I guess it won’t be that hard to reach across the aisle after all. Pelosi and Reid have announced that a one party rule of the White House and Congress will create bipartisanship. Republicans do not agree. Although I think the mid-term election of 2006 was on the shoulders of the GOP and the war in Iraq (at that time), I cannot understand how a one party rule will create a bipartisan utopia on Capitol Hill.
Now comes Senator Schumer, to explain to us how and why a one party rule will actually help this country in a time of Change.
From National Journal/CongressDaily
[Republicans] can’t win on domestic policy; they can’t win on foreign policy; they can’t win on sort of trying to tag our candidates; so the latest theme is, ‘Oh, let’s have some balance in government. Let’s have divided government,’ ” Schumer said at a press briefing. “Our view is very simple, and that is Republican senators, Republican incumbents aren’t for checks and balances. They’re for blocking change and backing [President] Bush.”
OK, Senator Schumer, using your logic you and the Democrats are not for change of this country but to push and back Obama’s socilaist platform. Or Democrats were only for blocking numerous bills and judicial nominees during the last 8 years. Remember the filabuster and the Nuclear option? Ring any bells?
The legislative process was created for political debate. The way you imagine democracy is not a democracy at all. That would be called a Monarchy…at best. The king Obama, who rules with out disagreeance, the Lords, the Legislature, who only look at the best interest of the King and who are unopposed by any other being. The future of any entity thrives on debate. It is only through debate where innovation can take life. POLITICAL DEBATE is what makes this country great. It is the basis for ”Free Speech” in the First Amendment.
It is through debate that helped form my political views. At my High School the Republicans/conservatives were mocked. In Government class my senior year, we completed a questionnaire which would tell us where stood politically. I purposely answered so I would be deemed a moderate, just because I did not want to be a democrat or republican. It was not until later, in my college classes, where debate was unfettered. I heard things which forced me to research different ideas and ideologies. It was through this research that I became a conservative. Not because of my friends or family, but because political debate asked me to question what my core beliefs were. Without this debate, I would still be a PC moderate, making sure not to piss anyone off. I am glad for the liberals, socialists, communists, monarchists, and conservatives I met at UNLV (a very liberal school) who sparked my intellect. It was through political debate which made me who I am today. It is POLITICAL DEBATE which makes this country great.
A reader on MM noted that Schumer warned against one party rule just three years ago: (FOX News Sunday, 4/10/05):
UPDATE
“And again, you can’t just have one-party rule here . . .The point is that there have to be checks and balances here. A check and a balance does not necessarily always mean a majority vote. We have 60 votes before you can do certain kinds of spending increases. The Senate is always supposed to be, Chris, the cooling saucer.”
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L.A. Times Khalidi Videotape: 2 Explosive Quotes Leaked
October 29, 2008The LA Times is continuing this recent tradition of deciding which news which doesn’t fit its editorial room political views it will allow its readers to see.
However, highly-reliable blogger, Doug Ross has a RED ALERT: Two Quotes from the Obama-Khalidi Video the LA Times won’t release. DBKP worked with Ross on the John Edwards scandal story and he’s proved careful and reliable in the past–both in his use of sources and in his reporting.
From Ross’ usually-reliable LA source:
To which Ross replies: “Yep, I guess that would do it”
The McCain campaign and conservative websites have called upon the Times to release the video.
CALL THE L.A. TIMES offices at (213) 237-5000, fax a request to release the video or complaint against their current stance to (213) 237-7679.
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