Abuse of power is using elected office to coerce interns and other job-seekers to have sex with you.
"Gentlemen, we've gotta protect our phony-baloney jobs!"
-Mel Brooks in "Blazing Saddles"
Do you think Senator Reid has seen this film?
Here's hoping the Donks never again have power to abuse...
One would hope the Democrats would some day hunt up a thesaurus, and broaden their vocabulary, if not their field of thought. As it is, the spectacle is rather like watching a bunch of Oompa-Loompas reciting in unison.
It isn't true because checks-and-balances is about separation of powers between the branches of government, not about balance of power between the parties.
-PJ
I prefer the term "Recognition of the majority".
Did any of these dimbots cry "Abuse of Power" over Clinton's massive pardon party? ...then they can just shut up, mmm kaaaay?
I'll show the RATS "abuse of power".
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1456918/posts
Didn't Clintoon sign in more Executive Orders than any other president except maybe Lincoln? The land-grab in Utah being a biggy.
Often, Republicans fight political battles with logic and rationale, while the Democrats are blasting away with spin, PR, and emotionalism. Too frequently, the Republicans think that because they've obsessively made a "logical rebuttal" to a Democrat attack, that they've carried the day - case closed. There is nothing wrong with a logical rebuttal. It's a terrific advantage over the Dems since they're largely incapable of such. But for the Republicans to be as effective as they can be, they need to stop complaining about the silly, emotional, illogical PR tantrums from the Dems and get into the same game. Follow up their logical rebuttals with the same level of intensity as the Dems on talking points, catch phrases, buzz words, emotional appeals, accusations, etc. Go toe to toe with PR. That part's easy. It's just a matter of having the will to engage. The harder part is the logical and effective governing plan - which the Dems lack. Exploit it. And the only way to fully exploit this Republican advantage is to stop complaining about the Dem tactics and play the same game just as strongly and proactively.
I believe filibustering judges is "an abuse of power." It is certainly not in the Constitution.
Good thing these folks have NO POWER!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!
(Let's keep it that way, OK?)
everytime I read something about the Dems screaming about Abuse of power, I think pro wrestling and Ric Flair in WCW.
Eric Bischoff started walking down the aisle, saying "You're finished Flair!" Flair responded, "Bischoff, whatever you think...no, you're an overbearing ass****! That's right! You're obnoxious, you're an obnoxious, overbearing ass! Abuse of power! You! Abuse of power! Cut me off! Come on! It's called abuse of power! (Flair threw down his jacket) You suck! You, I hate your guts. I hate your guts. You are a liar, you're a cheat, you're a scam, you are a no good son of a b****. Fire me? I'm already fired! Fire me! I'm already fired!"
These are the same dumb-dumbs that lauded Bill Clinton when he exercised his option of recess appointmentS.
Didn't the Democrats do that tactic many times too when Clinton was in power???