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>> trying to strip Senator Jeff Sessions, a man who has been actually doing something <<

Funny, I must have missed where the Republicans controlled the Senate in the last session, which would enable one Republican to "strip" another Republican of a committee chairmanship. Here in the real world, the Democrats have been controlled the Senate since 2007, which means there that Harry Reid has been able to block everything Mike Enzi has wanted to do, and the outgoing Budget chairman is a Democrat. Since NEITHER Sessions nor Enzi holds the post of Budget Committeeman Chairman, and both have EQUAL seniority in the Senate, that makes it an open bid for the chairmanship -- not an effort to "strip" someone of a job they don't have.

Speaking of senority, given that Sessions has been in the Senate as long as Enzi (Jan. 1997), logic would suggest that if it was "time for Enzi to go" because "three terms is long enough for anyone" (I'm quoting your fellow Liz Cheney cheerleaders, I will be able to ping you to the original posts if you need proof), then the same rule should have applied to Sessions and you all should have been foaming at the mouth and demanded another Republican replace him in 2014. Of course you didn't, for the same reason the Liz Cheney cheerleaders were fine and dandy with her running for a different Senate seat when she lived primarily in Virginia, but screamed bloody hell when Pat Roberts did it.

Obama and his supporters live by the same principles. One set of rules for THEIR candidates, and a different set of rules for everyone else. It's horrible when George W. Bush goes on vacation, but fine and dandy when Obama does it. It's horrible when George W. Bush goes around Congress and issues executive orders, by fine and dandy when Obama does it. Most notably, Obama claimed to be vehemently against the idea when Alan Keyes suggested state government choose Senators instead of voters, but was fine with it when his own state did so and did not allow a special election to fill his Senate seat (and Obama would love if his fellow socialist Dems in state legislatures could have made all the Senate appointments).

Unfortunately for you, the American people don't like when either you, or the Democrats, play the "Do as I say, not as I do" game. And that is why Liz Cheney is not a Senator today, and Harry Reid will no longer be in charge in January.

Serving as the Ranking minority member on the Budget Committee over the past few years, Sessions has effectively used budget point of orders to tactically block big spending bills and has fought terrible budget deals proposed by both Republicans and Democrats. He has served as a one-man think tank and stalwart against amnesty and in defense of our nation’s borders, sovereignty, workers, and taxpayers. Indeed, in an era when the budget process will be the last recourse against Obama’s lawlessness, there is nobody more qualified to serve as Budget chair than Sessions.

That is what Jeff sessions has done, as explained by the lead of the article in question, what has Enzi done?

even though Enzi has not served as ranking minority member on the Budget committee or led publicly on budgetary issues, his seniority would bump Sessions from the position.

I will let the reader judge whether relitigating George Bush's vacations is relevant to this discussion. Perhaps we ought to consider the relative merits of Sessions vs. Enzi. But in your relentless effort to cover for Enzi you try to divert the discussion away from matters relevant.