It’s Now Or Never
Hugh Hewitt is again encouraging the Senate Republicans to get on with the show in an article entitled, The Tipping (Away) Point. Hugh’s point is made quite clearly. If Senate Majority Leader Frist does not put down a schedule for the constitutional option and win, Republicans will lose in the 2006 election cycle. Here is a portion of his article:
“The political risks of continued dithering are outlined in my WeeklyStandard.com column, “Lead the Way.” Put bluntly: If the GOP loses or refuses the battle over the filibuster, it will lose the 2006 Senate elections, a set of contests it could actually win if the base thought there was any point to winning elections.”
This is another portion:
“So Senator Frist should lay out a schedule leading to the vote, and Senator Specter should march the blocked nominees through the Judiciary Committee, or the GOP as a whole should use the extraordinary procedure to bring them to the floor. Even if six or more GOP senators defect, at least the activists will know who they can trust and who they ought to punish. It is that simple.
You can encourage these steps by e-mailing any GOP senator or by calling their office at 202-225-3121.”
This is “the” most important political issue in two centuries. The Democrats have made it so by their unconstitutional filibustering of Judicial Nominees. It is well past time for Senate Republicans to lead in this situation, and exercise their constitutional duty.
Perhaps the Senate Republicans need to find a cure for their particular torment which we wrote about here.
