GW Bush = Emperor Palpatine? Who knew?

lookout123 · 05-20-2005, 11:51 AM

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For one thing, Nelson's basically a Republican to begin with; you can take whatever he says with a grain of salt.

For another, "confirm or deny based on qualifications" does not equate to "everyone the President nominates is automatically qualified." If mere possession of conservative values was a disqualifier, the Democrats would have filibustered a lot more than 10 of Bush's nominees.

uh,. yeah thanks for taking the time to read what i was saying, rather than just assuming i was supporting the white house in this matter.

vsp · 05-20-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

uh,. yeah thanks for taking the time to read what i was saying, rather than just assuming i was supporting the white house in this matter.

Please. You said this:

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i am not suggesting that GWB has put the best people forward, but i am saying that the dems need to put forward the case for why someone isn't qualified or confirm them. "GW nominated them, so i don't want 'em", isn't enough IMO.

Putting forward the case is exactly what the Dems have been doing in Senate debate over the last few days. Nelson isn't what I would call a party spokesperson on such things.

Happy Monkey · 05-20-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

uh,. yeah thanks for taking the time to read what i was saying, rather than just assuming i was supporting the white house in this matter.

Did anything I wrote make any assumptions about who you supported? When I referred to "the Republicans", I was referring to the ones in the Senate.

edit: Ah, you were being sarcastic to BigV, though I can't see where he makes any assumptions about you either.

lookout123 · 05-20-2005, 01:46 PM

actually my sarcasm was meant for VSP. my statements were based on what Nelson said. i clearly stated that the white house was not faultless - their nominations have problems... but i also stated that there needs to be a legitimate reason for nixing a nomination - "the white house shouldn't get everyone they want" isn't good enough.

the point is that there are people, like Nelson, that are using this for purely partisan purposes. we should call these fools out and ridicule them for the asses that they are.

there are other people that have legitimate beefs with the nominees. they are stating their cases. we should support them.

figure out which camp you are in and go from there.

Happy Monkey · 05-20-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

actually my sarcasm was meant for VSP.

Oops - the thread isn't visible in the "edit comment" box, and I only remembered the V initial...

Happy Monkey · 05-20-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

the point is that there are people, like Nelson, that are using this for purely partisan purposes. we should call these fools out and ridicule them for the asses that they are.

I'd settle for people without real opinions not being interviewed on TV as representatives of their "side". There are enough people who can list the faults of the nominees in great detail to give the reporter no excuse for picking Nelson.

lookout123 · 05-20-2005, 02:25 PM

just remember that when some side-line dumbass republican does open his trap and foolishness falls out.

no, i am not talking about DeLay - he is a full on asshat.

05-20-2005, 01:46 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	actually my sarcasm was meant for VSP. my statements were based on what Nelson said. i clearly stated that the white house was not faultless - their nominations have problems... but i also stated that there needs to be a legitimate reason for nixing a nomination - "the white house shouldn't get everyone they want" isn't good enough. the point is that there are people, like Nelson, that are using this for purely partisan purposes. we should call these fools out and ridicule them for the asses that they are. there are other people that have legitimate beefs with the nominees. they are stating their cases. we should support them. figure out which camp you are in and go from there. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-20-2005, 02:25 PM	#7
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	just remember that when some side-line dumbass republican does open his trap and foolishness falls out. no, i am not talking about DeLay - he is a full on asshat. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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