The White House resubmitted (recess appointed UN Ambassador John)
Bolton’s nomination again today, but outgoing senator Lincoln
Chafee still won’t cave.

“I am not going to endorse something the American people
have spoken out against,” Chafee said today. This guy lost just
because he was a Republican — despite the fact that he voted
against the war. He has some good reasons to be pissed off
today. Yet he’s still going to take Bolton down with him.
That’s what you call class.

This from Wonkette, a very
sarcastic and sometimes funny political blog.

I'm wondering if there could be such a thing as a bipartisan
government contract that candidates and elected officials would
endorse and try to adhere to:

• in debates, speeches and all political communications, statements
  of fact must include references from an impartial source. This could
  just be a statement like "My staff will post references and citations
  for everything I say in this speech at my website, along with a
  transcription of my remarks with footnotes. We encourage comments
  and corrections from anyone."
  
• legislation will be on one issue, not an omnibus. As it stands now
  bills have provisions for dozens of different issues so claims that
  "My opponent voted against equipping our troops" are meaningless.
  
• legislation will be introduced with adequate time for debate and
  review
  
• legislation will be written by congressional personnel, NOT
  lobbyists. No legislation will be sent from committee to the floor
  without bipartisan review in committee.
  
• No major change to the content or intent of legislation will be
  made in conference committee.
  
• Investigation of the K Street project. Telling a constituent they
  have to fire Democrats and hire Republicans should be illegal. Obviously
  requiring campaign contributions to pass legislation, or extorting
  contributions with the threat of damaging legislation should be illegal
  and should be prosecuted.
  

I dunno, I'm just thinking out loud, what are all the things the
Republicans have been doing for the last 6 years that I don't want the
Democrats to turn around and start doing?