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December 27, 2007
Quiet Victory For The Democrats, America
I've been rough on the Democrats this year. But these quiet victories make me smile:
A nine-second session gaveled in and out by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., prevented Bush from appointing as an assistant attorney general a nominee roundly rejected by majority Democrats. Without the pro forma session, the Senate would be technically adjourned, allowing the president to install officials without Senate confirmation. […]Democrats wanted to block one such recess appointment in particular: Steven Bradbury, acting chief of the Justice Department’s Office of Legislative Counsel. Bush nominated Bradbury for the job and asked the Senate to remove the “acting” in his title.
Bradbury, as it turns out, supports the administration's Gestapo torture "enhanced interrogation" techniques. In fact, his signature is on two memos from '05 in which he endorsed torture.
Posted By Bob Cesca | December 27, 2007 10:10 AM | DIGG ME!
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I am not a Virginian, but I supported Jim Webb's senate campaign. He is definitely a statesman worth watching.
Posted by: midad ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 27, 2007 12:25 PM
How low have our expectations sunk when we think that the Democrats have grown a spine just because they find someone who lives down the street and is willing to come in and bang a gavel for 2 minutes every morning in order to prevent the Enemy in Chief from making recess appointments. I don't know...somehow, I was just hoping for...more.
Posted by: Nemico del stato at December 27, 2007 01:18 PM
good job... let's see more of this!
Posted by: Pete Bogs at December 27, 2007 01:21 PM
It is sad to see the Democrats exercising their majority by exploiting procedural rules and little else, but it's something.
I like to think that Webb would prefer to do much more. He clearly detests the Bush Administration and has even given the President what for face-to-face, but he's an anomaly. Hopefully an anomaly we'll see gracing a presidential bid someday soon.
Posted by: Sam H. at December 28, 2007 10:25 PM
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