Miss Marple assures us that: "It is a fact that Susan Collins and other Republican senators told Bush not to send them a controversial nominee.
It is a fact that George Voinovich cried and then refused to vote for Bolton.
It is a fact that McCain and Hagel cannot be depended upon.
It is a fact that Chaffee, Snowe, and Collins will not vote for a too-obviously conservative nominee."
Cautor replies: So, it seems it is a fact that Bush rolled over in the face of this overwhelming force and cried "uncle."
Surely you can't believe that two dunces like McLame and Hagel, both of whom harbor presidential aspirations (foolish but true just the same) and our little senator from SC called Graham (a member of the gangsta of 14) couldn't have been persuaded by Bush to back his man or woman? I certainly don't buy that hogwash.
Just think, if it's true that we can only expect Bush to do what Collins, Voinovich, Snowe, Hagen, McLame, and little Lincoln Chaffee give their approval for, then the rest of his term is a total waste. But I guess in your eyes it's all so futile.
President Bush has low approval ratings right now. This doesn't particularly bother him, but it affects the Senators, many of whom are cowards.
Why is the approval rating so low? Well, the LAST time there was a controversy (Katrina) we had a whole bunch of conservative pundits and elected Republicans who, instead of defending the President, bought into the media's interpretation about his response. They couldn't stick with him on something in which he was obviously right, because they are too easily swayed by the press.
Their lack of backbone contributed directly to the drop in the President's numbers. Then, when his numbers drop, they get worried that they might not have a popular president to campaign with them, and they start "showing their independence," known in other areas as "rats leaving a perceived sinking ship."
You think McCain would have been a dependable vote? He met with Cindy Sheehan, for goodness sake! Hagel? He has a full explanation ready to go on why he can't support anyone, because he was in Viet Nam or something.
I have sat through enough Senate debates to know that we have maybe 25 Senators who are dependable. The rest are RINOS, cowards, opportunists, weasels.
That is all I have to say on the subject, except for this. RINOS are far more powerful than they should be, and it is because they are secure in their elections. It's a shame, but that is the way things are.
Yeah, don't let the recent history of the Senate get in the way of your opinions.