Senators Boxer and Feinstein have never provided an olive branch of peace to President Bush on Judicial Nominees.
Maybe this is a sign that the Administration will play hardball with Senators that don't care what will happen to their state...
"The Brunswick air base is the last active-duty Defense Department airfield in New England and one of Maine's largest employers, with nearly 4,900 military and civilian workers. It had been slated for downsizing but now will be considered for closure."
Oh no! No more lobster runs! Oh, the horror!
Ms. B, looks like Long Cut could be moving...if he hasn't already.
Was this something y'all were expecting?
Senators will know exactly what the administration wants, but outsiders can only guess. Rinos like Snowe and Collins are permitted to vote against the party when it doesn't matter, i.e. when they have enough votes already. Once in a while they will be told by the majority leader or whip that their vote is needed.
In this case maybe one or both of them might be told that their vote is needed to bring the vote to the floor and have an up or down vote. That is, they could vote to end the filibuster but then vote against the candidate. That would allow them to conciliate their liberal constituents while doing what is needed by the party.
I look at the base/facilities listed here and am scratching my head. Yes I took a shower a few hours back. Closing the Marine training depot, closing North Island, hmmmmmm. Closing Pope AFB, next to Fort Bragg, hmmmmmmm. Oceana, wonder if they will also say what the hell lets close the whole Damn Neck facility, we don't need naval intellegience anymore.
Oooooohhhhhh, so all those millions of imigrants and low income minority groups require us to expand our social piece of the pie...........Ok. What the heck. Cancel the JFS, and F22, new carriers, new DDX destroyers, hey forget about those upgraded Abram tanks, we don't need em any more.
And the world spins around to make our congress even more dizzy.
The Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego
Not closing, just relocating to the Naval Station here