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Democrats Cave In To Bush (Again)

Joshua Rosenstock — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:24:00 +0000

You’d think a lame duck President with a 33% approval rating would meet more hostile opposition from the other side of the aisle, yet the Democrats continue to behave as if they are more than happy to oblige nearly all of Bush’s congressional requests. This is not exactly a shocking development as the Democrats have spent the better part of the last ten months acting as if having a majority in both Houses of Congress is just something that sounds nice on paper yet lacks coercive power to influence change in the federal government. Nothing could be further from the truth as we saw from the Gingrich Revolution in 1995.

The President needs another $50 billion for his failed foreign policy experiments? Sure! The President wants to deny health insurance to poor children? Get a job, slackers!

Need a new attorney general because your last one was so incompetent and corrupt, he attempted to get an unconstitutional act (wireless surveillance) approved by a man (John Ashcroft) in his hospital sick bed? Why the hell not!

Aren’t the Democrats supposed to be party that values education (or are they just in bed with the teachers unions for no reason at all)? Then, you’d think after watching this administration in action for almost seven years they would have learned something by now. Senators Schumer and Feinstein submitted Ã¢â‚¬Å“yesÃ¢â‚¬? votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which ensures that the nomination of Michael Mukasey will make its way to the Senate floor and that he will be confirmed.

Schumer’s reasoning?

“Should we reject Judge Mukasey, President Bush has said he would install an acting, caretaker attorney general who could serve for the rest of his term without the advice and consent of the Senate.”

This means that, for procedural reasons, Schumer would accept anyone the President nominates for this post. His test outlined above fails to recognize that the Democrats have the authority and votes to oppose and reject the President’s nominations (and maybe, no attorney general for the next year would be better than having one that doesn’t know what constitutes waterboarding).

“In particular, I believe that the cruel and inhumane technique of waterboarding is not only repugnant but also illegal under current laws and conventions.”

Actions speak louder than words Senator.

2008 GOP Field Analysis

Joshua Rosenstock — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:24:05 +0000

UPDATE: Actor and former Senator Fred Thompson told Fox he has lymphoma, but it is in remission. It will be interesting to see what effect this has on the race for the GOP nomination. Of course, all of our thoughts and prayers are with the Law & Order star for a speedy recovery from an awful disease.

Quote of the Day

Joshua Rosenstock — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:31:31 +0000

“The American people believe English should be the official language of the government…We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto.”

- former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on March 31, 2007 in a speech to the National Federation of Republican Women.

Waiting For Newt

Joshua Rosenstock — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:43:26 +0000

The former Speaker says he won’t even think about running for President until September 30 but consider the circumstances: the current Republican frontrunners hail from Massachusetts (Romney) and New York City (Rudy); not exactly epicenters of conservatism. Newt would be an attractive alternative to these two while simultaneously being associated with taking on both Clintons – something the Republican primary voters will love.

Besides, It’s also not such a bad idea for Newt to sit by and watch as the rest of the GOP field burns up campaign cash while he remains above the fray (a strategy former Vice President Gore may also be employing right now as well). We all know Newt is smart and must sense a real opportunity that can be seized.