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Hey, Dems! Filibuster this!

by JohnHuang2

Democracy has come to Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, the West bank, Gaza, Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, so Republicans have hatched this crazy idea of bringing democracy to the U.S. Senate. The devious plan consists of a minor rules change to allow up-or-down votes on Bush's nominations to the bench, some of them pending since the days Bob Byrd was filibustering Caesar's nominees in the Roman Senate. Teaching tribal warlords in Afghanistan the whys of rules changes to allow up-or-down votes on candidates may be a piece of cake, but it's a long, hard slog teaching liberal losers in Washington.

The GOP's explosive idea of bringing majority rule to the Senate is called the "Nuclear Option" in Washington. It's called the Nuclear Option because, if triggered, clean-shaven Warlord Harry Reid, who has obstructed Senate work on Cabinet nominees, judicial nominees, Social Security reform, tax reform, insurance reform, energy reform, environmental reform, school vouchers, faith-based initiatives, the Patriot Act, etc., etc., vows to obstruct Senate work.

"If they, for whatever reason, decide to do this, it's not only wrong, they will rue the day they did it, because we will do whatever we can to strike back," said Reid recently, laying on the charm. To win over Republicans, he sweetened his offer: "I know procedures around here. And I know that there will still be Senate business conducted. But I will, for lack of a better word, screw things up."

Or, put a little less subtly, if Republicans ram through their extremist idea of allowing votes in the Senate and obstructing the obstructionists, then the obstructionists will have no choice but to obstruct, building on the wildly successful strategy of Tom Daschle. Democrats like Barbara Boxer, who screamed purple-faced as sparks of fire leapt from her pores when she urged John Bolton to seek Anger Management, will go nuclear. Bush's wonderful working relationship with Harry Reid -- gone in a mushroom cloud! Who knows, even the New York Times may turn on the Republicans, calling them names. No more glowing editorials!

So, after losing Senate seats in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and South Dakota, including a string of coveted seats on the Council of Deputy Assistant Dog-Catchers, the best idea Democrats come up with to win voters back is to threaten to spend the next four years reading names from a phone book on Senate time. They can't read the Constitution worth a lick, but give these clowns a phone book and they rattle off names like motor-mouths. They gripe that Republicans are taking away their most potent weapon for killing Judicial nominations -- the White Pages -- by invoking arcane rules, all to stifle the motor-mouths. One of those arcane rules is called Advise and Consent. Invoking it by ending Judicial filibusters breaks with cherished Democrat tradition of devouring freshly slaughtered nominees deemed unfit for the bench because of their "radical views" and chilling habits of reading the Bible and going to Church.

Sen. Joe Biden, weekly co-host of NBC's Meet The Press, CBS's Face The Nation, ABC's This Week, CNN's Late Edition and FNC's Fox News Sunday, noted on Fox News Sunday that the stalled nominees are stalled only because of their "radical views" and that Bible-reading and church-going have nothing to do with it. "It has nothing to do with the Bible," he hissed. The word "Radical", properly understood, means someone who disagrees with Joe Biden, according to Biden's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Oh, sure, these "radicals" may come across as regular people -- just your average Michael Moore next door, or the Cynthia McKinney and Ramsey Clark you pass by in the grocery store.

Liberals -- who want judges to yank "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, yank "In God We Trust" from money, free Gitmo inmates, kill the death penalty, ban wars, ban Nativity Scenes, ban all school prayer, ban school vouchers, legalize abortion vouchers, legalize cloning, legalize drugs, legalize gay marriage, protect kiddie-porn as free speech -- are very worried about judges with 'radical views'.

To show that religious beliefs have "nothing" to do with it and to thoroughly rebut charges they're going after people of faith, Democrats accuse Sen. Bill Frist of exploiting religion by taking part in a telecast for people of faith. Keep it up, buddy, and into the Lions' den you go! A brochure for the program, titled, Justice Sunday: Stop the Filibuster Against People of Faith, notes how the filibuster, once used by Bob Byrd to keep from having to sit next to blacks at lunch counters in the Roman Senate, "was once abused to protect racial bias, and now it is being used against people of faith." Sen. Charles Schumer went bananas. He says Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, which is sponsoring the conspiracy meeting, "has stepped over the line. He's said it's people of faith vs. Democrats." This Tony Perkins guy acts as if he were an equal! Sen. Dianne Feinstein went bananas, too. She blasted the planned gathering, warning that "it's a very dangerous, extreme thing. There is no telling what (the event) might launch." Howard Dean, another left-wing reject, is also furious about the event. He's preparing a thorough rebuttal, right from the Book of Job, in the New Testament.

William H. Pryor Jr., Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen, Thomas Griffith and Terrence Boyle are such dangerous radicals, the Senate would confirm them tomorrow. Same goes for David W. McLeague, Richard A. Griffin, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Henry W. Saad, Susan Bieke Neilson, William J. Haynes II, William G. Myers III. These twelve appellate nominees are called 'dangerous radicals' because they 1) stick to the U.S. Constitution and 2) don't look for guidance from the constitution of Rwanda. As far as constitutional issues go, the Appellate courts make most of the final rulings, which is why all twelve face possible Democrat filibusters. Ten of Bush's 34 appellate nominees were filibustered during his first term. It all shows Democrats are serious about setting a 'New Tone' in Washington.

During confirmation hearings, Democrats spent more than half the time asking William Pryor about that silly frailty of his -- his religious faith. As Alabama Attorney General, he prosecuted Chief Justice Roy Moore for not removing a Ten Commandments display from the courthouse. He saved the courthouse from Moses! For this, Democrats rewarded Pryor with a filibuster. He was later recess-appointed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Of course, denying the attacks on Pryor have anything to do with religion is as believable as denying the attacks on the Pope have anything to do with religion. As you know, liberals expressed shock that the new Pope is a devout Catholic.

When liberals are not attacking someone's faith, they attack just to irritate. Like the Bolton vote delay in committee Tuesday. They don't give a rip whether Bolton was nice and sweet to intelligence analysts or not -- they just wanna irritate Bush. Just like pests. In fact, they have PEST (Post Election Selection Trauma). That's why these bugs are so scared of Tom DeLay! He's the pest control guy, for crying out loud. Do cockroaches love the Orkin Man? The Washington Post wrote a big hit piece on DeLay the other day. The Ladybugs went wild! But the article went nowhere. The good news is, nobody gets rid of pests better than Delay. And come Nov. 2006, the pest problem will be solved.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[Darksheare]

Hmm.. Yes.
Does seem to be catching and spreading.

[Mama_Bear]

....it's Thursday and we have JohnHuang2's excellent 'Two Cents' which is really worth much much more! :)

It certainly is! The graphics, the essay, the presentation....couldn't be better. Kudos to the four of you. One Fine team!

[LadyX]

~~ F Y I ~~

Just received, a regular communique from Senator Bill Frist:

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From: Senator Bill Frist
To: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:47 AM
Subject: Bill Frist on Judicial Obstruction

I've heard from many of you over the past several days about the judicial obstruction issue. Thanks for the feedback.

Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation out there. I just want to pass along one important fact that keeps coming up in my conversations: none of our proposals to give judicial nominees fair up or down votes would limit the filibuster on legislation or bills.

A lot of these television ads you're seeing are flat wrong. The fact of the matter is that nothing will ever prevent “Mr. Smith” from going to Washington and taking a stand on the Senate floor. And we will guarantee he can vote to confirm or reject judicial nominees!

I just wanted you to have the facts. Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and neighbors.

Thanks again for your thoughts and your steadfast support. As this debate progresses, I'll continue to keep in close contact.

Bill Frist

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"And we will guarantee he can vote to confirm or reject judicial nominees!"

Let's hope this is so.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you, Mama_Bear.

That's a high compliment coming from you.
You are one of the very best at making pics. :)

[Aquamarine]

Appreciate it Mama Bear.

That is such a lovely Thank You graphic, did you make it?

[Aquamarine]

That's good news, now let's see some action "Mr. Smith"!

Thanks so much for your activism on this issue Lady.

[Kitty Mittens]

Excellent Essay and Thread, John and Aqua! You Always Hit the Nail on the Head!

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Posts are Always Wonderful, dear Lady! : )

[Texagirl4W]

Very good read. I was beginning to think I wouldn't like this until seeing the last picture.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks so much Kitty.

Found this cute Kitty gif while googling. :)

[Aquamarine]

LOL. We always try to have happy endings here.

Glad you enjoyed it (finally) ;)

[jwfiv]

Love that last pic of SuperDeLay and his hammer .... )

Thanks for bringing us JH2's Two Cents, Miss Aqua.

JH2 ... outstanding, as always.

[Aquamarine]

You're welcome JW.

Turns out that last picture was worth the effort.
Hammer Down! :)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

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[Aquamarine]

Enjoyed another day at The Finest with all you Fine folks.

Thanks John for your amazing ability with words.

See y'all tomorrow.

[Kitty Mittens]

That Kitty Graphic is Adorable, dear Aqua!

Sending you Hugs!

(((((((Aqua)))))))

[DollyCali]

It has been a great week at the Finest, hasn't it? well TGIF

Week-end Thread. -- join us!

[JohnHuang2]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. Just beautiful, Aqua. Thank you so much, my friend. And than you all VERY MUCH the kind words.

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[Aquamarine]

Thanks for the hug (((Kitty))). Thought it was cute the way it winked, save it if you think you might want to use it sometime.

[Aquamarine]

You're welcome John. As I've already told you I really enjoyed working with you on this one.