If you ever wondered why Democrats are out of power, check out this post from Jesse.
To make a long story short, Barbara Boxer repeatedly called Condi RIce a liar, Condi responded that Boxer should not impugn her integrity- which is Washingtonspoeak for ‘stop calling me a liar’- and then Barbara Boxer goes all over the place and tells anyone who will listen that Rice atacke her.
And Jesse buys it, hook, line, and sinker. These people have lost their damned minds.
What is so disgusting about Boxer’s behavior is that they have no intention nor ability of blocking her nomination. They just want to weaken her so they can score pointa against this administration and the majority party in general.
Thanks guys- publicly weakening our represenative to the world for nothing other than partisan gain. Assholes.
And don’t tell me this isn’t about grandstanding. There is a reason Boxer alerted the media days before the Rice hearings. She wanted the press, and that was it. This isn’t about a consitutional duty. This is about petty politics.
Jeff
What is so disgusting about Boxer’s behavior is that they have no intention nor ability of blocking her nomination. They just want to weaken her so they can score pointa against this administration and the majority party in general.
Yeah, because the Republicans never would have done such a thing to a Clinton nominee.
bg
I disagree – I think they’re putting on a show for liberals like me who don’t want Rice confirmed.
Lurking Observer
At the price of alienating moderates who might swing their way (and without whom, the liberals AND conservatives are a minority)?
Terry
Having seen Boxer’s performance on C-Span, it’s easy to see why she’s known as “The Empty Dress.”
Kimmitt
At the price of alienating moderates who might swing their way (and without whom, the liberals AND conservatives are a minority)?
Trust me, the vast, vast majority of moderates do not keep track of confirmation hearings, whereas a strikingly large amount of the committed base does.
wild bird
So whats she yapping about anyway? why is she making this claim? after all she and the rest of the demacraps turned their backs while bill clinton lied all the time what a balthering dipwad i mean why dont she save face by resigning
Lurking Observer
Kimmitt:
Is this the same logic that dictates that no farmers voted for Dubya because you hadn’t seen any?
smijer
Of course, George Bush and Condi Rice had nothing to do with weakening our representative to the rest of the world. And Abu Gonzales had nothing to do with forfeiting any moral authority we might have once been able to claim on human rights.
Now, will the next health care plan cover surgery to remove my tongue from my cheek?
Lurking Observer
Smijer:
Yes, that’s right. NOT ONE NATION ever violated the Geneva Accords, especially as it applied to Americans, until George Dubya Bush came along.
North Vietnamese, VC, North Korean, Chinese, Cambodian, Palestinian adherence is widely remarked. Americans’ behavior, OTOH, was widely noted as abominable, consistently.
smijer
Wow! When did y’alls side start getting into that whole moral relativism thing? I’m not sure I like the way you apply it, though.
Kimmitt
Is this the same logic that dictates that no farmers voted for Dubya because you hadn’t seen any?
No, because that was obviously a bit of hyperbole. There are millions of people who work in agriculture, so obviously no one Party would enjoy their total support. The War on Metaphor continues.
M. Scott Eiland
“The War on Metaphor continues.”
You know, I’ve looked in the dictionary more than a few times, and I’ve never, ever found “bullshit I’ve been called on” as an alternate definition of “metaphor.” Someone really ought to look into that.
Jim Henley
Extra sleep hasn’t cheered you up yet, eh?
Kimmitt
You know, I’ve looked in the dictionary more than a few times, and I’ve never, ever found “bullshit I’ve been called on” as an alternate definition of “metaphor.”
You cannot possibly believe that I meant to imply that every single farmer who ever existed has voted . . . oh, wait, you can. Never mind.