----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust.
> > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:22:06 -0500 > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > Subject: Re: Another one bites the dust. > >>>Maybe they'd improve their approval by actually doing something, >>>instead of continuing to rubber-stamp him... >> > >>Actually......that is exactly the reason why Congress has such a low >>approval rating. >>Not on the impeachment question, but the rubber stamping question. I >>think >>a good number of people voted for change and view what we have > >gotten as more of the same. > > Well, not exactly. There wasn't a single investigation of the Bush > administration while the Republicans were in charge, and there've > been > plenty since. Gonzo wouldn't have been forced out if it weren't for > the > Democrats being in charge. If the clock doesn't run out and if Bush > doesn't > back down, there will be the first court cases on Executive > Privledge since > Nixon. Majorities in both houses of Congress have voted for a > timetable for > withdrawl. > > But, it hasn't happened....and most Democrats are very disappointed > about > that. But, there was a tremendous reason for this....it takes 60 > votes in > the Senate to stop debate....and 67 to override a veto. Now, the > Democrats > could stop all funding....but that's a losing proposition....because > the > overwhelming majority of Americans were/are opposed to that. > Your second paragraph is basically what I was referring to. Dem supporters want the war ended and the Dems have not done much that has been effective in that regard. xponent A Lot Of Big Talk Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
