How dare they

It used to be that when a man of respect was nominated for an exalted position, that the board charged with approving him of that position asked pointed and objective questions relevant to said position. Rarely was the nominee subject to personal, slanderous attacks. It appears those days are gone, at least if the current leadership of the Democratic Party has anything to do with it.

Judge Samuel Alito, the current Supreme Court nominee has been the target of questioning from the Judicial committee, and quite frankly the dem's have outdone themselves. Having heard from Moveon.org that they weren't being mean enough, they came out firing yesterday. Unfortunately, their aim is even worse than their policies.

Judge Alito remained calm and forthright throughout all of the accusations, but his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner left the confirmation hearings in tears after all of the accusations that her husband was nothing more than a racist and chauvinist. She returned to her seat shortly afterwards.

I don't remember Judge Ginsburg being questioned in this way by the Republicans about her affiliation with the ACLU or her belief that the age of consent should be 12 years old. But the opposition was more civil then....they were Republicans. Democrats seem to be the party of shrill. They certainly have no morals, civility or ideas. God forbid they ever have any real power.

Pat Robertson

The "700 Club's" Pat Robertson has apologized for his remarks that Ariel Sharon's massive stroke last week was God's retribution for Sharon giving the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority.

In a letter dated Wednesday and marked for hand delivery to Sharon's son Omri, Robertson called the Israeli prime minister a "kind, gracious and gentle man" who was "carrying an almost insurmountable burden of making decisions for his nation."

"My concern for the future safety of your nation led me to make remarks which I can now view in retrospect as inappropriate and insensitive in light of a national grief experienced because of your father's illness," the letter said. "I ask your forgiveness and the forgiveness of the people of Israel," Robertson wrote.

The 77-year-old prime minister suffered a devastating stroke Jan. 4 and remained hospitalized Thursday in critical but stable condition.

The day after Sharon's stroke, Robertson suggested he was being punished for pulling Israel out of the Gaza Strip last summer. The pullout was seen by many evangelical groups as a retreat from biblical prophecy of Jewish sovereignty over the area.

This isn't the first time that he has run his mouth before engaging his brain. It wasn't that long ago that the good reverand sought the head on Hugo Chavez on a silver platter...not that there is anything wrong with that.

I can't say that I am a real fan of Pat Robertson's, or that I have spent a lot of time watching the 700 Club. I guess that he can be credited with at least being a pioneer of televangilism, but I am not a real fan of that either. Not that it doesn't have it's place. If a person is home bound by physical or mental handicaps, then I don't see anything wrong with receiving your evangilism through television. If you are too lazy to get off your butt and go to church, then that is another thing altogether.

All in all this is probably a non-issue, but seeing as he is a national figure, it didn't really help the fundamental Christian movement. I for one will probably not send him a Christmas card this year. But then again, I never have.

I don't know about you...

but I think it is just a little ironic that my favorite swimmer Senator Ted "give me another Bloody Mary.....Jo" Kennedy is writing a childrens book based on his dog, and I'm not making this up, a Portuguese Water Dog named....are you ready for this....Splash.

"Kids love animal stories, and they will be captivated by the tale of Senator Kennedy's extraordinary Portuguese Water Dog, and his adventures in Congress!," said Lisa Holton, President Children's Books and Book Fairs, Scholastic. "The Senator's book gives readers a true behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a Senator through a dog's-eye view and will help kids learn about the work of our elected officials in a unique and fun way."

My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. tells the story of Senator Kennedy and his dog, Champion Amigo's Seventh Wave (nicknamed "Splash" by his original owner) and a day in their life in the Senate. A Portuguese Water Dog, Splash is always at Senator Kennedy's side - in his office, at press conferences, in meetings at the Capitol and even right outside the Senate chamber.

It is too bad that Splash wasn't at the Senator's side when he decided to drive Mary Jo Kopechne off of a bridge and leave her to drown in his car. Perhaps Splash wouldn't have been drunk out of his mind and been able to reach her instead of hiding out for twelve hours sobering up.