All hat, no cattle afterall

81 –18…eighty-one to eighteen! After four years of threatening to filibuster Priscilla Owens, 26 Democrat senators voted Cloture on her nomination…twenty-six, not six or seven, but over half of the Minority Caucus. Apparently, claims that (she) was a dangerous, extreme candidate, were nothing more than lies. After all the months of delay and obstruction, granting Owens a simple up or down vote was never really in question. How much time and energy was wasted in “The World’s Most Deliberative Body”, by Minority members who were simply pandering to the most extreme elements of the looney, Liberal Left? How many false statements has the Senate been subjected to while important legislation has been delayed and judicial and administrative vacancies have remained unfilled?
Just as authorities in Lawrenceville, GA have now indicted Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks on charges of lying and making false statements, would it not also be appropriate to charge Senate Democrats for four years of similar obstruction and unwarranted delay? At a minimum, Sen. Minority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), their “ring-leader”, should be forced to resign his position after orchestrating this sham on the American public and then voting, himself, to give President Bush’s judicial nominee a simple up-or-down vote.
Next time the Democrat leadership claims it has their entire caucus in lockstep, obstruction-mode - call the vote. Based on this fiasco, it now appears that MoveOn.org and Ralph Neas are “all hat, but no cattle”.