precisely why we shouldn't ever vote democrat

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cuz they have all the backbone of a slime mold

one stands up, the rest fall silent and scurry away

time and again they prove

they are just republican lite...

 

The Feingold Resolution and the Sound of Silence

 

By Dana Milbank

Wednesday, March 15, 2006; Page A02

 

Democratic senators, filing in for their weekly caucus lunch yesterday,

looked as if they'd seen a ghost.

 

" I haven't read it, " demurred Barack Obama (Ill.).

 

 

 

Sen. Russell Feingold, center, confers with Senate Minority Leader

Harry Reid, left, and Minority Whip Richard Durbin. (By Jason Reed --

Reuters)

 

Washington Sketch

A national political reporter for the Post, Milbank writes Washington

Sketch, an observational column about political theater in the White

House, Congress and elsewhere in the capital. He covered the 2000 and

2004 presidential campaigns and President Bush's first term. Before

coming to the Post as a Style political writer in 2000, he covered the

Clinton White House for the New Republic and Congress for the Wall

Street Journal.

 

 

 

" I just don't have enough information, " protested Ben Nelson (Neb.). " I

really can't right now, " John Kerry (Mass.) said as he hurried past a

knot of reporters -- an excuse that fell apart when Kerry was forced

into an awkward wait as Capitol Police stopped an aide at the

magnetometer.

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) brushed past the press pack, shaking her

head and waving her hand over her shoulder. When an errant food cart

blocked her entrance to the meeting room, she tried to hide from

reporters behind the 4-foot-11 Barbara Mikulski (Md.).

 

" Ask her after lunch, " offered Clinton's spokesman, Philippe Reines.

But Clinton, with most of her colleagues, fled the lunch out a back

door as if escaping a fire.

 

In a sense, they were. The cause of so much evasion was S. Res. 398,

the resolution proposed Monday by Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.)

calling for the censure of President Bush for his warrantless

wiretapping program. At a time when Democrats had Bush on the ropes

over Iraq, the budget and port security, Feingold single-handedly

turned the debate back to an issue where Bush has the advantage -- and

drove another wedge through his party.

 

So nonplused were Democrats that even Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.),

known for his near-daily news conferences, made history by declaring,

" I'm not going to comment. " Would he have a comment later? " I dunno, "

the suddenly shy senator said.

 

Republicans were grateful for the gift. The office of Sen. John Cornyn

(Tex.) put a new " daily feature " on its Web site monitoring the censure

resolution: " Democrat co-sponsors of Feingold Resolution: 0. "

 

Many of Feingold's Democratic colleagues agree that Bush abused his

authority with the NSA spying program. And they know liberal Democratic

activists are eager to see Bush censured, or worse. But they also know

Feingold's maneuver could cost them seats in GOP states.

 

Hence the elaborate efforts to avoid comment. Five Democratic senators

called a news conference yesterday to talk about the Bush budget's

" dangerously irresponsible priorities " -- but three of them fled the

room before allowing questions. The other two were stuck.

 

" Was it a good idea for Senator Feingold to bring up this resolution? "

came the first question, from CNN's Ed Henry.

 

" He brings up some very important issues, " Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)

ventured.

 

 

 

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