| By iconoclastic - May 26th, 2006 at 2:41 pm EDT |
So, while the majority of the nation and blogosphere was buzzing about the possibilities of Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, and his possibilities as president in 2008, yet another atrocious attack was quietly placed upon our country with little energy being placed upoin it.
General Hayden, Bush's appointee for Director of the CIA has been confirmed, and not with a struggle, but overwhelmingly by a 78-15 vote after Hayden promised he would follow the law after breaking it. This is of course coming form a man who didn't know the text to the 4th amendment, ran the NSA wiretapping program, believes the CIA needs less public scrutiny, and has been the deputy chief for Negroponte, a Bushbot.
How could our Senators be so incredibly stupid, so incredibly, yes I'll say it, treasonous? What makes them believe ANY Bush appointee is going to follow through on his testimony to Congress? Has any really thus far? No.
The entire debate on Hayden has centered around whether or not a military man, after 25 years of civilian direction, should be allowed to be director. But that was a small potatoes issue compared to what a Hayden confirmation would mean to the constitution to civil rights, to finally getting an investigation into wiretapping.
Democrats and Republicans alike should be impeached for dereliction of their oath. At a time when only 24% trust Bush and only 3% trust Congress , Senators should have no desire to even be rubber stamp politicians. Why are our Senate Committees anymore, simply jokes, they are, simply ruses. Ay, what a corrupt time we live in.
Here's a list of politicians who voted in Favor of a Hayden Nomination:
Taken From Senate.gov
Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---78
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH) Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
And here are those who upheld our constitution and respected their constituents and voted Nay:
NAYs ---15
Bayh (D-IN)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Obama (D-IL)
Specter (R-PA)
Wyden (D-OR)
I'd tell you to bombard the offices of the Yes politicians, but I doubt that will do any good, their tin ears have already been turned to America and lost in the beltway have they become. Instead remember this list come 2006 and 2008, and let them hear your voice then.

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