Yeah! And all this b*tchin' at Bush would be exponentially more productive if it were directed at Dashle et al.
Absolutely.
To be honest, the coup that happened when Jeffords bolted the GOP would have caused civil wars in a lot of countries around the world. No matter what they say, Tom Daschle is the ILLEGITIMATE Senate majority leader. His position was not attained by the will of the people but by the treason of one. Now, if Jeffords would have resigned and Vermont would have held a special election and he won as an Independent, that would be different. But Jeffords is America's 21st century Benedict Arnold.
Would Judge Pickering's nomination been voted on the floor if the GOP lead the Senate? Without a doubt.
Would all of Dubya's judicial nominations be voted on if the GOP lead the Senate? Without a doubt.
Would CFR been initially brought to the floor for a vote if the GOP lead the Senate? Without a doubt it would not have.
Would we be drilling in ANWR right now while the caribou made love by the warmth of the pipelines and multiplied if the GOP lead the Senate? Most assuredly.
Bush, like any human being, can be criticized. However, my criticism of him will be held to those things in which he had total control over. I can't criticize him for living with the current political landscape that was formed by Jeffords' selling him out.
It shocks me that the coup d'etat of the Senate isn't talked about more among conservatives.