The Crybaby Option
The Republicans are whining now because people are using the term “nuclear option” and they’ve just figured out that it doesn’t poll well. Josh Marshall has a brilliant idea :
As long as prestige press outfits like the Times and others are willing to embrace whichever self-serving phrase either political party demands as the debate on judges debate continues, certainly Democrats need to get into the act.And TPM Reader RR makes an inspired suggestion which, I think, more faithfully captures what’s in play than either ‘nuclear’ or ‘constitutional’.
It’s the Crybaby Option.
As he puts it, “Oh, boo-hoo, we only got 95% of what we wanted so we’re changing the rules. Waaaaah!”
Sort of like at a seven-year-old’s birthday party where they want the parent to change the rules of Pin the Tail on the Donkey because they’re not winning every time.
They really are babies. So call them on it.
The senate has confirmed more than 200 judges, but that’s not good enough for the GOP. Even though they did the same thing to some Clinton judges, the new Republican party won’t rest until they get everything they want. Goddamn crybabies.
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Greg,
What the fuck happened last night? I’m totally amused by the GOP’s whining about the filibuster. I’m used to that sort of shit. Remember, I’m from the state where the Dems had to hide in Oklahoma to avoid voting on Redistricting. Why is the church involved? How does trying to prevent the unjust and unbiased from taking the bench equate to an attack on Christians? Why has every Sunday morning church service turned into a political rally? Why do so many Christians vote based on 2 issues and totally fuck themselves socially?
I’m having a full-fledged anxiety attack here. These are my people! Please make sense of this for me. I’ll be doing shots until you do.
Comment by Nasaka — April 25, 2005 @ 12:40 pm
Well, Nasaka – they don’t like the idea that the courts still use facts and reason to reach conclusions. They believe that the only true knowledge is that which is gained through revelation.
Comment by Dave — April 25, 2005 @ 12:54 pm
I’m mostly amazed at the hypocrisy filter these people use. You can talk about loving everybody on earth, because they are God’s creation and everyone nods and will say, “Yes, absolutely.”
Then tell them we must kill foreigners and homosexuals and abortion doctors because they threaten their way of life, which God created, and everyone nods and will say, “Yes, absolutely.”
I’m not saying reason and religion don’t go together, but there’s something to be said for a large group of people who get together once a week to hear things they’ll agree with no matter what is said.
Then again, that can be said for a lot of blogs, too.
Comment by Dr. Pants — April 25, 2005 @ 3:05 pm
I’d expect this from the average county bumpkin, but some of these guys are educated. This is a total abuse of power and influence.Claiming to hear from God and leading the lemmings astray… Jesus would so not do what Dobson’s doing.
Doesn’t Strom Thurman hold the record for filibustering?
Comment by Nasaka — April 25, 2005 @ 3:17 pm
The coinage of the phrase ‘nuclear option’ and the adoption of it by extreme leftist groups is appalling and the real crybaby tactic. The GOP should do everything in their constitutional power to exert their will and instill judges they see fit.
The ‘nuclear option’ is nothing more than a constitutional option and groups like NOW, etc using the egregious term ‘nuclear option’ shows that they are indeed the true crybabies these days.
Comment by Rich — April 25, 2005 @ 3:25 pm
Rich, you sir, are an idiot. And I mean that in the nice born that way and probably can’t help it way that frothy-mouthed wingnuts use when they imagine two women having sex and a little twinkle itches in their loins and their faces turn red, vomiting words about how unhealthy and unbiblical all that hot gay sex is and how they want it to stop right away so they can reaffirm their desire to hump their mistresses as god intended.
Comment by pumpkinbutt — April 25, 2005 @ 7:54 pm
you know whats funny, the R’s in power don’t recognize that in 3 maybe even just one year, they may no longer be in the majority. you can bet your bottom dollar that they will bitch and moan and verbally assassinate any D leader that even remotely mentions the distant possibility of using his ‘constitutional’ (ha!) option when they are in the majority.
unless they are counting on the end times…
Comment by almostinfamous — April 26, 2005 @ 1:46 am