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Behind Closed Doors Democratic senators bluff; Republicans dither.
Weekly Standard ^ | 11/14/2005 | Stephen F. Hayes

Posted on 11/05/2005 5:14:00 AM PST by AliVeritas

WHEN SENATE MINORITY LEADER HARRY Reid abruptly took the Senate into closed session last Tuesday, he sought to portray the move as a desperate, last-ditch attempt to force intransigent Senate Republicans to complete the second phase of an investigation into the use of intelligence before the Iraq war. The procedural move is rare, one of the few things a minority party can do to seize the agenda--and the spotlight--from the Senate's majority.

After he called the Senate into closed session, a red-faced Reid sputtered his way through a press conference. "Finally after months and months and months of begging, cajoling, writing letters we're finally going to be able to have phase two of the investigation regarding how the intelligence was used to lead us into the intractable war in Iraq," he proclaimed, shortly before shouting down a reporter in mid-question.

He was just getting started.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109th; democrats; leftistdeceit; leftisttactics; republicans; senate
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1 posted on 11/05/2005 5:14:01 AM PST by AliVeritas
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To: AliVeritas
Can anyone tell me why the dims hate the USA so much? Are they still fuming about being put in the minority in every phase of government, both federal and state level? Or is it that they are just little brats who believe the one who screams the loudest wins?
2 posted on 11/05/2005 5:22:09 AM PST by nyconse (a)
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To: AliVeritas

Appears the liberal dims know full well that their counterparts the Republicans, are not going to investigate who initiated this Wilson affair from way back in Feb. of 2002. (A short 6 months after 9/11/01)


3 posted on 11/05/2005 5:22:22 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: nyconse

Democrats became irrational over their 2000 election loss to President Bush, and they have never recovered from it. They remain convinced the election was stolen from them and they cannot believe the rest of the country is too ignorant to understand their superior intellect and position on it.

They tried to portray George W. Bush as less intelligent and a dimwit, and they cannot fathom Bush winning over them. In other words, they believed their own propaganda even when they knew it to be a lie.


4 posted on 11/05/2005 5:31:09 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: Morgan in Denver; AliVeritas

What is really funny is after getting their butts handed them in 2002 and 2004, they are going to run the same Hate American 1st campaign again in 2006! Truly the Democrat Leadership is stuck on STUPID.


5 posted on 11/05/2005 5:33:11 AM PST by MNJohnnie (I'll try to be NICER, if you will try to be SMARTER!.......Water Buckets UP!)
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To: Morgan in Denver

Close, but IMHO, to goes nack to 1994. The Dems controlled the Congress for decades. They had the power of the puse..to allocate the public $$ to their special interest groups.As long as they held the Congress, they didn't care that much about the WH...the old bull Dems want the congressional power back. Consider charlie Rangel and John Vonyers, who are both now certifiable. Rangel wants to be the Chair of the Ways and Means..he knows he'll never get it..and he is bitter..


6 posted on 11/05/2005 5:38:16 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: AliVeritas

Dingy's Senate stunt was timed to deflect attention away from the Alito nomination. Democrats knew fairly quickly that Alito would ultimately be confirmed - something the democrat base would go rip-ship over. Bush would go 2 fer 2.

By going back to the anti-war carping section of the democrat playbook, Dingy changed the subject and appeased the hardcore leftwing base. At least temporarilly.


7 posted on 11/05/2005 5:43:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: AliVeritas
The White House seems to hope that by refusing to engage seriously in this debate, it can somehow make the issue go away. It can't.

This is an absolutely true statement. I hope the administration is listening. There is nothing to fear with going public and fighting back. The facts are all on the side of the White House. I hope the "new tone" does not include an unwillingness to face down those who are trying to destroy you, for that is what these dems are trying to do and it has become an issue of national security.

8 posted on 11/05/2005 5:55:41 AM PST by Bahbah (Free Scooter; Tony Schaffer for the US Senate)
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To: AliVeritas
This thing has to be fought with facts condensed to an understandable level for the public to consume. How is the hell is this accomplished!?! If you listen to conservative radio, this is old news, but only a small percentage of us listen. The other 95% doesn't have a clue and most don't care.

Additionally, the Republican Party needs a new "Manifesto" that is SHORT, TO THE POINT and concisely list the usual honorable objectives including the "war" against all who seek to destroy the things we free people cherish.

Additionally, a subtext, to the above Manifesto, is needed to describe the defensive and offensive programs being executed to protect this nation.

9 posted on 11/05/2005 6:05:49 AM PST by RAY (John Roberts, Chief Justice, The U.S. Supreme Court -- good move!)
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To: MNJohnnie

Agreed. The Dems are using the same playbook, hoping for a different outcome.


10 posted on 11/05/2005 6:06:34 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: ken5050

I agree with you on the changeover from the 1994 election, but the outrage over Bush has a life of its own. They want back in power but their lack of sanity has progressed proportionally with the loss to Bush in 2000. Add in, they have lost all the midterm elections, which had not happened for some time, and they really are beside themselves.


11 posted on 11/05/2005 6:10:19 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: Morgan in Denver

Concur..we're on the same wavelength..My point was that Congressional Dems were comfortable "dealing" with Reagan and Bush 1..their ricebowl was still intact...The venom against the current President Bush is driven by the far left/wacko groups, and the Congressional dems are trying to ride that wave , or get buried by it..remember, Reid, Clinton, Byrd, et al speaking at the MoveOn presser some months back..the "problem" for the Dems is that the leadership does NOT control the party..


12 posted on 11/05/2005 6:14:04 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: nyconse

Actually they are so self superior that they believe that they naturally have the right to rule whether in the majority or not.


13 posted on 11/05/2005 6:34:47 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: AliVeritas

-"They've done nothing, nothing substantive. And that's been the problem. Nothing substantive."-

Translation: They've provided us with nothing with which to impeach GWB! Nothing!!


14 posted on 11/05/2005 6:42:34 AM PST by AmericanChef
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To: Morgan in Denver

They will achieve their goal.

Bush will NOT be re-elected.

Like a rooster who thinks his crowing caused the sunrise, the Libs are thinking their whining will be the cause of Bush leaving the WH.


15 posted on 11/05/2005 7:29:44 AM PST by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

I agree, there is no way we can nominate such damaged goods for President ever again! The Democrats have entirely wiped out GWB's chances to run again!


16 posted on 11/05/2005 7:46:07 AM PST by SubMareener (Become a monthly donor! Free FreeRepublic.com from Quarterly FReepathons!)
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To: Morgan in Denver
I was sooo jacked when W won re-election because voter reaffirmation would certainly crush and quiet those who thought 2000 was a stolen election.

It didn't. Libs are complete POS. I want their party destroyed.

17 posted on 11/05/2005 7:47:39 AM PST by chiller (Libs prove once again they can not be trusted with power..)
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To: AliVeritas
" All of the statements were entered on a spreadsheet that put each public statement side-by-side with the underlying intelligence reporting that came closest to supporting it." . . . . . . . . . . That is, the claims would be assessed without any knowledge of who made them. Although the plan seemed like a reasonable way to take politics out of the evaluation process, the Democrats balked. For good reason.

Ooohhhhh those wascawwy Wepublicans. They took statements and put them on a timeline. But they didn't attribute the statements. Of course, many of the statements were being made by Democrats, some of whom are now saying the opposite of what they said earlier - and now while accusing the Bush Administration of LYING! And they're livid! Ya just gotta love it!

18 posted on 11/05/2005 7:49:55 AM PST by Enterprise (The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
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To: chiller
I want their party destroyed.

Me too, I can't rest until it happens.

Eleanor Clift was on the McLaughlin Group last night talking impeachment. Scared the crap outta me. What is the liklihood of this?

19 posted on 11/05/2005 7:50:24 AM PST by riri
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To: chiller

"It didn't. Libs are complete POS. I want their party destroyed."

I agree and they are like Dracula contantly rising from the grave. We need to take their current treasonous activity and use it like a stake to drive in their heart to kill them off for good.


20 posted on 11/05/2005 7:54:28 AM PST by DarthVader (Do something positive for your country today: Punch an America hating leftie in the mouth.)
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