Let it never be said…

Let it never be said that die-hard Republicans can’t be critical of their own party. Captain Ed is extremely peeved at the Republicans in the Senate, who aren’t doing much of anything with regards to one of the big issues they ran on; judicial nominees. Ed in short:

What has this bunch of Republican milquetoasts done? Nothing.

Why? Apparently, they’ve changed their priorities since the election. No longer are judicial nominations the leading priority. In fact, they’ve done everything they can to backpedal from the frightening spectre of Harry Reid, for Pete’s sake. Now they claim that they want to pass as much legislation as they can before the vote on nominations comes up … meaning that the judges are actually the lowest priority for Frist and his band of merry cowards.

News flash: if we can’t reverse the generations-long trend of increasing judicial activism, the act of passing legislation will eventually be rendered meaningless. The judges, as we have seen, will simply continue to legislate from the bench, ignoring Congress and the Executive and transforming us from a representative democracy to a secular mullahcracy, where lifetime appointments in black robes make all the decisions for us.

That’s what the Republicans warned about when they campaigned in 2002 and 2004. Now it’s time to step up and do something about it — but despite their greater numbers and a clear signal from the electorate that rejects obstructionists (see Tom Daschle’s enforced retirement), the GOP suddenly quails at the thought of taking action.

I have been a loyal member of the GOP since I cast my first vote. I have worked campaigns and championed candidates well before I ever posted anything on my blog at CQ. However, with the defection of John McCain and the lack of any real response from party leadership on the issue, I have to take a stand and demand either action or accountability — and this is the time to do it.

His action? Withholding funds. No lock-step marching here.

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