Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Say No to Filibuster Compromise
We need to change this rule. We need to stop the filibustering of judges. That's what needs to happen here. And the Democrats think, "Uh-oh, the Republicans might actually do it," when they previously have thought the Republicans wouldn't have the guts to do it.
Now they're scared to death the Republicans do have the guts to do it. So now, "Hey, let's compromise. Let's compromise. Let's compromise. You've been talking about compromise, okay, we'll give you five if you take away two."
Rush: It's a silly idea. It wouldn't solve the issue to gloss over it and leave it to be decided later. And you don't want the Democrats to be able to do this during Supreme Court nominations. That's why this stuff has gotta be done, it's gotta be dealt with, the rule in the Senate has to be changed, no filibustering of judges.
Future conservative presidents would be told in the face of another liberal filibuster of judges, "Even Bush compromised and withdrew several conservative nominees." In other words, this would always be a sword to hold over a president's head.
Rush: Time to Teach Liberals a Lesson
You can't have a compromise that leaves the Democrats with an opportunity to bring it back later for Supreme Court nominations. What kind of a silly compromise would that be?
Karl Rove Says No to Filibuster Compromise
WASHINGTON — Karl Rove rejected a compromise with Senate Democrats Monday on long-stalled nominations for the federal judiciary.
Rove, deputy White House chief of staff, dismissed suggestions from Democrats that they might drop threats to use filibusters to prevent votes on Bush's judicial nominees if the president would withdraw a few of the most controversial names.
“We believe that every judicial nominee deserves an up or down vote,” Rove said. “The process is not well served by these political games.”
Rove said Bush tried to end the stalemate when he renominated just seven of the 10 nominees who had been blocked last year. But “I saw no change in tone” among Democrats, he said. “The flamethrowers … came out within moments.”
We need to change this rule. We need to stop the filibustering of judges. That's what needs to happen here. And the Democrats think, "Uh-oh, the Republicans might actually do it," when they previously have thought the Republicans wouldn't have the guts to do it.
Now they're scared to death the Republicans do have the guts to do it. So now, "Hey, let's compromise. Let's compromise. Let's compromise. You've been talking about compromise, okay, we'll give you five if you take away two."
Rush: It's a silly idea. It wouldn't solve the issue to gloss over it and leave it to be decided later. And you don't want the Democrats to be able to do this during Supreme Court nominations. That's why this stuff has gotta be done, it's gotta be dealt with, the rule in the Senate has to be changed, no filibustering of judges.
Future conservative presidents would be told in the face of another liberal filibuster of judges, "Even Bush compromised and withdrew several conservative nominees." In other words, this would always be a sword to hold over a president's head.
Rush: Time to Teach Liberals a Lesson
You can't have a compromise that leaves the Democrats with an opportunity to bring it back later for Supreme Court nominations. What kind of a silly compromise would that be?
Karl Rove Says No to Filibuster Compromise
WASHINGTON — Karl Rove rejected a compromise with Senate Democrats Monday on long-stalled nominations for the federal judiciary.
Rove, deputy White House chief of staff, dismissed suggestions from Democrats that they might drop threats to use filibusters to prevent votes on Bush's judicial nominees if the president would withdraw a few of the most controversial names.
“We believe that every judicial nominee deserves an up or down vote,” Rove said. “The process is not well served by these political games.”
Rove said Bush tried to end the stalemate when he renominated just seven of the 10 nominees who had been blocked last year. But “I saw no change in tone” among Democrats, he said. “The flamethrowers … came out within moments.”
