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Fifth Column
The Boxer Rebel thanks Kos
2005-01-28
I can't thank all of you enough -- the Daily Kos community, and the blogosphere as a whole -- for all of your effective work during the recent debate over Condoleezza Rice's nomination. Your support and participation in this critical debate meant so much to me.

More than 94,000 Americans from across the country signed my petition and stood together to demand the truth from Condoleezza Rice. It was truly an overwhelming response -- much more than I could have anticipated. You helped to get our message out to millions of Americans -- I couldn't have done it without you.

And you made a difference. You gave me the voice I needed to ask the tough questions during Dr. Rice's confirmation hearings. And you gave the entire United States Senate the voice it needed to take its "advice and consent" responsibility seriously. In fact, Condoleezza Rice received 13 votes against her confirmation -- the most votes against any Secretary of State's nomination since 1825.

Two weeks ago, who would have thought that Condoleezza Rice's nomination would allow us to have a full debate about our policy in Iraq? Who would have thought that we'd have the chance to truly expose all of the misstatements and misjudgments that led us into that conflict and continue to plague this Administration to this very day?

The Republican Senate leadership intended to easily approve Dr. Rice's nomination in a routine voice vote last Thursday afternoon, after President Bush's Inauguration and before the Inaugural balls got into full swing.
But you didn't let them ram this nomination through the Senate. You forced the Republican leadership to give us the debate we wanted on the floor of the United States Senate, and you gave us the opportunity we desperately needed to hold Dr. Rice and the Bush Administration accountable for their failures in Iraq and in the war on terrorism.

The American people deserved no less.

As you and I both know, this is just one more of the many battles we'll be having as we fight for our nation's future. It started with contesting the Ohio vote, it continued with the debate over Dr. Rice's confirmation, and it will certainly continue over the Gonzalez nomination and on many other looming issues. We're going to need to keep working together to make our voices heard and build a better America.

I enjoyed the dialogue we started over the past few weeks, including the chat I had with Armando and DavidNYC on the eve of the committee hearings, and I look forward to future interactions with the Daily Kos community. I hope to have the time to drop by here and participate in the discussion from time to time -- I value your input, and I thank you for caring so much about the future of our country.

Thanks again for all of your hard work. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your continued support. And I look forward to standing with you in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

In Friendship,

Barbara Boxer
Posted by:Korora

#17  Cyber Sarge, I called her office to thank her. I told her staffer that Boxer's antics re: certifying the election and approving Rice had finally made up my mind -- I am taking my money and my energy over to the Repubs, and switching my party registration.

The staffer hung up on me LOL. BUT ... I also called Harry Reid's office, told them he's a disaster and I was switching. THEY caught their breath before they hung up ... I guess they're getting fewer calls than the obnoxious nose/hair lady ....
Posted by: switching   2005-01-28 10:02:27 PM  

#16  She'd be easy to beat with the right candidate - but the Repubs don't want any more RINO's diluting the purity of their party - so we get wacko Boxer.

So run a third candidate against both of them. Or run more moderate people in both primaries. Or vote with your feet and leave the freaking state.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-01-28 9:59:40 PM  

#15  Dumber than a bucket of hair.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-01-28 9:38:02 PM  

#14  "More than 94,000 Americans from across the country signed my petition..."

Gee whiz! Out of (dig, dig) the 122,267,553 people who cast votes, y'mean Babs?

Why, that's nearly 0.08 percent of voters!

Impressive, huh?
Posted by: mojo   2005-01-28 3:50:30 PM  

#13  Moonbats of a feather flock together.

"Hey, hey! Wait a minute! Stop right there!"

Oh--Senator Boxer! Surprised to see you here in Rantburg. Fred! Quick, get the troll net! Have you been to the Convention & Visitors' Bureau Welcome Center yet? They've got a really nice published Visitor's Guide and--

"Stop that inane civic boosterism, young man, you've no business imitating a PR flack when I have a serious complaint. You commented on my thank-you letter to Daily Kos and said, quote, 'Moonbats of a feather flock together', did you not?"

Well, yeah.

"That's totally wrong."

How so, Ma'am? It's a play on an old saying which is a metaphor for the fact that people of like ideology tend to congregate.

"I know that, you fool, I'm a highly educated member of the cognitive elite."

And, well, ma'am, um, you and the Kos crowd are of like ideology.

"Of course we are!"

And they are--well, not to put too fine a point on it--moonbats. Barking moonbats, actually.

"I suppose."

So where have I gone wrong?

"You fool, you're too stupid to see it! It's really quite simple: Bats! Don't! Have! Feathers!"
Posted by: Mike   2005-01-28 1:23:17 PM  

#12  I sent Babs an email expressing my disapointment of the "Election Debacle" resolution that she was the only one to vote for. She responded by sending me the entire speech! I know it was some staffer on her behalf but they reallly don't get it. I responded with the following:
Dear Senator Boxer,

Since you were the ONLY Senator to vote in favor of your kooky resolution, you might think that maybe, just maybe, in was seen as the act of a sore loser than someone seeking voter rights. If someone in one of those counties felt 'disenfranchised' why didn't they file a formal complaint with the election commission? To date there are no complaints filed with any equal rights, civil rights, or voter rights commission.
As a retired service veteran I find your linkage to our troops in harms way and your conspiracy rants on the Senate floor particularly offensive. Please stop it you embarrass their service and your state. If your statements can't pass the giggle test in the Senate don't drag our servicemen and women with you.
Finally, nobody needs a civil rights lesson from you or anybody of your ilk. There are not white-robed conservative roaming downtown Cleveland stopping people from voting. Ask your esteemed colleague from West Virginia how that little trick works because it's not something coming from Republicans. In fact IF there were long lines or too few voting machines the blame the Democratic leaders in those districts because they are responsible for voting methods and machines. FYI they didn't file any complaints as well.

God Bless and watch over you,

P.S. Nice call having a Klan member hold up the vote on Dr. Rice. I can't wait for the vote on Gonzales.!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-01-28 1:19:11 PM  

#11  Despite popular belief, the majority of people in CA are not loon birds who sit in hot tubs, but normal people who have families. What is different in CA is that they are more socially liberal. They support environmental issues, mass transit, and are more socially liberal on issues such as abortion, gays etc. Thus, the candidates who support ideas such as fiscal conservatism, curbing illegal immigration, family values (other than abortion) are unwanted by the Republican party and don't get on the ticket.

It's the same suicide that the Dems are doing now at a federal level - pushing the moderates out in favor of the pure.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-28 12:06:21 PM  

#10  She'll win again. There is no Republican party in Califronia. The four safest seats in America are the Senate seats in CA and MA. NY, VT, CT are in close for third.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-01-28 11:59:41 AM  

#9  Ca's would like to dump her - but the Republican party always insists on some putz that is less palatable to Californians than Boxer is. She'd be easy to beat with the right candidate - but the Repubs don't want any more RINO's diluting the purity of their party - so we get wacko Boxer.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-28 11:56:47 AM  

#8  "You like me! You really like me!"
(Cue "Wind Beneath My Wings" in the background....)
Dear sweet God, is this what the Democrats have become? Lord save us all...
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2005-01-28 11:50:45 AM  

#7  Does she matter? No.

Californians be bold, dump this dip shit next time she runs for reelection. She is a total embarassment to your state and our country.
Posted by: Duke Nukem   2005-01-28 11:41:55 AM  

#6  Your support and participation in this critical debate meant so much to me.
"It *sniff* showed me that I wasn't the only lunatic out there . . ."
Posted by: The Doctor   2005-01-28 10:42:21 AM  

#5  she's from Marin county - the descent will be unnoticeable to her neighbors
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-28 10:33:23 AM  

#4  Watching somebody's inexorable slide into insanity should not be this entertaining.
Posted by: BH   2005-01-28 10:18:29 AM  

#3  lol!
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-28 9:53:48 AM  

#2  We lose. Again. Guess we'll have to get used to it. But thanks for giving me the opportunity to meet people who are even screwier then me.

In Friendship,

The Bag Lady
Posted by: tu3031   2005-01-28 9:34:36 AM  

#1  I just love this crap. She has truly lost it.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-01-28 9:26:30 AM  

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