Where’s the Outrage?

Tonight the Democrats have used rule 21 to investigate the Senate Intelligence committee. This is the committee who was supposed to be investigating the use or misuse of intelligence in the lead up to the war. Could this be a political stunt? Or are the democrats finally sensing weakness in the White House?

A few things are clear. The Senate Intelligence Committee could have investigated how information was used in less than a year and a half. They are foot dragging until after the mid-term elections. Then Bush is a lame duck. Republicans could easily blame Bush and his adminstration for failures since they are leaving office. Also, the Democrats are trying to fire up their base. If Alito is going to blocked they are going to need a ton a support from left and from all moderates. Interesting times are they?

Tags: Domestic Issues, Senate by ecthompson
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Out with the president’s personal lawyer and run straight to your base. Judge Alito is clearly 2 - 3 stardard deviations to the Right of everyone else. He has stood out on the 3rd Circuit court of appeals as Judge conservative. He has written “scholarly” opinions. He will please the neo-cons but liberals and moderates of all flavors and stripes will be able to fight over this one. My prediction - if he gets out of committee (and I think that he will but the hearings will be bruising), he will not get a vote in the Senate unless something amazing happens. Democrats will have to filibuster this guy or turn in their free speech cards.

Addendum:  Boy was I wrong.  The Democrats didn’t want to fight of this one. 

Tags: Supreme court by ecthompson
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