The After Effects of Nuclear War In The US Senate.

Reuters - Washington D.C. Despite the Democrats belief that they could obstruct the selection of judges by a sitting President through the use of a parliamentary device called filibuster, Democrats are reeling from the effects of the Nuclear burst located in the US Senate the other day.

John McCain (RINO, Az) had noted on "Meet The Depressed" during an interview that the selection of the next Supreme Court Judge would really be, "with all due respect" up to only 14 Senators. Despite the knowledge that no where in the US Constitution does one find that kind of language, McCain proceeded to try to influence the constitutional mandate of Advise and Consent in just that way with the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Conner.

Justice O'Conner, the first woman elevated to the high bench surprised everyone by submitting her resignation to President Bush, even before the expected retirement of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The President of course, made a number of laudatory remarks following receipt of her resignation from the lifetime appointment.

Conservative commentators then hunkered down expecting a week or two or twelve's worth of hoopla generated by the MSSM (Main Stream Stupid Media). One person in a man on the street interview noted "Well, at least it got Aruba off the air."

As expected, the first out of the box with criticism was Teddy Kennedy (Whale - Mass) who apparantly felt he had to comment before heading out to Happy Hour on this July Fourth Weekend. Kennedy noted on Thursday

The 14 Senators who reached the landmark bipartisan compromise in the nuclear option debate made a pledge to one another and a plea to the President that the advice function must not be given short shrift, and that serious consultation with the Senate in the nomination process is the key to a successful confirmation process. Separate and independent assessments of nominations by each Senator are precisely what the framers wanted us to do. They wanted Senators to be a check on the Executive's proposed judicial selections, as a safety net for the Nation if the President overreaches by making excessively partisan or ideological nominations.

No Senator Kennedy, the Constitution calls for advise and consent. In order for that to happen, the Senate must actually vote and say to the President, "Good choice!" Or perhaps "No Thanks, next?" The idea that the founding fathers wanted any group of senators to block a vote on "excessively partisan or ideological nominations" is your own construct and you will NOT find that language in the constitution. But then, Senator, I wouldn't expect you to understand that because of your excessive partisanship and your ideological blindness.

As the Senate prepared for war, the left demanded that the President submit a list of nominees whom they could then discern who would be acceptable. Of course, they left out that whom the left thought acceptable may not be acceptable to the rest of the senate, or indeed the rest of the country.

When Senator Reid (Reactionary - Nv) announced a filibuster over the President's nomination, Senator Frist (Doc - Tenn) reached under his desk and pushed the Nuclear Button. The Vice President then stated that there was an objection to filibuster and the vote to overturn that Senate Rule was 51-49 along pretty much party lines with a few RINO's voting aginst and a few conservative Democrats voting for.

Thus ends a long an hoary tradition in the Senate. Democrats are sitting in the aisles weeping in frustration muttering "Wait till its our turn." However, as Karl Rove noted, "With this behavior, the American People are not likely to give the Democrats another turn for some time."

C. My Sarcasm contributed to this report as did John Q. Satire