Posted on 05/25/2005 12:12:22 PM PDT by Bob Ireland
President George Bush has not distinguished himself by fighting for his judicial nominees. Indeed, the way he treated Miguel Estrada, he is arguably worse than the Democrats in the Senate.
Now seven Senators have made a deal to run the Senate, and they claim that it would be best for the President to get in his Presidential Yugo and drive down to the Senate Building carrying his hat in his hand to get his judicial nominees pre-approved.
If President George Bush accedes to this power grab, he will go down as the worst President in history.
The United States Senate gave up its legislative power to the federal courts; now the Senate proposes to usurp Presidential powers. Where is our Constitutional Republic in all this?
Previous Presidents have called Senators over to the White House and 'jawboned' them with political goodies to get them to support their agenda. George Bush, instead, called Ted Kennedy over to the White House and allowed him to write the Education Bill. Kennedy responded by saying that Bush had woefully underfunded education, and iced it by calling the President a murderer and a war criminal. Bush does not jawbone Olympia Snowe or Lincoln Chaffee; instead, he closes military bases in Trent Lott's Senatorial District.
It is impossible to be a Republican today because as a voter you send representatives to Washington who BETRAY you repeatedly. Even when the majority of the country votes for Republicans and traditional values, 'Republicans' tell us that it is important to let the minority rule the country, and traditional values are trashed.
I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN
Well, I used to be a Republican. I have been betrayed so many times I have lost count. The Republican Party of Florida re-districted me out of the Congressional District in West Orlando [where I live] and placed me in WEST JACKSONVILLE - nearly 100 miles away. There are three Congressional Districts in West Orlando, but I am assigned to West Jacksonville... a district so gerrymandered that some portions are only as wide as the center line in the middle of the highway.
There is no good reason for me to be a Republican; there is no good reason for me to vote any longer. All my votes, all my campaigning for traditional values, all my fighting against the Democratic oligarchy siezing power in this country has resulted in my own people disenfranchising me by gerrymandering me out of representation in Washington [Well, true, I have Bill Nelson... I remember Bill Nelson: about 1983 he said on local radio that Christians should not be allowed to vote since they are incapable of thinking for themselves, that they must be told how to think.]
Yep - that is what all my voting for 40 years has netted me.
If I voted for Joseph Stalin, at least I would get exactly what I expected. At least if the Democraps win, we know they will finalize the overthrow of the Constitution and set up their socialist tyrannical dictatorship. If that does not motivate Americans to do what is necessary to re-establish freedom, then what have I been fighting for anyway?
>:-[
ME TOO.
At one time this was a website where very spirited discussions took place and where walking in lockstep was not required and intellectual midgets would not threaten to zot anyone who did not spout the party line. Bush is a disappointment, if you can deny that with a straight face you may be living in a fantasy world. No doubt Kerry would have been worse but that is not the point.
Two dimensional thinking.
Might be over the top a little but Bob makes some good points.
President Bush has been less than impressive in pushing his domestic agenda and dealings with the RATS and RINOS. Considering everything on his plate he has done a pretty good job overall. Worst prez in history? I think not.
No, he has been here longer than you, which kind of renders your call for a zot for trolling sort of moot..
You'll hear no complaint from me, other then disagreement.
I picked a helluva day to stop sniffin' glue.
Someone is misunderestimating someone else.
I'll read your stuff if you can get me nekkid pictures of your sister Kathy.
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ROFL! That's not such a bad idea.
Tagline update ping.
I'm not agreeing with him. I'm just saying he isn't some troll and the ZOT monkeys need to chatter at someone else.
This whole situation has been nothing more than media-hyped nonsense, mainly because there really isn't a heck of a lot going on for anyone in the media to talk about.
We'll have three confirmation votes in short order (the three nominees invited to the White House this week, in case you have any doubt about the President's influence), and others will follow. The real test comes if/when a Supreme Court vacancy opens -- and if you think this administration is going to have a Supreme Court appointment derailed by GOP senators, then you must be smoking crack.
I've been around too long to worry about what newbies say about me. They are the ones who keep saying they don't mind paying a bit more in taxes... I've seen them come and go.
I'm pretty close to sharing your opinion of the castratii claiming to be Republicans.
I'm with you Bob. I'm not impressed with the performance of the president.
Hell I am wondering to this day why a war time president didnt close down the borders right after 9/11. I wondered it while I was pulling the freaking lever for Bush. This is just another symtom of a major problem (Of course I do realise, that would have been worse by geometric progession if the Ketchup Queen and his wife were to get into the oval orifice)
Senate: Gives Power to Courts.
President: Gives Nomination power to Senate.
Next: Supreme Court will vet Federal Court Nominees.
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