May 04, 2005


Filly-Buster

Well, it's been a good long time since I've felt the need to whack the Duchess of Dupont over the head. But she's back (apparently...was she ever gone?) and in fine form. As dissonant as ever.

I have to say I'm underwhelmed by the arguments for the judicial filibuster as it is now deployed by the Democrats. The president and his party won the election; and the president should be able to nominate judges and have them brought to a vote in the Senate. Maybe an exceptional case could justify a filibuster; but I don't see the broad decision to block so many nominees as a matter of precedent.
I have to say I'm underwhelmed by Sullivans lack of understanding of fundamental constitutionally delineated powers. Seems that he forgets that the Senate is charged with the role of "advice and consent" on these nominees. They have already allowed virtually all of Beloved Leader's nominees to come to a vote and be appointed. These nominees have already been rejected once by the Senate (most of them I believe) when the Senate was in Democratic control. Because Beloved Leader and Kitty-killer want to change the rules to accomodate the very Christo-Fascists even Sully dislikes ought to give him pause from running his pie-hole for even a few minutes.

The precedent of eliminating the filibuster to be accomodationist for a group of Christo-Fascist whackos whose response is never "Thank You" but "Get the Fuck out of our Faces, WE WANT MORE" should worry even Sullivan. That it doesn't is evidence that despite his public protestations about the 1600 Crew, prove he's still pining for the same treatment Commander Codpiece gave the stallion. And he's not afraid to tell us. Or him.

posted by Jo Fish on 05.04.05 at 11:09 PM





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Filly? Filly?

Here I thought you were going to talk about the Kentucky Derby.

posted by: jillian on 05.05.05 at 12:30 AM [permalink]



Yeah, really. And "I" had to turn down the opportunity to go for the first time in my life for a friends wedding Saturday.

I can't wait to tell them either. Something I always wanted to do - go to the Kentucky derby.

Andrew Sullivan. Do we really have to talk about butt scratcher?

posted by: Barndog on 05.05.05 at 04:49 AM [permalink]



"...Christo-Fascist whackos whose response is never 'Thank You" but "Get the Fuck out of our Faces, WE WANT MORE'..."

You have hit upon the profound truth regarding these nutjobs. These are the type of people the old saw, "...give an inch, they want a foot, give a foot, they want a yard..." was talking about.

There is no reasoning with these people, it is their way or the highway and it is past time that they are put in their place.

Unfortunately the only people who are able to shut them down seem to frightened to do so. I am referring to the middle of the road, moderate, SANE (yes they do exist) republicans who have yet to realize that it is they who must come to the aid of their party and, with help from the rest of us, save America from these miscreants.

posted by: Bobski on 05.05.05 at 07:49 AM [permalink]



I just ignore that faggot Brit. He thinks because he sucks right wing dick he'll escape the reeducation camps that are coming for homosexuals. He's wrong, they'll lock him up first.

And, Goddamn it, Hack died.

posted by: merlallen on 05.05.05 at 08:44 PM [permalink]



.. Col. David Hackworth said, this is a country where "...the best and brightest are being led by the worst and the dimmest". No longer should we cower and be intimidated by those conservative clowns in their hulking SUV's and obnoxious Hummers. Screw those GOP bastards! It's time to bring the funk to all Republicans wherever they may roam. We, as Democrats (and more importantly as Americans), must stop sitting idly by and letting these clowns wreck our nation and destroy what so many have fought, died and struggled for since the inception of this great republic. One thing we must do is expose the "conservative movement" for what it really is. In other words, show the GOP's true colors, not the crap they say in sound bites, but what is really in their collective heart and soul."
http://civilcoldwar.blogspot.com/2005/05/democratic-party-true-american.html

This marine speaks for me, the spineless Duchess can keep hiding under the King's dress where she belongs; the patriots will be fighting for every inch, including "advise and consent", this is a democratic republic, not a monarchy.

posted by: on 05.06.05 at 09:27 PM [permalink]



Hi -

Just found this site and wanted to say that: I dig most of your views (but I'm an independent atheist kinda guy, so... don't expect me to agree with all of your conclusions =P ), I am a non-Veteran V.A. employee, and I think that Vets are - and always have been - getting hosed by the government that purports to "support its warriors."

So. Just wanted to say hello.

=)

posted by: Duc Dorc on 05.08.05 at 01:50 AM [permalink]






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