[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday April 26, 2005 at 11:23pm]
A Reasonable Inference
Another Powerline classic takes us back in time. Ten years ago, the Minneapolis Star Tribune railed against a U.S. Senate filibuster the Republicans used to block President Clinton's Emergency Stimulus Bill. In fact, back then they would clearly welcomed the end of all filibusters.
As we know, the Star Tribune's hard left Editorial viewpoint is by definition largely emotional, not rational. Without any foundation in reality, such viewpoints often vascillate with the times. It was not at all surprising for whoever did the research to have found these 1994 Editorials opposing filibusters. Indeed, it was to be expected.
Also to be expected is the lack of perspective. Today we are talking of appointing Federal Appellate Court judges and Constitutional process. Back then, the Star Tribune was upset over a post-election pork bill.
The Emergency Stimulus Bill you may remember was simply a payback to the big city mayors that helped Bill Clinton get elected. The amount of money was relatively modest and would have had no significant effect on the economy which was already rebounding without it. When this bill died, that pork simply moved to the "100,000 cops" Crime Bill which did pass. So as it turned out, the filibuster was really unsuccessful.
Ten years from now, expect the Star Tribune to again call for the end of filibusters, an unacceptable tyranny of the minority!
As we know, the Star Tribune's hard left Editorial viewpoint is by definition largely emotional, not rational. Without any foundation in reality, such viewpoints often vascillate with the times. It was not at all surprising for whoever did the research to have found these 1994 Editorials opposing filibusters. Indeed, it was to be expected.
Also to be expected is the lack of perspective. Today we are talking of appointing Federal Appellate Court judges and Constitutional process. Back then, the Star Tribune was upset over a post-election pork bill.
The Emergency Stimulus Bill you may remember was simply a payback to the big city mayors that helped Bill Clinton get elected. The amount of money was relatively modest and would have had no significant effect on the economy which was already rebounding without it. When this bill died, that pork simply moved to the "100,000 cops" Crime Bill which did pass. So as it turned out, the filibuster was really unsuccessful.
Ten years from now, expect the Star Tribune to again call for the end of filibusters, an unacceptable tyranny of the minority!