[Digger]

Voinovich is starting to take too much heat...so the 'boys' need another freshman senator to 'take one for the team'... play bad cop....and take up the slack.

You are sooooo correct. To all FReepers, my wish is that you see just how hollow this so-called republican party is. It is only the other faction in the "Two-Party Cartel". No true conservative issues are going to get passed that make a real difference because the handlers/special interests elites won't allow it. You can call it in braille.

[Dat Mon]

You said..."It is only the other faction in the "Two-Party Cartel". No true conservative issues are going to get passed that make a real difference because the handlers/special interests elites won't allow it."

JMHO...there are three political parties vying for power at this time...

Democrats
Republican Party A
Republican Party B

Republican party A is approximately made up of a mixture of social liberals, opportunists, some cynical and not so cynical moderates, and well connected financially motivated special interests.

Republican party B is approximately made up of a mixture of social and economic conservatives, what some would call pro America nationalists...others call patriots, conservative libertarians, and some libertarians who are very concerned with growth of government, and property and gun rights.

This is a general characterization...its more complicated than that of course...as there is some degree of overlap...not all people fall neatly into any one group.

What we have here with Bolton is an example of a power play / catfight between the two pub party factions.

Its ironic that during Clintons admin, this fissure in the pub party was not really evident...or we weren't looking for it.

This is why... with control of both houses and the presidency..we are having trouble moving forward with a conservative agenda.

We will see this fissure show itself again...with immigration, CAFTA, judicial appointments, and other issues involving national sovereignty issues.

The one area which seems to be in some degree of general Republican consensus (with possible exception of pronounced liberals) is with national security...at least in how we approach the war on terror and having a strong military.