SEN. SCHUMER CAUGHT ON CELLPHONE: 'WE ARE GOING TO WAR' OVER SUPREME COURT

The Drudge Report ^ | 07/06/05 | Drudge Report

[MikeA]

Further proof, if we needed it, that Democrats have become knee-jerk obstructionists and pathological partisans. Wake up America! Stop giving Bush the low approval ratings! Give THESE EXTREMIST DEMOCRATS THE DISAPPROVAL LIKE YOU DID THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSES OF THE 90s THAT ACTUALLY SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING UNLIKE THESE PARTISAN NITWITS IN THE DEM. PARTY WHO CARE MORE ABOUT POLITICS AND BUSH HATING AND OBSTRUCTIONISM THAN ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING FOR AMERICA!!!

[mlc9852]

In the words of George W. Bush, "BRING IT ON"!!!

[ScreamingFist]

Schumer went on to say how hard it was to predict how a Supreme Court justice would turn out: “Even William Rehnquist is more moderate than they expected. The only ones that resulted how they predicted were [Antonin] Scalia and [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg. So most of the time they've gotten their picks wrong, and that's what we want to do to them again.”

Wow.......intentional manipulation of the Supreme Court. Is it called treason or politics?

[capt. norm]

The bad news is that repeating what you intercept from someone else's cell call is against federal law.

Remember the deal with McDermott and the Newt call?

[chimera]

Schumer promised a fight over whoever the President’s nominee was: “It's not about an individual judge… It's about how it affects the overall makeup of the court.”

He's right on the first point, and a lousy liar on the second. For the 'Rats, this appointment is about one thing and one thing only, abortion. They're going to pull out all the stops to keep their precious "right" to slaughter unborn children. If there is any good to come of it, it will be to see what a sham this anti-filibuster "deal" really was. The first thing the 'Rats will do it throw that dead weight overboard. They're going to filibuster any nominee who won't come right out and say that they support abortion.

[MikeGranby]

If you speak so loud as to be overheard?

[hflynn]

We are contemplating how we are going to go to war over this.”

Chuckie Scummer your a Democrat. You need a Un resolution passed before you can go to war.

[AmishDude]

According to Drudge, this was not "intercepted", it was "overheard". He was in public making this call, according to Drudge.

[MikeA]

Yeah, you're right. I'm sure this is going to open up a can or worms. I wonder who intercepted the call. On the other hand, the media will ignore the content of the call to throw up dust about the illegality of the intercept. When it was Newt, they couldn't have cared less about the illegality. They just wanted to put a nefarious spin on what was said in the call.

[Sprite518]

Well there is the PROFF of how the DEMRATS really think about this entire nomination process? Can anyone say nuclear option?

[Cyber Liberty]

It makes me happy to see that Bush is waiting a short spell before naming the successor. The longer the 'Craps have to wait, the more likely they are to demonstrate their willingness to reject *anybody* Bush names.

[chimera]

It's not clear that is was so much an intercept as an overhearing. Ever sit next to someone using a cell phone? Depending on how much of a blowhard they are (and Schumer certainly qualifies as that), it's almost hard not to pickup up at least one side of the conversation.

[gieriscm]

The bad news is that repeating what you intercept from someone else's cell call is against federal law.

Yes, it is. Fortunately that's not the case here. Schumer was overheard by a bystander while in a public place. If he'd wanted to keep the conversation private, he would have made the call from somewhere else.

[codercpc]

Isn't there a difference between "intercepting", and overhearing a one sided conversation?

And how is Drudge culpable anyway? What's the difference if I overhear a friends husband talking to his mistress on a cellphone and telling my friend, and this?

[savedbygrace]

That doesn't apply here, Norm, because apparently this person heard Schumer on the train, while he was speaking, not through a cell intercept.

[maica]

BTTT

copy to:
Chuckie
Lindsey
Rush
Sean
Hugh

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There's not even a nominee. They don't care...it's about obstruction.

[AmishDude]

This is important because no one has been nominated yet. It represents a breech of faith and a politicization of the process. We know this, but there are still naive people to convince.

In addition, Schumer's mocking of the gang of 14 and being all sweetness and light to Graham should convince at least Graham to go nuke. Remember, two defections from the gang of 14 and the Constitutional option is in play.

[longtermmemmory]

If Bush nominates a 1st class original constitution constructionist and puts all the "R" in lock step, it promises to be the Democrat's waterloo.

That is IF (and it is a BIG if) the republicans find their testicles and spines.