Adopt A Box O’ Docs Epilogue: The Wrap-Up
And we thought we were going to have a fairly typical, boring weekend just bringing the news to people and posting up lyrics. However, the call went out to all bloggers within reach of Hugh Hewitt’s voice that the vetting process for Roberts couldn’t be left in the hands of the Left. They’re already smearing him now, as it is, and unfairly so. So, here at the Asylum, we answered the call. For those keeping close tabs on all seven parts that we ran, we dealt solely with Roberts regarding recess appointments.
What we found out, and quickly so, is that he abided by the Constitution. He believes in the power of the president to make such moves, and he stands beside each decision that the president makes when it comes to a recess appointment. It was not his place to give a yea or nay to the person, only to defend the move. And he did it thoroughly. He did it against Sen. Packwood in 1984 over the recess appointments to the Marine Mammal Commission. And he slammed the door on Sen. Byrd and his whining regarding the Reagan recess appointments in August of 1985.
And we believe this is where the contention is going to be. He gave a "partisan" reply to both men, and quashed any complaints they may have had. Sen. Byrd, in typical Democrat fashion as the minority leader of the Senate, at the time, refused to back down, and took his gripes to the floor. The Congressional records within the boxes we read through were quite telling when it came to the debate between Byrd and Dole. Byrd practically said he wanted to forbid the president the power to recess any further appointees. And I say practically because he didn’t say it exactly, but the gist of his debate on the floor was exactly that.
Byrd wanted the president to limit his appointments. He accused him of abusing his power as the chief executive in charge of the greatest nation on the face of the planet. He brought up the numerous recess appointments made by the president. And to this day I wonder if the "esteemed" senator from the great state of West Virginia has ever read his copy of the Constitution he claims to carry with him wherever he goes. Based on his arguments, I would wager that he has not read it, or cannot understand it.
Regardless of whether Byrd has read his copy of the Constitution, the simple fact remains that nothing in our volunteered/assigned boxes can really give Roberts any problems. The problems will come from the blatant pettiness of the Democrats. But as this a recap of the weekend, and the call to bloggers to do the job that no others will do, I’d like to move us along a bit. Marcie, if you’d like to do the honors, please?
First off, eighty-eight bloggers joined in the crusade to disseminate the materials in these boxes. Many only opted to do one post. Twenty-eight bloggers nailed more than one post, and out of those, eight of us notched three or more posts. The Asylum knocked down seven posts in the category of recess appointments; more than any other blogger participating. (That is not to brag—this needed to be done, and we were more than willing to do it.) And we wished we could have finished up the category, but Cassandra 2004 snatched up the last box before we finished Box 10.
Yes, that is a point that can’t be made strongly enough. We didn’t do this because we wanted to show everyone up. For crying out loud, we don’t even equal an amoebae in the evolutionary scale of the blogosphere. We were honored to be allowed to participate in this endeavor. And we hope we did a good job in doing so. But this wasn’t for us, per se. This was for Roberts. This was for the bloggers. And above all, it was for people to be able to look to when these hearings start up. Yes, we appreciate the hits, but as our regular readers know, we don’t do this for headlines or recognition. We don’t do this for money. We do this because we want to, and it’s something that must be done.
This was a fun project to work with Hugh Hewitt, and other bloggers on. We have a link below to RadioBlogger, which is where the list is. If anyone wishes to review the rest of the posts (which we did—everyone of them) you can. They are quite informative, and give the common man a level of insight into Judge John Roberts that the MSM and the Democrats will not allow out.
And that is the overall purpose for this exercise. The public is turning to bloggers more and more, and in the fight to get Roberts confirmed, bloggers will be a key asset for the side of the president. And no, it’s not because we’re a bunch of GOP kool-aid drinkers, like the Left is with its ideology, but because we already know this man is more than qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. He is capable of handling the questions regarding the constitutionality of this or that, and he won’t resort to activism to accomplish his job. This man, based on what we thoroughly researched (regarding recess appointments), doesn’t believe in activism. He believes in the rule of law. He is not a justice in the mold of Justices Scalia or Thomas, but he is better than O’Connor, who is departing (much to the chagrin of Leahy, Durbin, Kennedy, and Schumer).
In conclusion, I would like to calm down Ms. Ann Coulter’s nerves. She has no need for worry. Judge John G. Roberts is no David Souter. He is a capable justice who will, like Scalia, hopefully bring sense and sensibility back to the Supreme Court. We do not expect miracles to occur overnight, and we at the Asylum agree that the president should have chosen a more conservative jurist like Michael Luttig, but we can find nothing wrong with this man. The only faults found will be by partisan Democrats with an ax to grind.
Our thanks go out to Hugh Hewitt and Generalissimo Duane for allowing us to participate in this. Thank you very much for giving us a chance to do what needed doing.
The Bunny & Publius II
For those interested to see what the blogosphere showed up to cover, go to the link below. Generalissimo Duane has links to all the articles covered by the bloggers. Some have yet to post up their assessments, but they will soon enough.
http://www.radioblogger.com/#000903
And we thought we were going to have a fairly typical, boring weekend just bringing the news to people and posting up lyrics. However, the call went out to all bloggers within reach of Hugh Hewitt’s voice that the vetting process for Roberts couldn’t be left in the hands of the Left. They’re already smearing him now, as it is, and unfairly so. So, here at the Asylum, we answered the call. For those keeping close tabs on all seven parts that we ran, we dealt solely with Roberts regarding recess appointments.
What we found out, and quickly so, is that he abided by the Constitution. He believes in the power of the president to make such moves, and he stands beside each decision that the president makes when it comes to a recess appointment. It was not his place to give a yea or nay to the person, only to defend the move. And he did it thoroughly. He did it against Sen. Packwood in 1984 over the recess appointments to the Marine Mammal Commission. And he slammed the door on Sen. Byrd and his whining regarding the Reagan recess appointments in August of 1985.
And we believe this is where the contention is going to be. He gave a "partisan" reply to both men, and quashed any complaints they may have had. Sen. Byrd, in typical Democrat fashion as the minority leader of the Senate, at the time, refused to back down, and took his gripes to the floor. The Congressional records within the boxes we read through were quite telling when it came to the debate between Byrd and Dole. Byrd practically said he wanted to forbid the president the power to recess any further appointees. And I say practically because he didn’t say it exactly, but the gist of his debate on the floor was exactly that.
Byrd wanted the president to limit his appointments. He accused him of abusing his power as the chief executive in charge of the greatest nation on the face of the planet. He brought up the numerous recess appointments made by the president. And to this day I wonder if the "esteemed" senator from the great state of West Virginia has ever read his copy of the Constitution he claims to carry with him wherever he goes. Based on his arguments, I would wager that he has not read it, or cannot understand it.
Regardless of whether Byrd has read his copy of the Constitution, the simple fact remains that nothing in our volunteered/assigned boxes can really give Roberts any problems. The problems will come from the blatant pettiness of the Democrats. But as this a recap of the weekend, and the call to bloggers to do the job that no others will do, I’d like to move us along a bit. Marcie, if you’d like to do the honors, please?
First off, eighty-eight bloggers joined in the crusade to disseminate the materials in these boxes. Many only opted to do one post. Twenty-eight bloggers nailed more than one post, and out of those, eight of us notched three or more posts. The Asylum knocked down seven posts in the category of recess appointments; more than any other blogger participating. (That is not to brag—this needed to be done, and we were more than willing to do it.) And we wished we could have finished up the category, but Cassandra 2004 snatched up the last box before we finished Box 10.
Yes, that is a point that can’t be made strongly enough. We didn’t do this because we wanted to show everyone up. For crying out loud, we don’t even equal an amoebae in the evolutionary scale of the blogosphere. We were honored to be allowed to participate in this endeavor. And we hope we did a good job in doing so. But this wasn’t for us, per se. This was for Roberts. This was for the bloggers. And above all, it was for people to be able to look to when these hearings start up. Yes, we appreciate the hits, but as our regular readers know, we don’t do this for headlines or recognition. We don’t do this for money. We do this because we want to, and it’s something that must be done.
This was a fun project to work with Hugh Hewitt, and other bloggers on. We have a link below to RadioBlogger, which is where the list is. If anyone wishes to review the rest of the posts (which we did—everyone of them) you can. They are quite informative, and give the common man a level of insight into Judge John Roberts that the MSM and the Democrats will not allow out.
And that is the overall purpose for this exercise. The public is turning to bloggers more and more, and in the fight to get Roberts confirmed, bloggers will be a key asset for the side of the president. And no, it’s not because we’re a bunch of GOP kool-aid drinkers, like the Left is with its ideology, but because we already know this man is more than qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. He is capable of handling the questions regarding the constitutionality of this or that, and he won’t resort to activism to accomplish his job. This man, based on what we thoroughly researched (regarding recess appointments), doesn’t believe in activism. He believes in the rule of law. He is not a justice in the mold of Justices Scalia or Thomas, but he is better than O’Connor, who is departing (much to the chagrin of Leahy, Durbin, Kennedy, and Schumer).
In conclusion, I would like to calm down Ms. Ann Coulter’s nerves. She has no need for worry. Judge John G. Roberts is no David Souter. He is a capable justice who will, like Scalia, hopefully bring sense and sensibility back to the Supreme Court. We do not expect miracles to occur overnight, and we at the Asylum agree that the president should have chosen a more conservative jurist like Michael Luttig, but we can find nothing wrong with this man. The only faults found will be by partisan Democrats with an ax to grind.
Our thanks go out to Hugh Hewitt and Generalissimo Duane for allowing us to participate in this. Thank you very much for giving us a chance to do what needed doing.
The Bunny & Publius II
For those interested to see what the blogosphere showed up to cover, go to the link below. Generalissimo Duane has links to all the articles covered by the bloggers. Some have yet to post up their assessments, but they will soon enough.
http://www.radioblogger.com/#000903
posted by Syd And Vaughn | 4:13 PM
2 Comments:
Congratulations on a job very well done! The recess appointment provision is very clear. It give the power to the President. It's part of the check and balances in the sense if Congress doesn't act, the President may make the appointments.
I have got to hand it to the both of you, you do a good job.
You started this endeavor at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning, and didn't give up and finish until after 4 p.m. on Sunday. Talk about determination.
After looking through the list on RadioBlogger, you're correct. You two posted more than any other blogger--another sign of dogged determination. The two of you obviously wanted to see it through. I congratulate you both.
You two are something, I'm sure, to behold when in action. I just wanted to say congrats, and I hope this particular participatory action catapults you two just a bit higher on everyone else's radar screen.
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