In past years, whether in or out of power, the Democrats have always wielded much power in the confirmation process. Yet the Republicans look like they will again expose their belly to the Left and roll over just to be good citizens and "go along to get along". Look where that sort of spaghetti-spined weakness has gotten them.I need only say the names of John Tower, Clarence Thomas and Robert Bork to remind people of the unfair and insipid gauntlet that the Democrats have used on Republican nominees. There is a longer list of really fine American men and women who have not been allowed their hearings or who have declined nomination because they did not want to weather the fire storm that would be brought upon themselves and their families.Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton is now before the Senate for her nomination. If there was ever a clear conflict of interest for a nominee for this job, she is it. Her husband, President Bill Clinton sold his...(Read Full Post)