April 27, 2005

THE DEMOCRAT FILIBLUSTER JUMPS THE SHARK:

Gore Blasts GOP Bid to Block Filibusters (DONNA CASSATA, 4/27/05, Associated Press)

Former Vice President Al Gore on Wednesday blamed Republican "lust for one-party domination" for the GOP campaign to change Senate rules on filibustering judicial nominees, and he assailed religious zealots for driving the effort.

Wading into the political fight that has roiled the Senate, the 2000 Democratic presidential candidate and former Tennessee senator warned that altering rules that have served the nation for 230 years would result in a breakdown in the separation of powers.


You can pretty much schedule the swearing in for Ms Brown and Ms Owens now that old tin ear has entered the fray.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 27, 2005 11:17 PM
Comments

I wasn't aware the pubbies changed Article II, Section to, the Advise and Consent clause.

Posted by: Sandy P. at April 27, 2005 11:37 PM

What seperation of Powers?

Posted by: BB at April 28, 2005 12:10 AM

That's "separation". So sorry

Posted by: BB at April 28, 2005 12:12 AM

Gore knows less about the history of the Senate than my 2 year-old daughter.

He really should just get out of public view for the rest of his life - he is coming close to resembling a strange combination of Bill Moyers, Robert McNamara, and Howard Dean.

Posted by: jim hamlen at April 28, 2005 12:18 AM

the article should have said "waddling into the political fight", considering gore's kennedyesque girth.

Posted by: cjm at April 28, 2005 1:22 AM

Gore is wrong again, the filibuster requiring 60% to stop is less an a century old. Before that just one Senator could stop it all. I'm sure he longs for that.

I want to thank Al Gore for wading into this cesspool, neck deep. This is that same Al Gore who made Richard Nixon look like the master statesman when, unlike Nixon who refused to contest electoral funny business in Illinois in 1960, decided that his ego was so big that he would put the nation into a crazed state that has lasted to this day. Al, you were a loser and you still are a loser.

But I want to thank Al for removing any doubts that changing Senate Rule XXII would destroy the world as we know it. I now know it won't, Al has already done far more damage than this rule change could every possibly achieve. And Al .. LOSER.

Posted by: Neo at April 28, 2005 1:23 AM

So now Republicans have a "lust" for one party control. Always amusing when Democrats complain about the contestable majority the GOP holds. Consider some Democratic congresses:

Clinton 1993-1995
House
Dem 258
Rep 176
Other 1

Senate
Dem 57
Rep 43

Carter 1977-1979
House
Dem 292
Rep 143

Senate
Dem 61
Rep 38
Other 1

LBJ 1965-1967
House
Dem 295
Rep 140

Senate
Dem 68
Rep 32
Other 1

FDR 1937-1939
House
Dem 331
Rep 89
Other 13

Senate
Dem 76
Rep 16
Other 4

We have had one party control in America. But it wasn't the Republican party in control.

Posted by: David at April 28, 2005 2:45 AM

And to think he was that close to being President!

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at April 28, 2005 10:28 AM
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