Democratic Veteran

November 09, 2006

Ha Ha

You know, I'm all for some semblence of bipartisanship in the Congress, hell, I even think it ought to be the order of the day ... you know, let the bastards live with the minority rules that they imposed after 1994 for a while, and then give them a chance to become part of the process again. Slowly.

But I'm not especially sure that my tolerence for bi-partisan cooperation extends to Beloved Leader. He called us all "terrorist lovers", brought the term "unAmerican" pretty close to becoming normal speech for the wingnut segment of the population, accused us of pretty much everything up to and just short of wanting to become suicide bombers in the cause of progressivism. Now he wants the Senate to confirm Robert Gates and John Bolton before the change in the Senate next year.

President George W. Bush will make a push to get confirmation for John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations before power in Congress shifts to the Democrats, the White House said on Thursday.
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...Bush also is seeking confirmation during that time for former CIA Director Robert Gates, his nominee to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

Gates? Yeah, start the hearings, if they finish and confirm or not, so be it. But his baggage from Iran/Contra should not be overlooked for the sake of comity. DoD will survive without Rummy and his "snowflakes" until next January or so. Bolton? Fuck no. He's been rejected multiple times. He was snuck in as recess appointment after being rejected. He's a NeoCon fabulist of the worst sort and has no business being the face of our new "bipartisan" foreign policy.

Pelosi and Reid need to watch out for political "roofies" being snuck into their White House Coffee Klatches over the next few months. No less a personage than Grover Norquist compared bipartisanship to date rape, and that's what's going on here. Make no mistake about it.

posted by Jo Fish on 11.09.06 at 06:02 PM

Comments:

Yeah, Bush pushing Bolton and military commissions during the lame duck session is a real sign of bipartisanship.

Maybe he'll really show us bipartisanship by submitting the "Democrats: Terror Enablers and friends of bin Laden" bill of 2006, just to make extra nice with Dems.

posted by: blatherskite on 11.09.06 at 10:57 PM [permalink]

Gates has blood on his hands. His policy matches Cheney's voting record. Both had soemthing against Mandela.

Is he really one from dad's folds of influence or was he a concession towards Big Time on the Baker Commission?

posted by: Mr.Murder on 11.10.06 at 01:05 AM [permalink]

Bolton's already received his up-or-down vote and lost. If they can revote this one then we must have a revote on the torture bill! These people have no grace or class.

posted by: Ray Robinson on 11.10.06 at 08:59 PM [permalink]

We have both houses, Somehow they can stop Bolton! B4 January

posted by: Old Vet on 11.11.06 at 02:55 PM [permalink]

Well, gee, let's see who's glad the Dems won on Tuesday:

President I'm-A-Moonbat of Iran.

Hamas.

Al Qaida in Iraq.

The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.

Yeah, they know the Quit-and-Lose Party pretty well.

posted by: Buster on 11.11.06 at 07:12 PM [permalink]