I must say that Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader, is certainly making Tom Daschle look like the hapless minority leader he was.
Reid has out smarted the entire Senate republican leadership and with the help of other democratic senators forced the republicans to agree to the long promised and long stymied (by the republican Intelligence Committee chair Pat Roberts) Phase II investigation and report of the phony Iraqi intelligence that Cheney, et al, used to parade the nation into the illegal Iraqi invasion. In doing so, Reid reportedly had Frist and other republican senators completely flummoxed.
Another interesting development, I think, is former senate majority leader Trent Lott beginning to exact his revenge on Rove and Frist for their orchestration of Lott’s bum’s rush in the wake of Lott’s laudatory remarks of Strom Thurman’s segregationist history.
It appears that Frist, with his own substantial ethical and resulting legal problems, has lost control of the U. S. Senate. That and the fact that the Bush administration is imploding bodes well for democratic chances of regaining control of the Senate next year. Of course, since the national democratic leadership are bereft of any core principles and since the Rovian DLC continues to wield considerable influence in the national democratic party, I don’t expect much to change.
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Yes, Lott has been exacting his revenge. He recently wrote a book "herding cats: a life in politics". What an idiot.. The cliche in the title illustrates his lack of imagination of coarse. But....in any case it is my understanding the book pouts about his treatment after the thurmond incident.....
I have not and will not of coarse read the dribble....
but is is nice to see the bastards start to rip each others throats out....it was just a matter of time
Welcome back Moonock. It is indeed entertaining. The sad part is that Cheney and his storm troopers stonewalled the Fitzgerald investigation and Roberts stonewalled the Phase II Senate Intelligence Committee investigation to ensure Bush's reelection. Of course, even then his reelection required some Ohio shenanigans.
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