tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post115650951870996835..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: statesman and scoundrels alikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1156711864749725192006-08-28T06:51:00.000+10:002006-08-28T06:51:00.000+10:00Disappointed - and baffled. I do not understand i...Disappointed - and baffled. I do not understand it. I suspect there was more to that vote than met any of OUR eyes.<BR/><BR/>That said, we have to keep our eyes on the ball for November. I don't think we're likely to find perfect candidates with voting records we consistently support (<I>Duh!</I>), so we need to remember that the most important goal of this election in November is subpoena power. The rest we can deal with once there is some balance put back in this government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1156573953211527732006-08-26T16:32:00.000+10:002006-08-26T16:32:00.000+10:00i know... i was very disappointed in that tooi know... i was very disappointed in that toolukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1156560369569927772006-08-26T12:46:00.000+10:002006-08-26T12:46:00.000+10:00We cannot continue to claim that we are a nation o...<I>We cannot continue to claim that we are a nation of laws and not of men, if our laws may be summarily breached because the President says, "trust me."</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Yeah, riiiiight. As I recall, Byrd was one of the Democrats who voted for <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00001" REL="nofollow">cloture on the Alito filibuster</A>. How does that help ensure that we remain a country of laws and not of very small and scary men?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com