Russ Feingold has promoted a bill to censure the President for intercepting calls from the al Queada leaders in Tora Bora to sleeper cells in Topeka. Feingold is lauded by Democratic Party leaders as "the conscience of the party".
Do terrorists have the right to operate in the United States?
The Democratic Party thinks they do.
Very soon Ken Mehlman will be looking over storyboards that will follow this line. It worked well for Johnson against Goldwater in '64 and it still has the same appeal. Of course, he's going to have to choose between Feingold's gift and Rockefellers gift. Actually disclosing top secret information as the Democrat's top man on the Senate Intelligence Committee carries a little more weight than just extending rights to terrorists. It's nice to have a choice though. And it's only March.
5 comments:
I love that picture of Feingold!
Knuck,
Look, I already softened it from:
Support Terrorism! Vote Democrat!!!
So I cut a few classes in Nuance 101 - sue me.
Brylun,
It's a great pic - we need a few like it of Rocky and Durbin. Soon.
Rick:
I have to say I think this is a dumb move on the part of Feingold, but right now I am far more disgusted with Republicans. I expect this silly stuff out of the Democrats but the Republicans in the House did Bush far more damage in recent weeks than Feingold could...and if they do not get in line and help get Bush's numbers up [rcp average is 36.5] and the Republicans collapse the Democrats will pick up the pieces and they will impeach Bush.
Terrye,
There are 236 days from now til the election. Between now then there will be a constant race by politicians to do the dumbest thing possible. On a single politicain level, Feingold is now way ahead.
On a group basis, it's hard to tell - kind of a neck and neck race. The President's poll numbers at this stage are irrelevant. If they are this low in November it will cost seats but not control.
Remember - when the Reps picked up 50+ seats in '94 there were over 100 actually contested. This year there are 31 where contests will actually occur.
Rick:
I dunno, but it hurts Bush and that hurts the party and I am sure that if Feingold's party wins in November there will be an attempt to impeach Bush. And won't that be fun?
I hope Hannity and Duncan Hunter and Michelle Malkin and that blowhard Savage and the Minutemen are proud of themselves.
Hey, it is all about ME! If I don't get what I want, screw em all.
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