Political Humor

Here's a taste, via an e-message I just received, of some Republican in-fighting:

...Arrogant Pennsylvania Senator, Arlen Specter who won a very narrow victory in both his primary and general election now purports to tell President Bush what to do. This pretender to being a Republican is scheduled to be the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee where he would be able to obstruct the nominees sent up by the President. “President Bush has made excellent choices for the Federal bench in his first term,” said Richard Engle, President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, “and I expect that he will nominate similarly for the Supreme Court.” Throughout the campaign Bush repeatedly shot down Democrat nominee John Kerry’s assertion that there should be a litmus test for abortion for any judicial nominee. According to Engle, “The President’s only litmus test is the U.S. Constitution.” According to the Associated Press the Pennsylvania Republican is already threatening President Bush, as he has in the past. In a report release Thursday, November 04, 2004 they state that, “Specter, told Bush not to nominate any conservatives for the Supreme Court, especially anyone who isn't pro-abortion. "I would expect the president to be mindful of the considerations which I am mentioning," Specter said.” These presumptuous comments come only months after Specter said, " I think it's very important to focus on what President Bush wants." However, he now thinks it proper to command the attention (and obedience) of the President of the United States! The National Federation of Republican Assemblies has established an online petition to Republican Majority Leader, Sen. Bill Frist and the entire GOP caucus calling on them to prevent Specter from taking the Chair of the Judiciary Committee....

Since we Democrats are now sitting on the sidelines of the political processes in Washington, let's hope there's a lot more of this to keep us entertained over the next 4 years.