Open Letter to Senate Dems

The filibuster is not dead, it just smells funny.

Our Senators still can't see that an unchecked power grab by the President is a bad thing. Would they give that same power to Hillary Clinton, President Obama?

I doubt it.......of course they think they'll be able to re-rig, un-rig, un-do all the horrible decisions of George Bush the next time there's a Democratic President.

I don't trust them. You shouldn't either.

Light 'em up:

1. CONCENTRATE ON THE GOAL: TO SWITCH ENOUGH VOTES SO THAT WE WIN 51-49.

2. CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST POWERFUL MESSAGE, WHICH IS: ALITO IS WONDERFULLY-WELL QUALIFIED IN ALL RESPECTS BUT ONE: HE DOES NOT ACCEPT CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES IN THE CONSTITUTION, AND BECAUSE OF THAT HE CANNOT BE A GOOD SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.

3. CONCENTRATE ON REPUBLICANS WHO ARE NOT FROM THE OLD CONFEDERACY, WHO ARE NOT BIG-BUSINESS/FAT-CAT REPUBLICANS, AND WHO DO HAVE LIBERTARIAN TENDENCIES.

It's a democracy, for the time being..............

Main Entry: de·moc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: di-'mä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
Etymology: Middle French democratie, from Late Latin democratia, from Greek dEmokratia, from dEmos + -kratia -cracy
1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections

DIWANIYAH, Iraq - The top U.S. general in Iraq acknowledged Thursday that

American forces in this country are "stretched"
But for the Republicans this is only a political issue. There is no reason to worry, no reason to act rash. No reason to try to improve the status or mission of our troops, no reason to get them out.

Everything is political. This is what Rove deemed would be the driving force in President Bush's presidency: everything is gamed for the political benefit -- the actual results and real-wrold effects are meaningless. This wins elections, but it ***ks up the country.

Would that our Republican friends could see this without their rose-colored glasses.

YABL # 3,457,843

"The FISA law was written in 1978. And we're having this discussion in 2006."

President Bush's reason he can circumvent the law that he said FISA was working OK not more than 2 years ago.

Yet in the next moment, he'll praise Samuel Alito for being a strict constructionist and praise his view that the Constitution is immutable. It was written in 1787! Omigod, it might have dust mites on it or something. How can we trust something so old!

Can you spot the other lies in Bush's news conference? I can, it's fun!

To the Esteemed Senator Salazar

Senator Salazar,

These are truly the "extraordinary circumstances" that the Gang of 14 defined in your noble attempt to broker peace between the reasonable Democrats and the reckless Republicans in the US Senate. But as we have seen so well over the last few years - the Republican leadership has no desire whatsoever to tread the middle ground in the political landscape of our nation. They want victory at all costs. They will lie to and slander their opponents. They will abuse the power of their offices. And they will break whatever laws they deem impertinant to their quest.

I hope with all my being that you see that we have reached the definition of the key phrase of your agreement. If you cannot see the obvious, then I feel the voters of Colorado have truly failed by voting you into office.

I have disagreed with some of his decisions have been suspect leading up to this point. But this decision will be the defining moment of his term. This is a gamble Democrats, and all citizens for that matter, cannot take with our rights.

The checks and balances that the founding fathers engineered into the Constitution were a sign of their unbounded genius.

The Republicans have abandoned that principle.

Democrats must stand dedicated to that principle now and forever. A filibuster of Judge Alito will show that dedication to our democracy.

I urge you to filibuster this nomination, and force the President to submit a more reasonable and fair judge to our highest court in the land.

Signed,

Bush the Incompetent

Bush the incompetent: How could a president get these things so wrong? Incompetence may describe this presidency, but it doesn't explain it. For that, historians may need to turn to the seven deadly sins: to greed, in understanding why Bush entrusted his new drug entitlement to a financial mainstay of modern Republicanism. To sloth, in understanding why Incurious George has repeatedly ignored the work of experts whose advice runs counter to his desires.

fyi and a/a.

More Republican "Support" for the Troops

AP: Army at the breaking point.

Mutha: "Army is broken, worn out." This was stated last November, and this 37-year Marine was scolded by the President as beind weak on terror, called a coward by a despicable Republican congresswoman from Ohio.

Who supports the troops? Who wants to give them the equipment, the materiel, the planning that they deserve to fight and win and keep them most safe? Democrats.

It is not the Republicans. The Republicans want them for the political prop when the Prez needs a photo op. When they're in the field, fighting for us, fighting for their lives, well, God be with them. Cuz the appropriations and the oversight has been abdicated by the Republicans.

What does Joel Hefley have to say about this? He doesn't speak to his employers here in the Springs too much, so I doubt we'll ever know.

Chris Matthews: "Journalist"

Chris Matthews claims to be a "journalist" of some kind. Yet he can't help himself from spouting the Karl Rove talking points regarding bin Laden and the Democrats - contrary to the intelligent and thoughtful analysis provided by many national security and terrorism experts. Chris Matthews is truly a tool of the Republican establishment, and he should be treated as such.

Chris Matthews enjoys a Knicks game with his friend Osama bin Laden (source)

Maybe this is how he gets his information about OBL. Can he prove he wasn't there?

One more reason

to filibuster Alito: Antonin Scalia.

He couldn't give a rat's ass about ethics. He wanted the Chief Justice job, and now acts like a petulant 4-year-old that he didn't get it. Maybe Cheney gave him the Bush Special.

And these are the kinds of people the President wants on the Supreme Court? I'm not surprised in the least.