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RaulVB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 05:57 PM
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Democrats...concluded they didn't have the political stomach to block him
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 05:58 PM by RaulVB
By Dana Milbank, WaPo:

"Ultimately, Democrats concluded they had neither the votes nor the political stomach to block confirmation of Gonzales, who would be the first Hispanic to hold the nation's highest law enforcement office. After a bruising debate last week followed by the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as the first black woman to be secretary of state, some Democrats were concerned that they would be perceived as opposing qualified minority candidates. At a private luncheon yesterday, freshman Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), who is Hispanic, defended Gonzales to Democratic colleagues."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54420-2005Feb1.html

May God have mercy of this nation...
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Jo March Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 05:59 PM
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1. We need to put more pressure on them
Let them know who is paying their salaries.

Fuck them. Fuck this stupidity and cowardice.
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 06:00 PM
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2. GOD
Has left the building!!!!!!!!
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 06:01 PM
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3. How could you NOT have the stomach to block him?
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 06:36 PM by brainshrub
That's like not having the guts to stop a guy from beating up on an old man.

Pathetic. Simply pathetic.

May God have mercy on us all. If Gonzalez is can get away with torture, imagine what kind of justice the rest of us are going to get.

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Catamount Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 06:20 PM
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4. I can only think of 'repug-light', as far as Salazar is concerned...
in fact I think that repugs are now infiltrating the real dems, to keep them in line for their masters.
If you follow my drift!
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