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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?
Senate Democrats began their childish outbursts debate on Dr. Condi Rice's nomination as Secretary of State today. Here's a sample of their rants talking points:
Many people are starting to play the "what if" race card, and I'm not sure I can buy into it hook, line, and sinker. Granted, if Dr. Rice was a minority woman who happened to be a Democrat and the Republicans were calling her a liar, then sure, the Democratic party would be up in arms. But, the way things are right now, Dr. Rice could be a Caucasian male, and the Democrats would be doing the same thing. They just plain hate her. They know they can't stop her confirmation, so they'll have to settle for slinging as much mud at her as possible and besmirching her as much as possible.
As I was saying, want any cheese with that whine? I was thinking of some Chabichou du Poitou or some nice Beaufort. Something nice and... French...
"I don't like impugning anyone's integrity, but I really don't like being lied to," Dayton said in opposing Rice's nomination on the Senate floor. "Repeatedly, flagrantly, intentionally." Dayton accused Rice and other Bush administration officials of "lying to Congress, lying to our committees, lying to the American people."Now, if Senator Byrd had ended his sentence with "heard in this Chamber" instead of "that the administration used to scare the American people," I would have had to agree with him. I mean, I have heard the Senate Democrats spew some of the most overblown rhetoric I've ever heard, all inspired by Dr. Rice. And the hits just keep coming!
"There was no reason to go to war in Iraq when we did, the way we did and for the false reasons we were given," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.
"But she is responsible for her own distortions and exaggerations of the intelligence which was provided to her," Levin said.
"Dr. Rice is responsible for some of the most overblown rhetoric that the administration used to scare the American people," Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said.
Many people are starting to play the "what if" race card, and I'm not sure I can buy into it hook, line, and sinker. Granted, if Dr. Rice was a minority woman who happened to be a Democrat and the Republicans were calling her a liar, then sure, the Democratic party would be up in arms. But, the way things are right now, Dr. Rice could be a Caucasian male, and the Democrats would be doing the same thing. They just plain hate her. They know they can't stop her confirmation, so they'll have to settle for slinging as much mud at her as possible and besmirching her as much as possible.
As I was saying, want any cheese with that whine? I was thinking of some Chabichou du Poitou or some nice Beaufort. Something nice and... French...
