Republicans only look good because they are standing next to Democrats. Both Party’s are weak, power hungry and corrupt. Sure there are exceptions, but, for the most part I believe our elected officials don not represent the will of the people anymore.
More than ever I believe we need a third party with core values like Palin, Reagan and our founding fathers, but with communication skills that can attract center and center left voters (the ones that really have conservative values when you ask questions to drill down and reveal their core values). I really do believe they exist.
Common sense, decency and a strong sense of right an wrong seem to be slipping through our fingers. We need to stop the slide.
Does anyone think Reid will abide by his agreement? What BS!
Thanks to the 2006 and 2008 elections, McConnell has a very weak hand. That will change next year, if conservatives do what they have to do.
Are there any real conservatives out there who will run against these weaklings in the primaries?
Specter suggests Reid reneged on word.
Newly-turned Democrat Arlen Specter today hinted that that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reneged on his word to allow Specter to keep his seniority on committees on which he sits. "Sen. Reid assured me that I would keep my committee assignments, and that I would have the same seniority as if I had been elected as a Democrat in 1980," Specter said in a written statement today.
Reid Bows to Far Left as Rs Rank Judges Issue #1.
And they undoubtedly have the Rasmussen survey results in the back of their minds as they consider their reaction to Majority Leader Reid’s broken promise to confirm three appeals court nominees before the Memorial Day recess, as well as Reid’s sure-to-be-broken earlier promises to meet the historical average (17) for appeals court confirmations in a president’s final two years. With just a couple of months left in the confirmation window, Reid is less than halfway to meeting that average.[snip]
“A good GOP Senate source reports today that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the entire Republican Conference … about the judge-fight issue. McConnell is said to have been very insistent that he would not let Majority Leader Reid's broken promise go unpunished … He would not tell the Conference exactly what action he was planning, but he did say it would be very firm, and that all concerned would know it when we see it.” – Quin Hillyer (5/21/08)
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While Sen. Lott overcame numerous obstacles to get Paez and Berzon confirmed, Sen. Reid has looked for excuses to renege on his pledge.
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GOP senators are understandably angry that Sen. Reid broke the golden rule of senatorial honor by reneging on his commitment.
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Democrats Target Coburn’s Holds
To ease passage of the public lands measure, Reid promised Coburn the chance to offer a limited number of amendments.Reid: No Vote On Lifting Drug Import Ban Before Health-Care BillBut after the majority leader objected to a Coburn proposal that would have eased restrictions on firearms in national parks, the package stalled for months, prompting Coburn to charge that Reid reneged on their agreement.
Coburn eventually got to offer four amendments — all of which were defeated — but not the guns measure.
Republicans accused U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., of reneging Tuesday on a pledge to allow a Senate vote on a measure lifting an import ban on pharmaceutical drugs before lawmakers take up health-care legislation.-PJThe development, supported by major drug makers, comes as the Senate is moving to craft the politically delicate compromises needed for the broader health care overhaul bill.
In a letter to a bipartisan group of senators that have been pushing for the import ban to be scrapped, Reid said there wouldn't be time in the busy legislative calendar for full consideration of legislation lifting the long-standing prohibition now.
"He did commit to us and obviously that commitment is not going to be kept," Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday evening.
McConnell is a good man.
The vote scheduling change was appropriate and tactical: scheduling the vote for Christmas Eve would have just given a large amount of publicity to the Democrats who the media would maintain would be bringing a “huge gift” at “great pain and personal sacrifice” on Christmas Eve. This would have carried over onto the Christmas Day new cycle.
Thank you for posting this, although the Tea Party mob are not interested in seeing McConnell exonerated. This is definitely reading material for grown-ups only.
The Washington Examiner is distinct from all the other Examiners around the country. I don’t believe that they are related. Last time that I posted from the Washington Examiner, I didn’t have to excerpt. The other Examiners require excerpting, IIRC.
Hey Mitch, we are at war against 0bozo & the rat bastard commie pigs!!! Quit pandering & capitulating to the bastards who want to destroy our country. The likelihood of Reid keeping any promise is zero to zilch. Way to go Mitch!!! You caved in again!!!