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February 18, 2005
Not So Nuclear Option

This is funny...

You'll recall that Senate Republicans led by Majority Leader Dr. Bill "AIDS Is In Your Tears" Frist are considering invoking the "nuclear option" to prevent Democratic filibusters of judicial nominees. You WILL recall that. Do it.

Well, a doe-eyed freshman Senator, little Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) apparently didn't get the memo.

Isakson, noting he had just been in Iraq, said he asked a Kurdish leader if he worried that the majority Shiites would "overrun" the minority Kurds. And "he says, 'Oh, no, we have a secret weapon.' . . . And when asked what it was, he said one word, 'filibuster,' and then proceeded to describe their study of American democracy and our republic."

"If there were ever a reason for optimism about" giving more aid to Iraq, Isakson said, "it is one of their minority leaders proudly stating one of the pillars and principles of our government as the way they would ensure that the majority never overran the minority." The Democrats gleefully distributed his remarks.

Washington Post

Yes, Senator. It is really heartwarming to see the new Iraqi minority learning lessons from the great political system that your party is working its ass of to dismantle here at home. Fills me with the old time pride.

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