Gee, no kidding? :)
The way past leaders reigned in their troops and PRIOR to this debacle. You take away perks and privileges and committee chair posts and MONEY and everything else you can think of.
How do you know that McCain, Graham and Warner haven't been threatened with the loss of perks and privileges? Do you think that McCain and Graham really care what a lame duck president and a lame duck leader think? Three years down the road Bush won't be here. Three years down the road Frist certainly won't be here(with people like you throwing him overboard). Heck these seven can simply cross party lines and become part of a Democrat majority and all except Graham would probably get reelected.
Yet it's easy for you to say Frist isn't doing enough to rein them in.
You makes their lives a living hell and you promises them the world ( who cares if you don't deliver? ) down the road, for hanging in there. How else do you think it works?
McCain to Frist:Why should I. My constituents like me, the press loves me and your base -- people like nopardons -- will throw you overboard in a NY minute. Heck I'll be here and you'll be long gone.
See a doctor.
Frist to McCain:Vote correctly or I'll make your life hell.
McCain to Frist:Why should I. My constituents like me, the press loves me
This isn't about three years from now....IT'S ABOUT RIGHT NOW!
They haven't been threatened, nor even cajoled. The proof of that, is that they knew that they could get away with this stunt.
Snowe and Chaffe are lost causes. The others should NOT have been; handled properly. That would have lessened the numbers to 3 RINOS. McLunatic and two others could NOT have pulled this off.
No....you see a doctor and while you're at it, take some basic history and political courses.