Poor lefties. They ride into Congress in 2006 with the glee of having vanquished the big bad ole’ Republicans. They rub their hands in anticipation that two of the bestest lefties they have, now leading their respective Houses, will run from Iraq, roll back all the legislation intended to secure this country, and “drain the swamp.” Remember….their slim majority was suddenly a “mandate.”
But what happened? The Patriot Act is still around and working well. We still have troops in Iraq, and hell, we sent even more in for The Surge. And now the Protect America enhancements to FISA are about to be enacted. But only if Democrats can play a shell game to protect themselves from those poor, sad little lefties: (via Hot Air)
To break an impasse over legislation overhauling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, House Democratic leaders are considering the option of taking up a Senate-passed FISA bill in stages, congressional sources said today. Under the plan, the House would vote separately on the first title of the bill, which authorizes surveillance activities, and then on the bill’s second title, which grants retroactive legal immunity to telecommunications companies that aided the Bush administration’s warrantless electronic surveillance activities. The two would be recombined, assuming passage of both titles.
In this way, Democratic leaders believe they can give an out to lawmakers opposed to the retroactive immunity provision. Republican leadership sources said their caucus would back such a plan because not only would it give Democratic leaders the out they need, it would provide a political win for the GOP. It remains to be seen if such a move will placate liberal Democrats who adamantly oppose giving in to the Bush administration on the immunity issue.
But at least this time we got to see how Obama feels on the need to listen to our enemies. He actually voted on the Senate version (instead of his usual “present”), and he voted against it.
Tack this on to Pelosi’s failed attempt to have a couple Bushies strung up when they had the audacity….the AUDACITY to fire some political appointees, I mean how dare a politician fire political appointees, and you can pretty much call this Congress, and the “mandate” that brought them in, a failure.
In the eyes of the lefties. Myself, I would call their failures a success for our country.
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“I would call their failures a success for our country.”
And that is the saddest TRUE statement I’ve ever read. The Declaration of Independence spelled it out pretty clearly:
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it – applies to congress 100 and 10 percent. They are actively working against the governed and FOR the enemies of this country. God I detest the lot of them.
Does anyone need more proof that Democraps value politics and power over country?
Of course, (ignoring that they make this promise every other year) if we would just put a Democrat in every seat in Congress and in the White House, then they’d end the war in Iraq, turn the Mississippi to chocolate, plant gumdrop trees, convert polluting factories from global warming/world destroying capitalist oppression machines into cotton candy cloud makers, and everything would be better. If not, well, it’s George Bush’s fault.
I am soooooooooo not gonna vote for Bush in 2008!
Scott- now that you mention it, I refuse to vote for Bush also. I’m taking my W08 sticker off my car right now.
Well of course “he who laughs last, laughs best”
The “left” feels rather pleased after 2006 and they look forward to doing well in 2008.
On the other hand the Republicans were unable to even nominate a “”true conservative, and McCain will have a difficult time being elected. In the Senate the Republicans will have to defend 22 seats and are sure to lose some more of them. All in all it is the conservatives that are looking a bit worried.
If in Nov, McCain does not look like he will be elected, will true conservatives withhold their votes to show their dissatisfaction in his nomination ?
Yeah, lots of accomplishments to feel good about huh John? Of course they didn’t accomplish anything so maybe your just feeling good because they won. Whether they accomplish anything doesn’t matter to you I suppose.
Shouldn’t be surprised coming from the gambling junkie.