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To: Krowbar who wrote (150888)	6/4/2001 10:52:38 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

The Senate is far too conservative (in the organizational sense) to have one faction shut it down over a re-org bill. The Republicans only concern will be preventing a logjam of administration appointments. They have already been extended a peace offering in this matter, when the Democrats let the Ted Olson nomination go through. This indicated that their real intentions had been to make some noise, then waive it through. I expect they will reach an arrangement quickly regarding the admin-job appointments, probably preserving the status quo since January. The judicial nominations-or at least the Supreme Court ones (if there are any) were going to be a cat-fight-in-the-dark before the Jeffords defection, and will, of course, be so now. The administration has been developing their lists with this in mind (i.e., showing the Demolibs in the worst possible light for every one they contest) since January. Whether the Senate Republicans have any particular strategy or not never mattered: Judicial appointments are a pure liberal/conservative fight between the administration and the only real store of liberal influence at the moment-the Senate liberals. The only other types of Senate business are pork and general initiatives (including appropriations). For the latter, the coalitions are the same no matter which party Jeffords (or McCain) are in. For the pork, the Dems now get more, while the Reps get less. Too bad, Senator Dominici, and, by the way, f--- you, and the mule you rode in on...

To: Krowbar who wrote (150888)	6/4/2001 11:04:19 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

BTW: I am not of the opinion that Supreme Court nominations should NOT be a war in the Senate. For the most part, our Senate has been abrogating its constitutional responsibility to rule on the appointment of Justices for most of the post-WWII era, with the results being a dismal record for the Court, as well as a disaster for the preservation of liberty. At the moment, it's the liberals who are planning to block the nominations of a conservative president. But, as everyone in the business of politics knows, the wheel goes 'round eventually. I would personally welcome the spectacle of a crippled judiciary for a decade or two...