[Speed Gibson,
Monday June 20, 2005 at 8:55pm]
Drop the gloves
Censure? The way Dick Durban is talking, he'd welcome it as a badge of courage. Removal from the leadership? Not bloody likely. I have another idea. Stop calling him Senator, and stop calling him a gentleman. He is neither until he starts acting like one, starting with a full apology to the Senate, the country, our troops, and our allies.
Instead of "will the Senator yield" say "will Mr. Durbin yield?" Instead of "as the gentleman from Michigan explained" say "as Mr. Durbin explained." Stop calling him a Senator, and stop calling him a gentleman.
Maybe this would result in playground retribution and escalation. But I'd bet this would really get under Mr. Durbin's skin, far more than any censure motion.
Instead of "will the Senator yield" say "will Mr. Durbin yield?" Instead of "as the gentleman from Michigan explained" say "as Mr. Durbin explained." Stop calling him a Senator, and stop calling him a gentleman.
Maybe this would result in playground retribution and escalation. But I'd bet this would really get under Mr. Durbin's skin, far more than any censure motion.