To John McCain--sir, you were courageous in Vietnam, an inspiration. However, your performance as a Republican and a Senator are disgraceful. It is one thing to oppose things on conscience, it is another to bow to the power of pure ego. If you honestly think you can run for President now, you better quit hitting whatever bong you've been toking.
To Snow and Chaffee--have fun winning re-election. Remember, we are the elephant, we NEVER forget....Traitorous dogs!
Graham--your speech invoking "our troops dying" was disgraceful and pandering. Your attempts at grandstanding to get your vile name into the talk for 08 are ludicrous. Blocking a fine Arab American and another for political hate is NOT what our troops are dying for. You should be ashamed of yourself, and I hope you are voted out real soon.
To Mike DeWine--Gee, Mikey, waffling again, eh? Figured you could show some "maverick" stones after Voinovich did his Bolton thing, eh? Well, Mikey, you may have doomed not only your own reelection hopes, but also the election hopes of your son, Pat....How does it feel to be a traitor? How does it feel to plunge the knife?
And, lastly, to Sen. Frist and Sen. Hagel--ANY chance of winning the 08 Prez nomination just went through the crapper. Hagel, you are a spineless waffler who added to Republican misunderstanding and fears about the vote. Frist, you showed you do not have the ability to get solid trustworthy support from members of your own party, so how can we expect you to be leader of the free world?
Somewhere, HillRod is making her own choices for the china in the White House in 08....Thanks, McCain, you ***clown....
Matt's Chat
12:00PM - "Traitors to the Constitution" may be a bit over the top rhetoric, but Republicans who overwhelmingly came out for President Bush have every right to feel betrayed.Mark's argument about the Constitution is a valid one...nowhere in the Constitution do you see anything that resembles a Founding Father okie-day to the filibustering of judicial nominees. In fact, you can't find filibusters in the Constitution at all. The few instances wherein a supermajority was intended are all spelled out and the confirmation of judicial nominees isn't one of them. That Democrats continue to get away with this is a direct result of the liberal infiltration of our educational system which has destroyed our history books in favor of political correctness and liberal ideology.
I've seen mixed reactions from the conservative blogosphere about this compromise. Most think it is a win for the Democrats, but there are a few who don't think this deal is all that bad. I think this compromise did nothing but delay the inevitible...but the timing has been put off until we need a Supreme Court nominee and the most deliberative body in the world's "maverick caucus" can get some moree press. Better to get it out of the way now.
12:40PM UPDATE - The solution: recess appointments.
