settle for an acceptable one though. The current clown is totally unacceptable to anyone who takes the time to sincerely think about the issues. Even those who still claim to support Bush probably really don’t. They are just too stubborn to admit that they made a stupid decision.
kolran Says: June 6th, 2006 at 4:03 am
The only question in there was, “Republicans did their best?” The answer the that question is yes they did. I would have liked to see a liberal handle 9/11!
nutslikebush Says: June 9th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Who handled 9/11? Bush just followed the script for what presidents do - go stand on rubble, make speeches, have your picture taken - toss out some nonsensical statements. The he proceeded to behave incompetently in every regard.
kolran Says: June 11th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
You asked who handled 9/11 and I admit my error when I infered that Bush handled 9/11. He didn’t. It was our job as a whole to handle that since we are a democracy. I also am very confused at what you were trying to get at in post 9. If you are asking me to defend bush, don’t bother.