Dems Threaten to 'Tantrum' Bush Nominees

Scrapple Face ^ | 2/15/05 | Scott Ott

[pookie18]

Faced with President Bush's renomination of 12 previously-blocked judicial nominees and a potential Republican rewrite of Senate rules to prohibit filibusters of judicial nominees, Democrats today warned the White House they would invoke the Senate "tantrum rule" to stymie the president's efforts.

The tantrum rule allows for vocal and physical expressions of displeasure, including, but not limited to, "whining, screaming, holding one's breath, fist pounding and flopping about on the carpet."

When a member of the minority party invokes the tantrum provision, the president of the Senate may either ignore the Senator on the floor, use the gavel to compel silence or order the sergeant-at-arms to drag the Senator by the wrist out of the chamber.

"We know it won't work," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, "But it's all part of keeping our progressive vision for America before the voters."

[Piquaboy]

That would be not problem for the Rats. They are always acting like a group of spoiled rotten four year olds.

[anniegetyourgun]

This is just too realistic to be amusing....

[HMFIC]

What DIMS do BEST!

[Vaquero]

they are planning a mass SBD fest to air their displeasure. Gas Masks should be on any Red state senator's 'what to wear' list.

[ArmstedFragg]

When a member of the minority party invokes the tantrum provision, the president of the Senate may either ignore the Senator on the floor, use the gavel to compel silence or order the sergeant-at-arms to drag the Senator by the wrist out of the chamber.

Damn! They've eliminated the 'time out rule'. Well, maybe we'll be successful in getting that spanking amendment through this year.

[karnage]

Perfect!

[Klatuu]

This is just too realistic to be amusing....

I agree, it's getting harder to tell where their bizarro world really ends and reality begins.

[Fenris6]

I'm getting better! Only three lines before I realized parody and glanced up at the Scrappleface byline! :)

Woo-hoo! The LFT* Brigade training is paying off!

[*} Lousy Freeper Troll

[HMFIC]

Where the MOONBATS roam...

[pookie18]

That would be not problem for the Rats. They are always acting like a group of spoiled rotten four year olds.

Surely you jest!!!

[katana]

I think this Belgian commercial just about sums it all up:

http://media2.big-boys.com/nokids.wmv

I want my sweeties!

[drc43]

Not too long ago, I would have fallen for this completely. I looked at source within about 3 lines.

I am getting better.

[Soul Seeker]

HAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!

This one is GOOD!

Too bad corporal punishment seems to have been eliminated.

[WilliamWallace1999]

[NeoCaveman]

At the second paragraph, I went back and looked.... Yes this is a parody, and a good one.

[pookie18]

[indcons]

I thought this was satire at first. Good heavens!! What's happening to the rats? Looks like they have lost it completely!!!

[Dr. I. C. Spots]

We do have two options: bring in Super Nanny or take them out to the wood shed and let them have it the old fashion way.

[pookie18]

Have been posting this cartoon many times since I first posted it in my Today's Toons 1/24/05 thread. Now, for the first time, I noticed a small caption box in the upper right corner...woo hoo!...yes!!!!