NEWSMAX: Senate Deal Hamstrings GOP till 2007

[powergirl]

Those losers at Newsmax are all in a dither about the nuclear, oh, excuse me, "constitutional" meltdown. :woohoo: I still hate the deal but I like it that the freeps are losing their minds! :scared:

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/5/24/115939.shtml

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:58 a.m. EDT
Senate Deal Hamstrings GOP till 2007

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Sen. Ted Kennedy immediately seized on the provision, hailing it as a victory Tuesday morning for Democrats. "The idea of the majority leader in the middle of the term to alter and change the rules of the United States Senate is effectively off the block now, for the remainder of this session," he told CNN.

With the provision in effect till January 2007 - when the next Congress is sworn in - President Bush's plans to appoint conservative justices could be in serious jeopardy.

With Bush in his second to last year in office and the 2008 presidential race underway - the administration isn't expected to have the clout to force through any controversial appointments.

The 18-month postponement also gives Democrats the chance to diminish the GOP's Senate majority in the 2006 election, a development that could further erode support for ending judicial filibusters.

[QC]

1. But...but...but...THEY WON!

I know it's true because there's about 300 more or less identical threads here saying they won!

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. And don't forget that the voting machines and GOP media

Makes our winning impossible forever! Don't forget that! ;-)

On edit: I hope everyone knows I was being sarcastic here?

[QC]

3. Oh yes, let's not forget that!

Ah, the glories of martyrdom--so much more fun than practical action!

[Payback Time]

4. If it is impossible to win...

why are there approximately 45 Democrats in the Senate?

[QC]

7. Yeah, but they're not *REAL* Democrats!

("Real Democrats" are, by definition, those who cannot win. If people win it's proof that they are pandering corporatists, you know.)

[cestpaspossible]

8. lol

[ginnyinWI]

6. I believe Teddy's right

He'd be in a position to know!!

Victimhood: why is it so attractive to both the far right and the far left?? :eyes:

[cestpaspossible]

5. Thanks. It just wouldn't be DU without the constant drumbeat of defeatism.