U.S. Moves Toward a New Conservative Era

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[Batrachian]

This article is representative of clever liberal spin which sounds reasonable but is actually a subtle attempt to marginalize and decrease our victory and render it null. I don't think we're fooled by this anymore. The problem is that Republicans have shown a talent for rendering our victories meaningless by "reaching out" to Democrats, which simply means giving them what they want. It's already starting with this Specter business.

What makes me happy is the firm tone that President Bush used when he said that he had earned political capital and was going to spend it. I hope that also means kicking butt in the Senate and not letting them betray us in the name of "bipartisanship".

[doctora]

"A man who would have lost in 2004 if 9/11 hadn't come along, was lucky 9/11 came along,"

NOBODY was lucky 9/11 came along. Jerk!!!

[mondonico]

""If you want to pass something legislatively you've got to get 60 votes in the senate that means you have to reach out to Democrats," Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. "

There goes ol' Scottish verdict/magic bullet again.

[traumer]

Yup - and ?

[Paleo Conservative]

I'm so tired of Kevin Phillips.

[Paleo Conservative]

"If you want to pass something legislatively you've got to get 60 votes in the senate that means you have to reach out to Democrats," Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday.

There are several Senate DemocRAT incumbents from states W carried. I don't think they'll want to be the next Daschles.

[freddiedavis]

doesn't each new senate set the rules of the new session by majority vote...

[AndyJackson]

I think Kevin Phillips has had a lot of cogent things to day, but thinking that continuing the liberal tradition that has caused all of the problems in the first place will solve anything is insanity.

[VaBthang4]

""It's unprecedented," said historian Joan Hoff, who fears the United States could be heading for a period of regressive policies similar to the 1920s, a decade marked by Prohibition and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan."

Stopped right there.

[Matchett-PI]

"What makes me happy is the firm tone that President Bush used when he said that he had earned political capital and was going to spend it. I hope that also means kicking butt in the Senate and not letting them betray us in the name of "bipartisanship"."

On Fox this afternoon, Newt Gingrich said that if the DemocRATS in the Senate continue in their attempt to obstruct Bush's agenda, and now his mandate, the Senate Rules may have to be changed. Hahahaha

RIGHT ON!!

[Matchett-PI]

"If you want to pass something legislatively you've got to get 60 votes in the senate that means you have to reach out to Democrats," Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. "

"There goes ol' Scottish verdict/magic bullet again."

Not according to Gingrich. See #11

[dr_who_2]

Progress! The FUD's in the middle instead of in the headline.

[Batrachian]

The Democrats will continue to filibuster the conservative nominees of the President. They have no choice. They know as well as you and I do that their liberal agenda has no chance otherwise. The lesson of Tom Daschle is irrelevant to them because if they stop their obstruction then they've lost. If they continue to obstruct at least they can fight a rear-guard action and draw things out. Also, they can't abandon their liberal base.

Believe me when I say that they won't stop the obstruction. There's nothing else left to them.

[whodeani]

"If you want to pass something legislatively you've got to get 60 votes in the senate that means you have to reach out to Democrats," Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday.

This statement means we will need another Democrat on our side to cancel out this damn RINO.

[jabrams]

Typical Democrat trick. Associate the Republicans with disgusting and despicable groups such as the horrific KKK to make people connect conservatism with racism, anti-semitism, and other evils.

[KC_Conspirator]

"It's unprecedented," said historian Joan Hoff, who fears the United States could be heading for a period of regressive policies similar to the 1920s, a decade marked by Prohibition and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.

The 1920's saw the rise of the new American ecnomy, strides in civil rights, and great leaps in women's rights. It was not called the "Roaring 20's" for nothing. This Joan Hoff person is not much of a historian.

[mercy]

I've been wondering for about twenty years when the Boomer generation was going to grow up. Demographicly we cannot be challenged. We have ALL the money and if we would exercise some common sense ... ALL the power. Folks becoming conservative is a natural progrssion of getting older. It just took the boomers a looooooooooong time. We were so busy extending our adolescense as far as possible. Clear into our fifties for some.

If Bush can turn Iraq into a shining success our dominance for the next thirty if not forty years is assured. Surely Carl Rove understands this. Come on Mr. President SMASH Faluja and crush with extreme prejudice all resistance in Iraq. Then push Iran into revolution. DO IT !

[mondonico]

Interesting! And, I seem to recall, the adoption of the rules requires only a majority vote.

[nosofar]

""It's unprecedented," said historian Joan Hoff, who fears the United States could be heading for a period of regressive policies similar to the 1920s, a decade marked by Prohibition and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan."

Stopped right there.

I take whether Hoff actually said this with a grain of salt when the author paraphrases instead of actually quotes him. This has been done too much to others (including Bush). It's easy to twist the meaning of someone else's words.