[Pfesser]

A demorat's promise to stop is as usless as an Arafat brain transplant. Frist should go ahead and change the rules.

[Slyfox]

Didn't a confirmation require a simple majority at one time?

[101st-Eagle]

For any Constitutional/Congressional scholars out there, could someone please give me a nutshell version of what a rules change entails? Can it simply be done in comittee, without Dems being able to circumvent with a Daschle like maneuver, or does it take full legislature introduction subject to a fillibuster itself. Thanks for any info from the lazy guy.

[Naspino]

If he stops them -- makes you wonder if the dims would even show up for the next 2 years.

[jbwbubba]

Forget the Specter nonsense, change the rules on filbusters and add one more seat to the committee and Specter is a nonfactor

[Taggart_D]

["The Senate must do what is good, what is right, what is reasonable and what is honorable. The Senate must do its duty."]

Somehow I just don't picture Democrats shaking in their boots by that statement. I am praying for Frist to have a backbone. One way he can show democrats he means business is to not allow Specter as Chair of the Judiciary.

[pabianice]

Bullshit. Frist hasn't the balls.

[InterceptPoint]

Getting this done is the most important task of the next Congress. It is more important than killing the Specter Judiciary Chairmanship. In fact, to get it done may take swallowing our pride and trading his vote for the Judiciary Chair. If that is what it takes it has to be done.

On the other hand, if you can make it without his vote that is the best but don't forget: there are a bunch of RINOs who really don't want Bush to get his way with his judicial nominations. There are the three North East RINOS, Specter and The Arizona RINO McPain who are potential if not likely NO votes on the Nuclear Option. One more and we are dead. That is the game that Frist must play and win.

[TomGuy]

Frist has been giving these whining threats since 2002, and he still hasn't done anything about them.

Remember the all-nighter the Pubbies tried last year? What a laugh. They made a big production about bringing in 'cots' [which where actually expensive mattresses] and giving speeches all night. And it accomplished absolutely zero.

When Frist starts DOING rather than whining and threatening, changes might happen. Until then, Frist makes himself and his Party appear more and more impotent by allowing a minority of 41 to control things.

Frist should DO something NOW or step aside and let new leadership take over.

[Paperdoll]

Doctor Frist, I pressume. Sensitive surgery in progress.