[econ_grad]

So what are you saying. Bush is powerless even though he is the President. The person who has the most power is the one who lost 6 years ago in the primary. I dont think so. I don't think Bush cares about his nominees at all. He nominates them hoping they would get confirmed. Makes conservatives happy. If they don't get confirmed, oh well. He has bigger fishes to fry, or bigger govt to propose.

[wardaddy]

The seven Republican signers were Sens. Mike DeWine of Ohio, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island, John McCain of Arizona, John W. Warner of Virginia and Olympia J. Snowe of Maine

Boy howdy....several of those names tell it all. I would not even need to know the legislation to know it's probably not good.

[onyx]

No, I think Bush is "misunderestimated" too often and too much.

He'll pick his own fight, thank you very much.
McCain has won this round.

The three have been promised up or down votes.
Who's to know what else the cabal of 14 decided?
Maybe all of the three or two of the three or none of three will get enough "aye's!"

Then what?