Posted on 05/18/2005 4:31:09 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Wuh happened?
Your loyal Today Show reporter sat with keyboard primed, ready with the headline for what was sure to be this morning's lead item: "Today's Kind of Kongressman: Galloway for President!"
I was certain that Today would run with the Senate committee testimony of dictator-loving British MP George Galloway, who tweaked Sen. Norm Coleman and his Senate panel, categorically refuting allegations that he had been on Saddam's oil-for-food pad.
But that dog didn't bark this morning. Not only didn't Today feature the story, but at least in the first half-hour, did not mention it at all, not even in the news recap. Could Galloway, so extreme he was thrown out of the Labor Party, be too much of a lefty crackpot even for Today's taste?
Instead, we were treated to a rather mild-mannered segment on the impending vote on the 'nukular' option.
In to opine was Chris Matthews, and he was of the view that: 1. there will be a vote; 2. Frist probably has the votes to win it; and, most interestingly, 3. he has little to lose even if he does not succeed.
Matthews pointed out that John McCain is on record as saying that he will vote against goin' nukular. So if the vote fails, Frist can blame McCain . . . who just might be one of Frist's major opponents for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination.
Matthews agreed with Katie's suggestion that the nukular debate is really about impending Supreme Court nominations, and Matthews pointed out that if the vote carries, the Republicans would be able to confirm one or more justices as early as this summer.
Which should make conservatives reflect on just how momentous is that which is about to happen in the Senate.
Can you imagine how much good can be done for the protection of our constitutional system if W is able to appoint true strict constructionists rather than the kind of watered-down judges able to get past the likes of Kennedy and Schumer wielding a filibuster threat?
Matthews was also frank in admitting that the days of confirming judges based on their competence is long gone.
"Senators might occasionally use an argument based on competence, but nowadays it's all about ideology," he admitted, citing the Bork case, in which of course perhaps the most qualified Supreme Court nominee in decades was turned down.
Today Show frisky-Frist ping.
Sounds like Chrissy has had a reality check. Their usual "expert" Russert ducked?
Should have read ... McCain ... who will be the first victim, for the second time, to fall off the presidential wanna be band wagon.
Good report, governs. Thanks. Did you happen to see Boxer on the Senate floor yesterday talking about Judge Brown? I learned so much. JB loves rapists and won't protect little girls from them, hates old people and calls them cannibals, thinks too much government isn't good for people, etc. Quite the performance. I couldn't help wondering what Senators with a modicum of intelligence thought of it. Ido not include Biden or Reid in that bunch.
Gee, I wonder why? Maybe because the show would then have to explain what the heck Oil For Food is since I don't believe they've ever done a single segment on it.
And on the subject of judicial noiminees, I don't suppose Lauer asked why the Dems are so afraid of a vote? Nah, of course not.
You're a braver man than I, glgb, for watchin' this dreck. Thanks again for the thread!
I hope the hammer falls today.
I am tired of waiting.
I missed Boxer's appearance. But so long as she and Pelosi are among the most prominent faces of the Democratic Party, I'd say that the Republican majority is safe.
"Senators might occasionally use an argument based on competence, but nowadays it's all about ideology," he admitted, citing the Bork case, in which of course perhaps the most qualified Supreme Court nominee in decades was turned down."
rat dogma.
Isn't he over in the House of Representatives? ;-)
Great point! So Today's calculus was that roughing up the GOP with Galloway wasn't worth bringing attention to the UN scandal, particularly with Bolton's nomination vote impending.
IF Frist and the rest of the spineless GOP SHOULD prevail in the Senate today, the MSM will be apoplectic. Expect to see all sorts of Lyin' Liberals and RINO's all over the shows lamenting the 'end of free speech' in the Senate.
The NYSlimes, LASlimes, ChiTrib et al will be blowing headlines on Thursday "GOP Silences Minority Rights"...blah blah yada...
We will have done the right thing, however, the filth on the left and the stoopid peeple won't understand.
G
If Senator Frist or any other elected Republicans or staffers are monitoring FR, tell Skerry, Byrd Kennedy and Schumer this is the constitutional way to appoint judges. Up or down votes on every single judicial picks of our President. End the filibuster TODAY.
good morning...I wanted just ONE GOP senator to come ot the floor and ask Boxer, rhetorically, why if JRB was so evil, 75% of the good people of California voted to retain her?..The GOP blows another opportunity..BTW..I'm starting the live Senate thread about 9am..see ya there
And if you want to know just how explosive the Oil For Food scandal could become, just look at how the MSM is ignoring it. That silence speaks volumes.
I'll watch for your thread. I'm hoping my office mates have business elsewhere because I don't want to miss any of this.
Would you please ping me? I am going to be away but would love to read the thread and catch up with what happened. Thanks.
OK..regards
Bump for later.
Ping or no ping, I'll hunt you and that Live Thread down!
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