Wednesday, May 25, 2005
McCain-Feingold Sequel: "McCain the Middle Finger"
Rush: You know, Republican leadership is now under fire. In both showdowns -- McCain-Feingold and McCain the middle finger -- the left marched in lockstep and they had an ace up their sleeve, and the ace up their sleeve is McCain.
McCain-Feingold is that 527 loophole that gave the left a 2-1 fundraising edge with those 527s. In this case, the ace up their sleeve is they think they'll give us three bodies to block Supreme Court nominations. We'll take these three but we're going to be able to block Supreme Court nominations. That's what they think.
The minority voice argument here is exposed as a fraud. The whole nonsense about the minority expressing their will is exposed. The minority will was to block votes on Patricia Owen, Janice Rogers Brown, and William Pryor.
The minority of 45 was thwarted by a minority of the gang of 14. So a sub-minority here is actually ruled. All of this is just smoke and mirrors. You got seven Republican senators that are happy today; 45 Democrats are happy. The left-wing media is thrilled. But there will be tomorrow. We have yet to see what tomorrow will bring, but there will be one.
Is "extraordinary circumstances" a Fraud?
Bradford Berenson: Let's find out. Before the ink is dry on this deal, the White House and Senate Republican leadership should work together to bring to the floor as quickly as possible all the remaining circuit court appointments, including those of nominees such as Brett Kavanaugh and Jim Haynes, whom the Democrats would previously have had on their hit list.
If any of those nominees draws a filibuster, we will know that the deal is a fraud, the Republican moderates who cut the deal will look ridiculous, and the pressure will be back on to implement a permanent, institutional solution. But with each day of distance we get from this issue, the power of further filibusters by the Democrats to embarrass the seven Republican signatories will be less.
Moreover, acting on these lower court nominations will, in effect, help set a standard and define "extraordinary circumstances" for a potential Supreme Court appointment. Thus, there's not a moment to lose: Let's schedule votes as quickly as possible on all remaining circuit court appointments and put the seven moderate Democrats to the test.
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Rush: You know, Republican leadership is now under fire. In both showdowns -- McCain-Feingold and McCain the middle finger -- the left marched in lockstep and they had an ace up their sleeve, and the ace up their sleeve is McCain.
McCain-Feingold is that 527 loophole that gave the left a 2-1 fundraising edge with those 527s. In this case, the ace up their sleeve is they think they'll give us three bodies to block Supreme Court nominations. We'll take these three but we're going to be able to block Supreme Court nominations. That's what they think.
The minority voice argument here is exposed as a fraud. The whole nonsense about the minority expressing their will is exposed. The minority will was to block votes on Patricia Owen, Janice Rogers Brown, and William Pryor.
The minority of 45 was thwarted by a minority of the gang of 14. So a sub-minority here is actually ruled. All of this is just smoke and mirrors. You got seven Republican senators that are happy today; 45 Democrats are happy. The left-wing media is thrilled. But there will be tomorrow. We have yet to see what tomorrow will bring, but there will be one.
Is "extraordinary circumstances" a Fraud?
Bradford Berenson: Let's find out. Before the ink is dry on this deal, the White House and Senate Republican leadership should work together to bring to the floor as quickly as possible all the remaining circuit court appointments, including those of nominees such as Brett Kavanaugh and Jim Haynes, whom the Democrats would previously have had on their hit list.
If any of those nominees draws a filibuster, we will know that the deal is a fraud, the Republican moderates who cut the deal will look ridiculous, and the pressure will be back on to implement a permanent, institutional solution. But with each day of distance we get from this issue, the power of further filibusters by the Democrats to embarrass the seven Republican signatories will be less.
Moreover, acting on these lower court nominations will, in effect, help set a standard and define "extraordinary circumstances" for a potential Supreme Court appointment. Thus, there's not a moment to lose: Let's schedule votes as quickly as possible on all remaining circuit court appointments and put the seven moderate Democrats to the test.
Read more on this subject in Related Hot Topics:
McCain Sells Out The GOP
55 Minus 7 = GOP Defeat
7 Nitwits Will Never Give Up Aphrodisiac of Power
Republicans Had the Votes But Not the Guts
God Save U.S. From Self-Appointed Saviors
