[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by wludavid
Good point legion. Had it really been a "fight" I'd agree with you. But let's not confuse the issue. POTUS nominates, Senate confirms. The senate took a couple hours one day to basically say to Dubya, "bzzzt, try again." There was no fight. Bush used a legal, unethical loophole to circumvent the will of the group who has the constitutional right to a veto of the POTUS' nomination.

Agree with the above except the loophole is there. What the Senate did is the unethical act.

My heartburn is that if the Senate had really investigated this guy and said "he is a child molester, or security risk and we do not like him" then I would have to agree and would support their decision.

But no, they could have cared less for the guys background or his qualifications, they nixed him because he donated money to the "Swift Boat" group. Of course dickless Kerry could not allow this so he voted against him.

The Senate played games with the approval, so the President used "plan B" to get what he wanted. Had the Senate acted professionally in the first place this never would have happened. What or who a candidate donates to (unless its Hammas or the communist party) should have no part in their being confirmed or not.