Sen. Salazar should keep the faith

In her Denver Post column (4/24/05), Salazar is the one keeping faith, the sanctimonious Diane Carman attempts to perpetrate a lie against Republicans, to obfuscate the real sin of Sen. Salazar and she attempts to do all this in the name of religion.
First off, Carman surely knows that Senate Republicans, who would seek to end the unconstitutional use of the filibuster, do so only with regard to judicial nominees. Carman also should know that the 200-year-old Senate Rule to shut down debate has already been changed throughout History with the current rule of 60 votes implemented just over 40 years ago. Additionally, Carman knows full well that the current confirmation battle is not about those judicial nominees already approved, but rather about the 2/3 of Appellate Court nominees the Democrat minority has denied fair hearings. Lastly, no one questions that Sen. Salazar is a religious man, only that he’s now praying at the alter of kook Liberalism in the Church of Moral Relativism.
If Sen. Salazar were really the one keeping the faith, he’d abide by his campaign promise to “allow all of President Bush’s judicial nominees a simple up or down vote”. As an elected representative of the people, Salazar’s first obligation is to “keep faith” with those who voted him into office.

Double-Secret Nomination

Sen. Norm Niedemeyer (R-MN) - "This meeting of the Fraternity Relations Committee is called to order. We'll waive minutes and proceed directly to the bogus charges against Pledge Bolton, charges so purposely perverted and discustingly petty that decorum prevents me from reading them here today - faithfully submitted, four,nineteen 2005, Sen. Norman Niedemeyer - Sargent-at-Arms."
Dean Lugar (R-IN) - "Hearing nothing but obstructionist objections I call for the vote on Bolton, all in favor say aye....."
Sen. Pinto Sarbanes (D-MD) - "What the hey - we still have an hour to smear."
Dean Lugar - "I think we've heard enough debate, let's finish this thing."
Dem. Causus (in unison) "Hatchet-job!", "blow-job!"
Sen. Katie Pelosi (D-CA) - "shut up you assholes!"
Sen. Boone Kerry (D-MA) - "I was told I'd have a chance to speak and speak and speak and....."
Dean Lugar: "You'll get your chance smart-guy- get on with it, you'll speak when you're spoken to and not before!"
Sen. Joseph Otter (D-DE) - "Point of parlimentary proceedure!"
Sen. Hoover Dodd (D-CT) - "Otter, don't fuck around with these Republicans, I think they're really serious about this nomination."
Sen. Otter - "Trust me I'm pre-pared."
Sen. Boone - "I thought you were pre-judiced."
Sen. Otter - "What's the dif?"...... "Gentlemen, the question here is not are we trying to crucify Mr. Bolton and have we taken a few liberties with the truth....we have!.....but if you wish to silence those who of us have no actual substinative objections to this nominee..... then, is that not an indictment of our entire phoney-baloney obstructionist opposition? And if you think our entire Minority caucus is full-of-shit, then is that not an indictment of the whole Democrat Party? And IF you believe that that is the case, then is this not actually an indictment of our entire Liberal "just say No" agenda for the 21rst century? Well, you can do what you want to us Norm, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you bad-mouth the entire Advise and Consent process!....Gentlemen....
Dem. caucus (humming together) "Oho say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we sing at the twilight's last gleaming...humm, humm, humm....hummmmmm, ect."
Dean Lugar - "That's it you Dems., no more witnesses, no more bullshit allegations, I'm calling Mr. Nees at your Nat'l. office, you're not walking out on this one....and if you wise-guys try one more politically-motivated parlimentary proceedure were going to revoke your Filibuster!"
Sen. "Flounder" Voinavich (R-OH) - "Excuse me mister Chairman, I missed the previous hearing, in fact, I skipped ALL the previous sessions, but based on the obvious lies and partisan hyperventalating I've heard here today, I think that allowing the Dems. more time to continue piling-on Bolton is somehow warrented? "
Dean Lugar - "Due to Sen. Flounder playing hooky and being out-to-lunch in his "kitchen", I am increasingly reluctant to drop the hammer on you despicable Democrats, at this time."
Sen. Hoover - "Dean Lugar, this may not be the best time to ask, but do you think you could see your way to giving us Dems. just one more chance to dig up more dirt on Bolton?"

Ferrell is full of it again

In The Nation (4/17/05), Denver Post Columnist, John Aloysius Ferrell wants readers to think he’s discovered a magical way to “save” Majority Leader Tom Delay by siding with Rep. Hefley (CO) and House Democrats. Everyone who thinks that Aloysius Ferrell really wants Delay to stay - raise your hands. Just like Democrats everywhere, Ferrell hates Tom Delay because he’s successfully moving Conservative legislation into law. Despite their best efforts, Liberals cannot unearth or even manufacture any wrong-doing sufficient to cause even one Republican, on the House Ethics Committee, to side with the five Democrat jackals eagerly waiting to officially investigate Delay and hang his head on their wall.
In today’s partisan environment where Sen. Democrats misuse the filibuster to block the President’s judicial nominees, it’s easy to understand why Republicans found it necessary to now require a Committee majority to launch an investigation into alleged ethics irregularities. Me thinks that Aloysius Ferrell longs for a return to the days of Kangaroo Courts where rumor and innuendo substitute for fact and proof, especially if a highly effective Republican is in the cross-hairs.
Ferrell claims that GOP leadership “purged” Hefley when, in fact, he was term-limited as Ethics Committee Chair. Ferrell opines that a “drop” of opposition can swell into a tide when, in fact, Delay enjoys the continued support and confidence of 98.6% of Congressional Republicans, 100% of Sen. Republicans and the President of the United States. Ferrell suggests that “if” the House Ethics Committee could be convened, any probe would remain secret because Republican members are loyal to Delay – which may be true. But, what’s to prevent Democrats and their staffers from selectively leaking Committee testimony and continuing to persecute Majority Leader Delay in the Press. I suspect that that is the only “house cleaning” Aloysius Ferrell is really interested in.

Just Another Party Hack

When I read the Denver Post, I expect to object to whatever John Aloysius Farrell writes in his opinion column, The Nation. What really upsets me is how he masquerades as a journalist reporting on Republican ethics in his article of 3/27/05, GOP acts like Dems of old. Farrell builds his entire report on a single quotation from each of two actual Republicans; Newt Gingrich (who just happens to be pushing a new book and looking to create a little buzz) and Sen. John McCain, who never misses an opportunity to portray himself as the only politician who’s above politics. Furthermore, the limited statements by Gingrich and McCain are general in nature and do not support Ferrell’s premise that any credible Republicans worry about their party’s leaders using unethical tactics like Democrats did when they held the majority.
In other words, the only person in this article who thinks that Republican ethics have gone south is Aloysius Ferrell, and the evidence he presents are rumors, innuendoes and unsubstantiated allegations presented in lieu of honest objective reporting and facts.
So the question is, did Ferrell successfully snooker his Post editors into running this GOP hit-piece as real news or is he simply following partisan orders? If the latter is the case then why stop with just Farrell? Why not hire Tom Daschele to report on how the Republican Congressional majority is obstructing the Left’s legislative mandate or go recruit Pinch Sulzburger out of retirement, to evaluate the Post’s journalistic integrity or how about just printing the entire paper in blue ink so everyone can see what’s really coming from a mile away! If the problem is limited to Ferrell alone, take away his Press Pass and any semblance of journalistic integrity, ‘cuse he’s just another party hack.