Democrats, get a clue!!

[Meldread]

Seriously, get a freakin' clue and a backbone! It is highly likely that Roberts will be nominated BECAUSE of Democratic enablers. Did any of those Democrats ask themselves what would happen if the situation was reversed? It isn't that hard to imagine, and it would be the correct strategy.

If the Democrats had simply said, "Hey, we can't vote for Roberts because we don't know anything about him. Since we don't know anything about him, we have to look at the Bush Administrations political appointment record. We see that the Bush Administration has had a long string of bad appointments, most recently Michael Brown and therefore we do not believe he should be allowed to appoint *anyone* to the Supreme Court!"

Just say that over and over and over. Focus on Michael Brown. Arabian Horse guy. Focus on other bad political appointments. Say Roberts is hiding something in his past which is why you can't vote for him. Spin, spin, spin, point the finger, delay, delay, spin, spin, stall, delay, stall... Keep saying you can't trust the Bush Administration to appoint anyone who is qualified to the Supreme Court. Point out past failures. Ask Americans if they want another Michael Brown?

That's what a Republican would have done if the tables were turned. Yet, Democrats roll over. Pathetic. Sad, pathetic and useless are the three words that come to my mind when thinking about the Democrats who keep enabling the Bush Administration.

Hell! A Democrat should even point out the fact that the BTK guy was able to hide who he really was from his family, friends and church! Draw that comparison! It's EXACTLY what a Republican would do!

[oasis]

1. Ever heard of the "nuclear option"?

[Meldread]

2. I say, dare them to do it.

I don't believe they have the guts or the balls, and if they did do it they'd only be screwing themselves because most Americans don't support it. Dare them to do it. They'd only be slitting their own throats.

If a Democrat did his or her job properly they'd see Roberts as the Anti-Christ and believe anything bad they hear about him. "Oh, Roberts ate babies?" "Yeah, I heard from a friend of a friend of a friend who caught him in the act!" If the Democrats did their job properly, Roberts would never be able to get a job in Washington again because his reputation would be ruined.

Besides, what do Democrats really have to lose? They are afraid of the Nuclear Option, so they are going to roll over for whatever Bush throws before them? I ask this question: What's the difference?

[oasis]

3. We have to live with Bush's conservative picks. Dems can be players

if they don't overplay their hand. They can make sure the SCOTUS is not saddled with any frothing-at-the-mouth Bork types.

That's the difference.

[Mr_Spock]

4. You see, there you go being pragmatic again.

Don't you know it's ad hominem attack day on DU?

:rofl:

Today is such a bad day on DU.

[cornermouse]

7. Roberts is Bork-like.

He's just not overweight and really ugly like Bork.

[meisje]

5. I can't imagine them ever doing something Americans don't support

:sarcasm:

[sandnsea]

6. August got away from us I think

I think if it weren't for Cindy, Rove and then Katrina, we might have been able to launch a better campaign against Roberts. I think they sucked the air out of the news cycles though, just not enough left to fuel anti-Roberts sentiment.

Besides, we always expected Rehnquist would be replaced with someone as conservative as he is. At this point, Roberts is a wash and Bush is kind of under the gun to appoint a woman or a minority who is known to be moderate.