Posted on 05/23/2005 4:18:39 PM PDT by jern
McLame was a bully in HS who only got into the Naval Academy because of his daddy and grandaddy who were admirals. He would have flunked out of the academy (he was near the bottom in grades) except for same. He was a loser in pilot training and would have been let go except for...you know, dad and gramps and all that. He managed to get shot down soon after deploying. When he got home from the Hanoi Hilton, he dumped his wife of many years who had patiently waited for his release so he could marry the rich daughter of an Arizona beer baron with shady associations. With his rich wife's new money, he managed to get elected to Congress. Then there was the Keating boys...McLame was doing the dirty business, but the good Senator and his pals managed to get that swept under the rung by their good legal counsel (I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to figure out the name of the legal mouthpiece who swept the savings and loan scandal out of sight). Then McLame began his egotistical march to the White House. With the help of the bigot, Warren Rudman, he tried to trash GWB. Finally, the truth caught up with McLame and he was toast as a presidential candiate. His big ego has never forgiven Bush, and he continues to bully his way around the Senate...the darling of the left-wing press.
This is a fricking joke. The Republicans won't oppose any attempt to change the filibuster rules, but the Rats will continue to do so, under extraordinary circumstances" of course. Grrrr!
The rule change only requires a simple majority, I think.
Good move. Tell the RNC we've had it up to here with RINOs and other spineless wimps. I hope Frist gets back to surgery, since he's a failure as a Senator. Frist couldn't lead a troop of girl scouts to the cookie truck.
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The president can put some political pressure on the Senate. Myers and Bolton are on the Senate's Executive Calendar today.
tHE ONE WE NEED TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN, SHORT TERM, IS mITCH mCcONNELL.He has the spine and balls to get it done, if he hasn't been bought off with this cheap ploy of a compromise. He, not Frist, has the power to get it done. Mitch, its important en0ugh to risk much. You will be deludged with new money if you make this happen.Abandoned if you abandon it. Makeit work,and 2008 or beyond look good for you with a conservative army at your back.Or suffer the fate of those who took the loss.
DeWine and Graham, absolutely. Warner, I suspect is planning to leave, mostly due to old age, so he'll do whatever he pleases, unfortunately.
I need to drink something, LOL... something strong. I hate McCain and all those chickenshits.
Yes, but the infamous seven Republicans also agreed to oppose the constitutional option for the next two years. Period. No equivication, no conditions.
The part that you quote is a distraction.
This is the poison dart:
""We believe that, under Article II, Section 2, of the United States Constitution, the word Advice speaks to consultation between the Senate and the President with regard to the use of the Presidents power to make nominations. We encourage the Executive branch of government to consult with members of the Senate, both Democratic and Republican, prior to submitting a judicial nomination to the Senate for consideration.""
LOL!!! Hardly!! Even if high speed connections were subsidized, I'd still be getting ripped off!
Please explain and make me feelbetter.
#576: Just called weiner's office = mail box is full.
Please show proof they had numbers. Right here you have 7 who would have voted NO on the nuke option, and you say we had numbers?
party discipline...this party is about as disciplined as Homer Simpson.
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