I have written letter upon letter upon letter, email after email after email expressing my support for aggressive tactics in the Senate, but always receive a bland reply and no action.
I'm sick and tired of watching the demoSCUM school us in politics. It is time for the Senate Republicans to play some hardball.
"I reject your comment. I am Republican to the core."
You can reject my comment if you want; and NO ONE challenged your status as a repub.
The President of the United States is the "leader" of all members of his party .. that means President Bush has control over the repubs .. whether we like it or not.
Majority leaders of both the House and Senate are directed by the President. Yes, I agree there needs to be more agressive behavior by the repubs .. but whining about it doesn't make it happen. And .. just a few months before an election is no time to get heavy-handed with the dems who have a ready and willing media cabal to spew their garbage. Plus .. I believe that after the election, we will see a slightly different tone.
If you're mad .. you might as well say .. "it's Bush's fault".
Then, these same republicans need democratic help on a bill...because a Collins, Chafee, or Snow decide not to support something.
What happens?
Do you think the democrats forgive and forget.
Do you think the democrats say, "that's all right that you humiliated us. We won't hold a grudge. What is it that you want.
100 Senators...most of them not going anywhere for the length of their lives. Each vote important. How do you decide who to make a permanent enemy.
And heaven forbid, we are out of power. Then what? The dems then say, "never mind how you treated us in the past... we will be bigger than you."
You can't have a scorched earth policy against people who you have to work with and need their cooperation.
All that being said (and please read this part) I think Bill Frist is too soft. I have written him and told him that. So, to toughen up wouldn't be a bad idea. But, when I read your post, I see that you want to slam the dems into the ground just for effect. I think that, in the long run, would be unhelpful.