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What happens in the MSM when a former Klansmen is the leading attack dog of a black nominee for Secretary of State? Why, nothing- if he is a Democrat.

But Jeff Goldstein gets in a few licks.

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If you had any doubt that the recent disgusting behavior by the Democrats was anything more than partisan politics, this should end any delusions:

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Tuesday sought to capitalize on sharp questioning of Rice during her confirmation hearings. The DSCC sent a fund-raising e-mail signed by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), with the subject line “Taking a Stand.”

“I will continue to make my voice heard on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, but in order to put the brakes on four more years of misdirection in Iraq and reckless policies at home, we need to elect more Democrats to the Senate during the 2006 midterm elections,” Boxer wrote, noting her questioning of Rice. “Click here to contribute to the DSCC today.”

So Barbara Boxer alerts the media ahead of time that she is going to grill Rice. Then she calls Rice a liar. Rice responds. Boxer then whines that Rice attacked her. Meanwhile, Boxer and the DSCC are using the event to raise money.

GHot it- Make sure the media covers the story, then bilk some loot from the public after they see the story in the media. Yet the old guard still does not realize that we see through them:

Byrd, the longest-serving Democratic senator and a student of the Constitution, insisted that his party is merely doing its duty.

“I am particularly dismayed by criticism I have read that Senate Democrats by insisting on having the opportunity to debate this nomination have somehow been engaged in nothing more substantial than petty politics or partisan delaying tactics,” Byrd said, his voice rising in anger.

But they aren’t even trying to hide the political nature of their grandstanding. A national party no more…

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The stark raving mad wing of the Democratic party isn’t even bothering to hid who they are anymore. The latest is this post from Oliver titled “Has John Cole In A Coma, Or Just Brain Dead?” (I have no idea what the hell he means, either) which ostensibly is a response to this post I made earlier.

Oliver apparently takes issue with this statement I made:

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.

Oliver’s response:

God knows, the Republican party has never ever tried to politically assault a Democrat in order to weaken him and as a result interfere in our international relations.

In other words, Oliver is still fighting the Clinton impeachment. I guess we are to conclude that Oliver felt the Clinton impeachment was unjust and politically motivated, yet he, not I, makes the argument that the same thing is going on in the Rice confirmation hearings. I am glad we can both agree that this is nothing more than a politically motivated campaign.

It is straightforward and simple- there is no goal for the extension and tone of the confirmation hearings other than revenge, petty partisan politics, and to weaken this administration.

They aren’t even pretending anymore- they are admitting straightforward that they are nothing more than partisan hacks. However, Oliver keeps claiming that he is a ‘moderate.’ I would hate to meet the radicals.

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Via Kevin Drum, I see the Democrats not only have a new opinion abnout healthcare, but they also have a whole new platform they intend to roll out:

The Democrats, after all, have no hope of getting any of these things passed over the next four years. Especially since House Speaker Dennis Hastert has already declared that no bill will get by the lower chamber unless it has the support of a majority of Republicans. So the Democrats don’t need to craft bills that hew closely to political reality. Like Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite, they can promise that “If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true.” So on education, for instance, they could have proposed universal preschool. On voting reform, they could have promised to abolish the electoral college, or eliminate gerrymandering. On budget reform, they could have vowed to “end corporate pork as we know it”. What? These things will never happen, you say? Who cares? The goal of an opposition agenda isn’t to get stuff passed through Congress; the goal is to define what the opposition party stands for.

Possible Slogan: Vote Democrat- We’re not serious about ANYTHING!

I hope they do it, though. I can’t wait to see the cognitive dissonance when they start bitching about budget deificits after rolling out this platform.

By contrast, when the GOP was out of power, they drew up a list of attainable goals and named it the Contract With America and were swept into power. But really- Democrats are the ‘reality-based’ party. Just ask them.

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It appears the barking moonbat wing of the Democratic party has a new position on Health Care:

Dentistry is bad.

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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.

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