[Timesink]

What happens when one Senator, in this case the Senate plurality leader Dashole, refuses to permit the Senate to perform its constitutional duty? It seems to me that the President could file a mandamous action against Dashole to get a court to order him to allow a vote.

I think it might be too risky to go that far. That just makes us look (to the sheeple) like we're playing politics as much as they are. Right now we should stick to our principles and let them get all the attention as the bad guys. Then come November, we'll get the Senate back and this problem will be solved.

If necessary between now and then, Bush should simply make recess appointments out the wazoo.

[Naspino]

I am noticing that suddenly the media is preoccupied with the war? When the war was GOING ON -- they only taked about Enron. Now ABC, NBC, and CBS evening news had entire shows about the war -- no mention of Pickering -- no mention that Lott basically threatened the Senate to reform the Judiciary Committee.

[abner]

That just makes us look (to the sheeple) like we're playing politics as much as they are.

Nah, following the Constitution isn't playing politics. It's following the Constitution, and that is how they should portray it.