Posted on 11/14/2002 9:41:19 AM PST by deport
So let me see if I get this right. A man beats another man until he knocks him on the ground. Then, while standing above him with a knife and cackling maniacally, the man on the ground suddenly produces a pistol from his coat pocket. The man with the knife then throws his weapon aside, reaches out his hand and says, "Hey, can't we just get along. Here, I'll help you up."
That's "offering an olive branch"? No, that's hoping that your opponent isn't a pr**k like you have been. And honestly, I hope we aren't. I hope that the Republicans can act forcefully, but with respect when holding power. This will make the non-political, yet voting, people in the country feel that they are safer with the mature Republicans in charge. No red meat politics for a while, let's just get our stuff passed and get on with increasing liberty and reducing government.
Revenge is best served cold, and taking Daschle's seat in SD is the best revenge we could get. Let's make him irrelevant in the next 2 years.
They're beginning to realize why they lost in the midterm elections.
One "for instance" lies in Patrick Leahy's blocking one fine Hispanic judge -- Miguel Estrada -- a genuine Mexican immigrant success story.
These AP guys need to learn the terminology. YOUR team (the opponents) are pro-abortion. OUR team (the victors) are the anti-abortionists, but we'd really rather you'd call us pro-life!
The White House is also calling for swift committee action on appeals court candidate Kentucky law professor John Rogers.
When the 108th Congress convenes in January, the administration intends to re-nominate two judges Democrats rejected in party line votes — Judge Charles Pickering of Mississippi, and Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen.
Expect a long-delayed committee vote on Miguel Estrada, the Hispanic judge regarded as a likely Supreme Court candidate.
And as the White House works on its Supreme Court short list, another strong contender will be White House counsel and Bush ally Alberto Gonzales.
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