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Report: Conservatives Still Hold Grudge Against McCain And Gang Of 14

The New York Times reports this morning that John McCain's involvement in the 2005 Gang of 14 compromise, which stopped a Republican move to end Democratic filibusters on judicial appointments, is still the cause of some resentment among conservative activists. "He needs to do some formulation of 'No more Souters,'" in order to undo the damage, said Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention.

For his part, McCain said a lot of conservatives would now appreciate the idea of a super-majority needed to confirm a controversial judge, given the increased likelihood of a Democratic president and Senate: "Find me a Republican senator who now supports 51 votes for the confirmation of a judge."


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Yeah, if McCain starts appealing to Dr.Land it will only confirm once again that McCain is McBush 2008! A little history on Dr Land,
http://mediamatters.org/items/200411300004

and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Land

I would love to have a substantive conversation with Dr.Land or any theological/religious student/Doctor of the Christian church that really can explain to me how going to war is what Jesus would do?

Jesus was a humanist and a pacifist wasn't he?

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Here these folks are facing exactly the situation that the GOP members of the Gang of 14 were worried about (a Democratic President and a Democratic-controlled Senate), and they still want to fuss about this? Amazing.

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