Feinstein, Boxer hint at erosion of Senate civility

The San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | 5/25/05

[NRA2BFree]

"The Senate will most certainly face a loss of civility, a loss of respect for differences," Feinstein said in a Senate speech Monday. "Political messages will overwhelm substantive policy, and political potshots will drive our debates, rather than the best interest of the American people."

Civility? Was Ted Kennedy's outrageous behavior considered civil? The problem is that in the past, Republicans have always been too meek. Now that they have finally shown a little bit of spine the RATS thinks they're being uncivil. Good grief, if any Republican went into a tirade spewing venom about Boxer, Feinstein or Reid, like Kennedy does, they would go into coronary arrest. This is the reason that the RATS hate Tom DeLay. They can't push him around. He would tell them to shove it, in a gentlemanly way, of course. LOL

DeLay/Tancredo 2008!!!!

[MHGinTN]

"Instead, there appears to be a kind of disregard for the opinions of all Democratic senators." It's kind of difficult to have high regard for 'Sinators' who lie and dissemble, defend the indefensible and promote degeneracy as enlightenment. [With all that's happened in House and Senate this week, I'm hard pressed to decide who won the elections in 2004!

[chs68]

"Today, there is not really active consultation by this administration in most cases," Sen. Dianne Feinstein told her colleagues this week. "Instead, there appears to be a kind of disregard for the opinions of all Democratic senators."

Let me repeat for Sen. Feinstein something I heard alot following the election of Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996:

We won. You Lost.

Get over it.

See how thaty works/feels, Babs?

[NeoCaveman]

Democrats say they feel bullied by Republican rule

May I be the first to tell these two b!tches to "put some ice on that"

[vollmond]

Cry more. If you're quitting, can I have your stuff?

(Oops, I thought I was on the WoW boards for a second there.)

[chs68]

"At that time, I urged my colleagues to allow a vote," Feinstein said in her speech Monday. "However, I did not advocate breaking the (Senate) rules . . . as a way to force Republicans to their knees."

Breaking Senate rules?

Who in the Senate has ever advocated breaking the rules of the Senate??!!

There was some talk of changing the rules of the Senate to bring the Senate's procedures more in line with U.S. Constitution.

[Lou L]

The article called the 7 pikers "leaders".

I'm sure it did.

[patriot_wes]

I wish these two clowns would leave ala Thelma and Louise. Of course I said that about those other two clowns - Donna Shelaila and Hazel O'Leary also. Oh well......

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Boxer's responsible for a good deal of erosion of civility in the Senate.

[TommyDale]

Feinstein and Boxer are part of the cause of the erosion.

[IamConservative]

Suppose it was Kennedy calling a female, minority nominee for the federal bench that was voted for by 87% of the residents of one of the most liberal states in the US a "neanderthal" that tipped off these two sleuths?

[PeskyOne]

I agree! She is one of the most uncivil persons in the Senate. She reminds me of an evil bug that needs swatting or stomping.

[dmanLA]

It's ironic that Boxer and Feinstein are the SOURCE OF THE EROSION OF CIVILITY.

You are in the minority! Now say it a hundred times and let it sink in.

[South40]

As a Californian, I find those two to be an utter and complete embarrassment.

[tet68]

"This is a 95 percent success rate," Boxer said. "I ask the people of this country to think about what it would mean in their lives if they got 95 percent of what they wanted."

We'd all be a damn sight happier?
Especially if we didn't have to fight 40% of the population
that was trying to keep us from having any thing our way.

[righttackle44]

"Instead, there appears to be a kind of disregard for the opinions of all Democratic senators."

I don't disregard them. But you don't want to know
WHAT I regard them. (My mom would've washed out my
mouth with soap.)

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble...

Fire burn and cauldron bubble...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

"This is a 95 percent success rate," Boxer said. "I ask the people of this country to think about what it would mean in their lives if they got 95 percent of what they wanted."

Judging by the election returns last time, I would be living in Idaho!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

As a former Californian, I find those two to be an utter and complete embarrassment.

[fortunecookie]

Exactly! Whenever I hear those ladies mentioned (or Hillary for that matter) that rhyme comes to mind!