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OT Dims dim on Censure of Bush... ROFL
By JAMES TARANTO
Wall Street Journal
Profiles in Courage
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank has a hilarious description of
Democratic senators, "filing in for their weekly caucus lunch
yesterday" and reacting to colleague Russ Feingold's proposal to
censure President Bush for fighting terrorism:
"I haven't read it," demurred Barack Obama (Ill.).
"I just don't have enough information," protested Ben Nelson (Neb.).
"I really can't right now," John Kerry (Mass.) said as he hurried past
a knot of reporters--an excuse that fell apart when Kerry was forced
into an awkward wait as Capitol Police stopped an aide at the
magnetometer.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) brushed past the press pack, shaking her
head and waving her hand over her shoulder. When an errant food cart
blocked her entrance to the meeting room, she tried to hide from
reporters behind the 4-foot-11 Barbara Mikulski (Md.).
"Ask her after lunch," offered Clinton's spokesman, Philippe Reines.
But Clinton, with most of her colleagues, fled the lunch out a back
door as if escaping a fire. . . .
So nonplused were Democrats that even Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.),
known for his near-daily news conferences, made history by declaring,
"I'm not going to comment." Would he have a comment later? "I dunno,"
the suddenly shy senator said.
Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, even sent
an e-mail to his supporters today titled " 'Russ Feingold Is a
Traitor.' " Fox News reports Feingold isn't happy with his colleagues:
"I'm amazed at Democrats . . . cowering with this president's numbers
so low," said Feingold, D-Wis. "The administration . . . just has to
raise the specter of the War on Terror, and Democrats run and hide."
The Feingold Credo: Cower only before those with high poll numbers.
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Turns out the Dims are eating their own....
ROFL
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Scott in Florida
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