The Senate on the Brink [The NYT blatantly shills for the obstructionist Democrats]

NY Times ^ | March 6, 2005 | MEATHEAD EDITORIAL

[neverdem]

The White House's insistence on choosing only far-right judicial nominees has already damaged the federal courts.

Yes, we so desperately need more moderates like Kennedy, O'Connor and Souter. Give it a rest.

Another is Janice Rogers Brown, who has disparaged the New Deal as "our socialist revolution."

You can't state your opinion, even when it happens to be a truthful and honest evaluation.

[narses]

Ping.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

NYT is just too far gone to even have me look at their analyses, much less their suggestions, seriously...

[Alonzo]

Thank God we have the NYT to keep us on the "straight and narrow." /Sarcasm

The "Meatheads" at the paper still do not understand that they are way out of touch with the rest of the nation. But then, that's the gift of "meatheads"!

Viva Bush!

[JennysCool]

Important: They use the term far right, but would never be caught dead using the term left.

[jocon307]

HEY, NY TIMES, STICK IT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE!

[ambrose]

they will be inviting all-out warfare and perhaps an effective shutdown of Congress.

And this is a bad thing because???

Anyway, it is the Rats who have invited all-out warfare. This is akin to saying the Brits invited WWII when they finally had enough, and declared war on Germany after it invaded Poland!

FWIW, I don't support the "nuclear option"... I'd much prefer that the Senators get off their lazy ass, and end this practice of a Gentleman's Filibuster. Roll out the cots and make the Rats debate 24/7. They WILL crack, just like the Rats that fled Texas during redistricting.

[The Electrician]

Clearly the NY Times is running scared - scared that President Bush will win another battle - otherwise they wouldn't have gotten their panties in such a wad over this. This is the time for decent people to rein in the zealots and liars and Schumers of the left and do the right thing.

[HitmanLV]

I agree - force their hand on a real fillibuster and let them look stupid.

[narses]

It is fun to watch them squeal though. :)

[ClearCase_guy]

The NYT wants Bush to chooses judges with:

a commitment to judging cases, not promoting a political agenda.

Now THAT'S funny! The NYT -- no agenda up my sleeve!

[mattdono]

The Republicans are claiming that 51 votes should be enough to win confirmation of the White House's judicial nominees.

Claiming?

Has this jerk*ff ever read the Constitution? It takes a MAJORITY VOTE in the Senate to confirm judges...MAJORITY! For the writer's information, a majority is 51!

[mattdono shakes head] It's like we are dealing with complete morons.

And what is this extreme crap. You know, just because someone doesn't believe that sucking a baby's brains out when the baby is already in the birth canal is ok, doesn't make them extreme! People that have actually read the Constitution and think "Hey, that was pretty good, maybe we should try to hold onto those classic principles and not make law willy-nilly" isn't an extremist.

Unbelievable.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Another is Janice Rogers Brown, who has disparaged the New Deal as "our socialist revolution."

Ohhhhh... you NYT boys are just sore at her for breaking the rules, and stating the obvious out loud. :)

[johnb838]

lies, damn lies, and more lies.

[kcar]

...but Democrats have rightly balked at a handful.

Can anyone spot any slant here?

[johnb838]

Friggin' senate. I hate those phony two-faced b@st@rds.

[doug from upland]

These is feces taking the form of electrons.

[26lemoncharlie]

If Republicans fulfill their threat to overturn the historic role of the filibuster in order to ram the Bush administration's nominees through, they will be inviting all-out warfare and perhaps an effective shutdown of Congress.

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The Dummo's FORCE their agenda on all of us but we cannot throw off the shackles they have put there, BS!!!
If the Republican Majority does not fulfill their pledge to the American People to throw off the chains of Marxist Socialism then the American People must Elect Senators and Representatives who will. I am an American First.

I, like the members of Congress and many others have taken an Oath to Protect and Defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, both FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
2006 is around the corner, we can get Rid of the Socialist and get a Super majority in both Houses. I intend to fulfill my Oath.

[Soul Seeker]

Go "Nuclear" or bring back a real filibuster. Either way I don't care so long as this senseless obstruction by the Dems is brought to a halt.

[ambrose]

NY Times must have amnesia or something:


http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60E11FA3A5A0C728DDDAB0894D8404482&incamp=archive:search

NATIONAL DESK | February 11, 2000, Friday

2 Clinton Judicial Choices Are Approved After Lott Forces Votes

By NEIL A. LEWIS (NYT) 535 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 25 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - Sen Trent Lott, Republican leader, forces through confirmation of two federal judges, putting sudden end to insurrection by members of his party who had vowed to block consideration of any of Pres Clinton's choices for bench; Senate confirms Thomas Ambro to be judge on US Court of Appeals for Third Circuit in Philadelphia and Joel A Pisano to be federal trial judge in New Jersey (M)