Sometime soon -- say, around Spring 2004, when George W. Bush begins spending his money -- whoever becomes the Democratic nominee may have second thoughts about his attendance at the NARAL dinner in Washington on January 21, 2003.... After the six had delivered their speeches, they sat while Kate Michelman, who had summoned them, gave them their orders: She expects from them no less than a full-throttle filibuster every time George W. Bush names to the federal bench a judge that does not meet her strict standards of purity. Did any of the senators sitting there wince when she said this? Did they think that they might today be in the minority because they had refused to vote on Bush judges? Did they consider what the country might think if they tied up the Senate, perhaps in wartime, to thwart abortion restrictions that most voters favor?The New Republic also has a great piece on the NARAL dinner.
I can only pray that the '04 campaign is as much fun as it looks like it's going to be. It's such a joy to read the Hotline these days and watch the Democrats try to out-pander each other in front of the left-wing faithful in New Hampshire and Iowa.
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