It's first-and-21; your odds of scoring have dropped. What do you do? Why, try to change the rules so on your next four tries you automatically shorten the distance to the goal, of course. At least, that's what Senator Frist and President Bush want to do with judicial appointments. First try, you'd need 60 votes; second try, 57, and so on. Here's a summary of some of the constitutional issues involved in changing the rules. Gotta love the concept; if the results aren't to your liking, then it's because the 200-year-old rules are outdated. Oh, by the way, the Democrats have confirmed 123 of 125 judges sent to them, but you won't hear that from the media unless it's a direct quote from Sen. Daschle.
Murdoch promises he won't "discriminate" (meaning withhold programming from cable companies), thus forcing their customers to buy DirectTV. The benefit of such discrimination would go to the owner of DirectTV, and guess who is trying to buy it? In related media news, the FCC's Powell is being questioned about a possible deal made with another broadcaster to get its support for new ownership rules he's supposed to issue soon.
Posted by Linkmeister at May 9, 2003 03:02 PM