[faithincowboys]

No, I advocate hardball and competence, not abject stupidity. Chambliss isn't the guy. When I think how great Gingrich would have been on that Commission, I nearly weep. But I understand that the Left would have whacked the Hell out of him. You got to be tough and smart and self protective.

Armitage said today, "We could have moved faster on terrorism." Three seconds later it was on the permanent crawl. Armitage is being honest saying hindsight tells us that we had to move faster. A candid, self critical and ultimately admirable way to conduct oneself, but that isn't what these hearings were about.

This was bloody partisan warfare with Presidential election implications. Giving the Left a useful sound byte shouldn't have been done, getting old RINOs to take the court for the GOP was a bad move. Ultimately, Team Bush doesn't understand the Left. This was huge and they fell down on it, I say this with no joy. I say this as someone who has been frustrated and sickened by these hearings. This was the impeachment hearings in the Senate all over again.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Gingrich should not be on that commission, he can't be trusted, because he's blasted Bush one too many times.

[mwl1]

This Administration understands hardball and the leftist agenda of its enemies just fine. And, more often than not, we win. We now control both chambers of Congress, defying history in 2002. Look at the legislative accomplishments of this President -- the RATS are scared to death regarding their prospects in November, from the top of the ticket to the bottom.

The Administration will strike back hard on Clarke, mindful that if they strike too hard it will just give him another day in the news.

We are dealing with brilliant people on our side. I grant you that it's often difficult to maintain that mindset, because it's not like we have cheerleaders in the media on our side.

[clintonh8r]

If you extend the hand of fairness and comity to the RAT bastards they will ultimately beat you to death with it. The "new tone" doesn't cut it. I only hope this isn't a lesson learned too late.