Associate Editor Mike Fitts and I had a long day Friday, as usual. One of many things we had to do that day was put out Sunday’s editorial page, which included my column praising Lindsey Graham (see previous postings).
When he finally dragged himself home, he found a phone message. It was a recorded voice (or as Mike put it, a "robot caller") from a group called "The Judicial Confirmation Network." The message implored him to call Sen. Graham and tell him not to make a "secret backroom deal" with those "liberals" over the filibuster issue.
Remember how I mentioned in my column how the narrow interest groups on both sides have all but a handful of the Senate afraid to act reasonably? Well, this is one of them. The Democrats have the likes of NARAL, and the GOP has groups like this one. And that automated phone call Mike received is what they do to you if you dare to stand up them and act like a grownup.
Those robots — first they go around stealing old people’s medicine, and now they’re making crank phone calls.
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I guess that robo-voice is supposed to be from one of “the folks back home who are gonna be upset” at Graham. I, for one, am proud of our senator. Good on Graham for acting like a grownup and garnering the positive SC coverage after chickengate. Brad, thanks for starting the blog. Looks great so far!
I guess that robo-voice is supposed to be from one of “the folks back home who are gonna be upset” at Graham. I, for one, am proud of our senator. Good on Graham for acting like a grownup and garnering the positive SC coverage after chickengate. Brad, thanks for starting the blog. Looks great so far!
I have been barraged by e-mails from these groups for the last week urging me to call Sen. Graham and register my anger. Call Sen. Graham I did, but to express support for the compromise and getting back to the business of America. I alos have the audacity to call up or e-mail these groups and tell them why they need to think more carefully about their position. I talk the senate rules and traditions as well as how much more nasty our process will get. They do not care.
Getting back to the business of America? You mean, like the swift confirmation of John Bolton?