Nine Words You Don't Hear Republicans Saying Anymore

"The President's nominee deserves an up-or-down vote."

Remember when that was their mantra? "Up-or-down vote!" Senator Bill Frist, the "I can diagnose anything from a videotape" majority leader, was so insistent on up-or-down vote that he threatened to change the rules of the Senate so the Chimperor could continue to fill the Federal government with his mouth-breathing Neanderthals.

But now, the very last thing you will hear a Republican mention is giving a nominee an up-or-down vote.

Curious, isn't it.