tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post1308081732901664940..comments2023-10-30T09:10:39.502-07:00Comments on (insert title here): i'd hate to see what would have happened if he'd had the nerve to nominate a member of his own partyBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-9152172369039145452013-02-17T13:49:25.253-08:002013-02-17T13:49:25.253-08:00Everyone gets a freebie for anything posted after ...Everyone gets a freebie for anything posted after midnight. :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-49409573434765973792013-02-17T09:49:47.615-08:002013-02-17T09:49:47.615-08:00cancel my last comment. it wasnt well thought out....cancel my last comment. it wasnt well thought out.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-20158270797725202152013-02-16T21:20:59.976-08:002013-02-16T21:20:59.976-08:00I meant Senators McCain and Graham, the old guard ...I meant Senators McCain and Graham, the old guard GOP, who are and have been at the forefront of this and seem not to like Hegel for something other than philosophical reasons. They may have a grudge against him, or they just want to let President Obama know they're still alive and kicking, but whatever it is the old guard GOP - meaning the old guard GOP - isn't known for being above petty politics more or less than anybody else in that shithole called DC.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-60751509789749324032013-02-16T15:37:19.139-08:002013-02-16T15:37:19.139-08:00i thought the old guard GOP was effectively dead, ...i thought the old guard GOP was effectively dead, unless you meant the new old guard that runs the party.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-7018480686146462312013-02-16T10:13:42.144-08:002013-02-16T10:13:42.144-08:00My complaint is with blocking the vote in the firs...<i>My complaint is with blocking the vote in the first place.</i><br /><br />Reid set the rules. He can change them but has chosen not to. As for precedent, well, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/02/15/how-unprecedented-is-the-hagel-filibuster/" rel="nofollow">judge for yourself.</a><br /><br /><i>Tower got an up or down vote.</i><br /><br />If the Post is correct, so will Hagel, eventually.<br /><br /><i>Republicans have shied away from making more history there; they say they will relent to a simple majority vote on Hagel, a move that will guarantee confirmation, later this month.</i><br /><br />The purpose of this exercise has been to embarrass Obama (a process that both parties have used repeatedly for as long as I can remember) and expose Hagel for what he is, which is a guy who isn't particularly qualified for the job he seeks (which isn't unusual in Washington, either).<br /><br />Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-80469109905980323242013-02-16T08:32:25.128-08:002013-02-16T08:32:25.128-08:00Gino--comments like that don't make it any eas...Gino--comments like that don't make it any easier for those of us who are critics of Israel--and more precisely the US's apparently unconditional support for her--to refute the spurious charge of being animated by antisemitism. I am frankly a great deal less worried about the loyalties of Jewish Americans than I am the eschatological theology of some American evangelicals. <br /><br />Mr D--Tower got an up or down vote. If Hagel loses an up or down vote, the process is honored and no bad precedents set. My complaint is with blocking the vote in the first place. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799024060528185282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-37832610083741748782013-02-16T07:58:04.202-08:002013-02-16T07:58:04.202-08:00or that they are in danger of setting a terrible p...<i>or that they are in danger of setting a terrible precedent for pretty much every cabinet-level nomination in the future (that, too)</i><br /><br />John Tower had no comment.<br /><br />Whatever the merits of Hagel (and I'm hard pressed to see them, personally), the precedent of shooting down a president's cabinet appointments is pretty well established.<br /><br />Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29320675.post-84204795286289760772013-02-15T18:25:14.581-08:002013-02-15T18:25:14.581-08:00the GOP, too often, is too much about Israel.
i&#...the GOP, too often, is too much about Israel.<br /><br />i've said that enough times in various forms already.<br /><br />the GOP faithful cant see it, because they are too busy speaking to themselves.<br /><br />the GOP (and the DNC too) should be about the USA: first, foremost, and only.<br /><br />keep in mind the surnames of many of those involved. its never good when 1% of the population (jews) possess so much power over the 99%, and are able to influence policy the way that they have.<br /><br />i think it over thrice before i vote to give political power to a jew.<br />there is a reason for that...<br />they can have/prone to allegiances that are not necessarily USA ones.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.com