Tuesday, April 26, 2005
The Filibuster and Justice Sunday - The Aftermath
I have to be honest, I expected much more gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair after Justice Sunday than I have actually been able to find. It seems like the event was so "normal" that the critics could find little to criticize. Instead, they have simply taken to saying that the event portends doom, for the church and for the Republican majority.
Blog NewsHounds reports on a FOXNews program that brings those portentions to the church. Andrew Sullivan in the New Republic doomsays the Republican majority.
The Orange County Register has an entirely different view, seeing the event as an important first step in a presidential run by Frist. Doesn't seem to be much middle ground -- the event will make a president or end a party. Hmmmm...
Ken Salazar, who has been publicly wrestling with Dobson, appears to be the first hard target after the event, as protesters gathered at his wife's Dairy Queen today.
Michael Barone writing at Real Clear Politics has probably the best take.
Who are those philanderers? - you ask. Check out this web site that feature writing by all your favorite Salem Radio Talkers (Prager, Medved, and Hewitt) There is a link right at the top that will tell you who they are and how to contact them.
Speaking of Hewitt, he had some interesting observations, but sidekick Radioblogger stole the blogging show yesterday. Check out his transcripts of the major speeches from Justice Sunday and Hugh's interview with Rick Santorum on yesterday's show. I do love getting the news straight from the horses mouth. Duane's the man for that.
UPDATE 8:00AM
Just got this email from Ken Mehlman:
Blog NewsHounds reports on a FOXNews program that brings those portentions to the church. Andrew Sullivan in the New Republic doomsays the Republican majority.
The Orange County Register has an entirely different view, seeing the event as an important first step in a presidential run by Frist. Doesn't seem to be much middle ground -- the event will make a president or end a party. Hmmmm...
Ken Salazar, who has been publicly wrestling with Dobson, appears to be the first hard target after the event, as protesters gathered at his wife's Dairy Queen today.
Salazar issued a statement calling the Dairy Queen protest "outrageous" and "un-American."He probably thinks that because no one bought anything.
Michael Barone writing at Real Clear Politics has probably the best take.
But whether the United States is on its way to becoming a theocracy is actually a silly question. No religion is going to impose laws on an unwilling Congress or the people of this country. And we have long lived comfortably with a few trappings of religion in the public space, such as "In God We Trust" or "God save this honorable court."Sean Higgns at The American Spectator reminds us of how little we remember Jim Jeffords. This is probably a good reminder for those Republican Senators that are philandering on the party.
Who are those philanderers? - you ask. Check out this web site that feature writing by all your favorite Salem Radio Talkers (Prager, Medved, and Hewitt) There is a link right at the top that will tell you who they are and how to contact them.
Speaking of Hewitt, he had some interesting observations, but sidekick Radioblogger stole the blogging show yesterday. Check out his transcripts of the major speeches from Justice Sunday and Hugh's interview with Rick Santorum on yesterday's show. I do love getting the news straight from the horses mouth. Duane's the man for that.
UPDATE 8:00AM
Just got this email from Ken Mehlman:
Dear John,He also urges me to call my Senators, but they are both Democrats and I am not big on spitting in the wind. Last time I called Feinstein she tried to tell me I was stupid. Anyway, call the philandering weebles. See the link at top here.
Hypocrite - noun, one who pretends to be what he is not or to have principles or beliefs that he does not have.
The Democrats' efforts to block President Bush's qualified judicial nominees are not only hypocritical but are examples of partisan politicking at its worst.
Republicans in the Senate are working to ensure that all of President Bush's judicial nominees receive a fair and final up-or-down vote. Despite Senate history and tradition, Democrats are aggressively trying to prevent qualified judges from receiving what's been afforded every judicial nominee for over 200 years.
During the Clinton Administration, Democrats demanded up-or-down majority votes on judicial nominations, but, now that they are in the minority, they have become the party of obstructionism and double standards.
On July 25, 2003, President Bush made history by nominating Janice Rogers Brown to the federal bench. Brown is the first African American elected to the California Supreme Court and was reelected by California voters with 76% of the vote.
The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers who grew up in segregated schools in the midst of Jim Crow policies in the South, Brown is a single mother who worked her way through college and law school.
Despite her sterling personal and legal credentials, during the 108th Congress, Senate Democrats used a hypocritical double standard to block her nomination. Judge Brown is not alone. Senate Democrats obstructed an up-or-down vote on 9 other well-qualified judges. Some of these judges have been waiting for a vote for four years.
It seems Democrats have changed their tune on giving all judicial nominees a fair up-or-down vote. They now claim the filibuster is a sacred tool of the Senate. But in 1995, Democrats, including nine who still serve, voted to rid the Senate of this tool.
That's right, nine current Democratic Senators voted to get rid of the filibuster. Now that it suits their needs, they praise it. What's worse than this hypocrisy is these same Senators now lead the obstruction and threaten to shut down the Senate. Their claims of loyalty to, and reverence for, Senate traditions are just another sham designed to hide their hypocrisy.
To learn more about how the Party of Nine has become the obstructionist party of no, click here! See how these members used to demand fair up-or-down votes on judicial nominees, but now want to block nominees and hold the Senate hostage.
