Bush team attacks critics as .... Swiss?
Reading inside, you find out what's going on:
Senator John Kerry, Bush's rival for the White House in 2004, ... was in Davos Thursday when he urged the Senate to use a delaying tactic called a filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Sam Alito.
"It was a pretty historic day. This was the first time ever that a Senator has called for a filibuster from the slopes of Davos, Switzerland," White House spokesman Scott McClellan quipped Friday.
"I think even for a senator, it takes some pretty serious yodeling to call for a filibuster from a five-star ski resort in the Swiss Alps," added McClellan.
Right-wing shills being what they are, this insult instantly became far more popular than arguing the merits of anything a Democrat might have to say:
The Republican National Committee -- the White House's de facto political arm -- also assailed Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, saying his position on Alito "has more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese."
"After stating an unwillingness to support a filibuster, it looks as though the Davos Democrats were able to twist Reid's arm enough to switch him from 'filibuster ... not me,' to 'filibuster ... oui, oui,'" said RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt.
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Schmitt later accused Senator Dianne Feinstein of a "Flip-Flop: Davos Style" and accused the California lawmaker of having bowed the "Davos Democrats."
Now what's funny about all this is that Kerry wasn't on vacation at Davos:
He was in Davos at the World Economic Forum. Many other US officials, including several senators and senior Bush administration officials, are still there.
So they're mocking him for what? Doing his job? Engaging in a dialogue with other countries? Being well-travelled?
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