November 13, 2002

Senate Democrats Playing 'Nice'

Today's news in the New York Times suggests the Democrats are a party of pure politics, not principal (I could probably say that about Republicans, too, though I don't sense the same blatant show of it from them). If the Senate Judiciary Committee 'suddenly' believes that two nominees previously held from confirmation are now well qualified and deserve appointment after the mid term elections, why not before? The name of the game is 'power.' Why should I be surprised?

Suddenly, again after the election, a compromise has been found in the contentious elements of the homeland security bill. Again, power rules over principle. I must suffer from too much idealism.

Republicans said today that they recognized the agreement to vote less as a gesture of good will than as an appeal to Senator Hatch to be kind as he allocates committee and staff resources.

In addition, approving the two nominees could give the Democrats greater credibility in opposing other Bush nominees later.

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