The Battle We've Been Waiting For!

If you think the new Supreme Court Justice nominee, whoever it might be, will be a shoo-in, you have another "think" coming. The battle lines are drawn already.

This is going to be a knockdown, drag out! The Democrats will, I repeat, will filibuster and try to stop the full Senate from approving the nominee. They need no other reason than their “gut hatred” for President Bush.

The Democrats’ hatred for this President is visceral. They will do anything, and everything, in their power to “contain” President Bush… no matter the damage done to the country. That alone tells you all you need to know about the Democrat party. Remember, now, this is the party of tolerance, of peace, and love, and compassion, etc., etc.

It’s utter B.S.! (Bovine Scatology!)

President Bush will, in all likelihood, nominate a conservative candidate to fill the vacancy left by O’Connor. The fact that he, or she, is “conservative” will be enough for the Democrats to claim “extraordinary circumstances” and begin the filibuster. Then the Republicans will have to bring the hammer down with the “Nuclear Option” (or the “Constitutional Option” as it should be known). The Democrats will counter by stopping the Senate in its tracks. Or, as some refer to it: “Shutting down the government”.

“Shutting down the government” will suit me just fine! The only time I feel completely safe is when Congress is in recess, anyway!

This is a fight, in the making, since the election of 2000. This is what the elections in 2000, and 2004, were all about… control of the Supreme Court.

Lets face it. The Supreme Court has become the legislative branch of the US government. They can, and do, amend the constitution, at will, as they recently did with the “takings clause” of the 5th amendment. It stands to reason, the party controlling the Supreme Court, controls the government... and the country. It is just as simple as that.

So, the upcoming battle is about who will control the United States. Nothing else. If you think there is any other reason, you are fooling yourself. We are about to see a gigantic “power play” rolled out right in front of our eyes.

I cannot predict a winner in the forthcoming battle. The Democrats are so predictably juvenile in their actions, and so driven by hatred, as to be pathetic. The Republicans have yet to learn how to apply, and wield, power in the Senate. And then, there are the “Moderates”…they of the “yellow streak”. Those who will not, or cannot, take a stand on their convictions. They can, and very well may, completely destroy the efforts of both sides and force a consensus. I would remind you… “Consensus is not leadership!” (Lady Margaret Thatcher)

So, we have a royal mess staring us in the face over the next few weeks and months. This will be a political battle of monumental proportions.

I can only hope the Conservatives win. But I wouldn’t bet on it. If the Democrats win, well, we all lose!

“Longstreet”