Posted on 04/09/2010 5:48:22 PM PDT by Starman417
Gotta love how they schedule this stuff for the Friday memory hole but either way, it's been a good day. Stupek learned how a betrayal and a vote can cost you, and now the far left moonbats are crying over Dawn Johnsen withdrawing her nomination for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel:
The withdrawal represents a major blow to progressive groups and civil liberties advocates who had pushed for Johnsen to take over the post previously held by, among others, John Yoo, the author of the infamous torture memos under George W. Bush.
Why did she bolt?
...the votes, apparently, weren't there. Johnsen had the support of Sen Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) but was regarded skeptically by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) -- primarily for her positions on torture and the investigation of previous administration actions. A filibuster, in the end, was likely sustainable. Faced with this calculus, the White House chose not to appoint Johnsen during Senate recess, which would have circumvented a likely filibuster but would have kept her in the position for less than two years.She was a far left wackjob through and through. In the 80's, while working in NARAL, she actually tried to argue that any restrictions on abortion should be considered slavery, and then there were her bizarre national security opinions:
Read more at floppingaces.net...
Two small victories that point in the same direction.
Only far left wackjobs would agree to serve in this damned administration.
Not sure how you merge the two - but glad to hear that Johnsen has removed herself. The bad is that she may be replaced with someone much worse...
Would any Hoosier in the house please call the Orkin Man and exterminate this diseased, filthy pest?
The bad news is Stevens. I’d prefer if he had gone next year after the GOP strengthened its numbers...
It will be interesting to see if Obama picks someone who can appeal to a few RINOs and guarantee no filibuster (but then probably outrage the hardcore leftists he needs to turn out in the election) or if he’ll drop the gauntlet
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