Censure
Feingold wants congress to censure Bush over the wiretapping thing. Seems to me there’s a good case that said wiretaps are illegal but I’m unsure of any legal challenges as of now. Via Chris, who notes:
I wonder if it wouldn’t be too much to ask to get either of them to actually respond to, oh, I don’t know, the allegations of law-breaking on behalf of the President?
Also, I read in the paper this weekend (when I was busy not blogging) that a lot of Republicans are distancing themselves from Bush while gearing up for the 2006 elections. Seems a lot of folks who consider themselves Republican aren’t too happy with wiretapping, the ports deal, spending, the biggest federal government ever, raising the debt ceiling, and other things. Some of us have been saying that since before 2006 but no one seemed to notice.
Update: Meanwhile, Malkin is toeing the line. Hate to break it to you guys but the problem with disenchanted conservatives isn’t going to just go away. In elections that are often won by only a few points, you’ll need them.
Update 2: Even Boortz is finger wagging and lists some grievances. Oddly for a supposed Libertarian, the wiretap issue isn’t one of them.
March 13th, 2006 at 10:54 am
He hasn’t vetoed a single bill. Argh! Lots of them have deserved a veto. That’s his job, to veto stuff. What a jerk.
March 13th, 2006 at 11:02 am
[…] Mr. Feingold, who has said he will consider a run for the White House in 2008, said he planned to introduce his legislation on Monday. He said his censure proposal was not “a harsh approach, and it’s one that I think should lead to bipartisan support.” […]
March 13th, 2006 at 11:22 am
I wonder if they’ll write this censure as slowly as the one they proposed for Clinton?
The censure as in “Censure and move on” that gave MoveOn it’s name???
March 13th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Bush has wrecked the Republicans as the home of conservatism. Now they are just another big spending intrusive government bureacracy loving bunch. I’m a Texan. I’d met him several times and didn’t expect much but I’m flabbergasted that he didn’t veto…anything. Cut spending. Tell the democrats to get bent once a week. Defend the constituiton.
He did invade Iraq and Afganistan. That drove a knife in their hearts but I feel they are staggered but not finished.
If the freaking muslims aren’t lying about the two big attacks they say are coming….we are in for MUCH rougher times.
BIG issues. Bird flu is coming, the Iranians aren’t fooling, the Muslims are winning the battle for hearts and minds, and our political leaders are incapable of doing anthing but playing politics.
Oh, what could have been, if Bush had been just the LEAST bit conservative!
March 13th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
True, but bashing the administration for infringing the civil rights of al Qaeda does not seem like a very effective way to keep them.
March 13th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
CSP
Tha Common Sense Party.
Why don’t we use what the Good Lord gave us. I may have to run as a fifth,sixth party candidiate.
March 13th, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Big whoop.
This is the equivalent of the congress-critters getting together and voting on a non-binding resolution that states “Bush Sucks!”.
Besides the fact that those critters are not beyond reproach themselves, (both of those that spell their name with an “R” or a “D”), they are doing this to a lame duck President.
Did you ever think that this might give those R people up for midterms a chance to distance themselves from the Bush administration?