The Real "Up Or Down"

It occurred to me today that every time the Right Wing felt they were about to get into a battle over a nominee for any position, be it John Bolton for United Nations Ambassador or John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, they always trotted out their famous "Up or Down" argument. It was their contention that these nominees, regardless of their views or history, deserved a yes or no vote due solely to the fact that they were nominated by the White House.

What happened to the Harriet Miers up or down vote? Why didn't she get the "courtesy" afforded all the other nominees the White House supported? Could it be because the Right Wing is a bunch of hypocrites that only want up or down votes when they know their position will come out on top?

From now on, anyone who says that a nominee deserves an up or down vote can shut up and sit down. That's my vote.

UPDATE: From the Associated Press:

"Let's give Judge Alito a fair up-or-down vote, not left or right," said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

He was one of several Republicans to say so, and there was irony in that.

After battering Democrats for years about denying GOP judicial candidates yes-or-no votes, Republicans eagerly acquiesced in Miers' withdrawal without either hearings in the Judiciary Committee or a vote on the Senate floor.

John Thune ith a thtupid pile of thit who thould thut up and thit down.