Monday, October 31, 2005
Fighting words
How many times can you say "fight" before you start to sound like a broken record? Case in point: Senator Bill Frist on the nomination of Scalito: (each occurrence of the word fight is in boldface for the reader's convenience)
"If the Democrats look for a fight, we'll be there ready to fight," Frist said on the Fox News Channel. He said there would be "plenty of fodder for fights" in Alito's judicial record, "and we'll be ready to fight if we need to."
Frist added, "If it takes a fight on the floor of the United States Senate, people like Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are going to get that. The American people deserve fair up-or-down votes. . . . I hope it doesn't come to a filibuster. It should not; the American people deserve more."
Um... Senator, with all due respect, you must be living in some sort of drug-induced utopia if you think the American people enjoy up-or-down votes more than a good old fashioned fight, preferably with some alcohol and profanity thrown in. (Honestly, who here can bear to watch CSPAN for more than 45 seconds?) I'm all for fights: go at it!
"If the Democrats look for a fight, we'll be there ready to fight," Frist said on the Fox News Channel. He said there would be "plenty of fodder for fights" in Alito's judicial record, "and we'll be ready to fight if we need to."
Frist added, "If it takes a fight on the floor of the United States Senate, people like Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are going to get that. The American people deserve fair up-or-down votes. . . . I hope it doesn't come to a filibuster. It should not; the American people deserve more."
Um... Senator, with all due respect, you must be living in some sort of drug-induced utopia if you think the American people enjoy up-or-down votes more than a good old fashioned fight, preferably with some alcohol and profanity thrown in. (Honestly, who here can bear to watch CSPAN for more than 45 seconds?) I'm all for fights: go at it!
