[Syco]

This is essential. If the GOP can break the Dem chokehold on the judiciary the reign of leftist terror will really be over.

[Syco]

Stop Specter Ping

[StrictTime]

I am not going to hold my breath waiting for the GOP to grow some brass ones...

[Reynolds]

Whatever it takes.

[Capitalism2003]

Who do we need to Freep?

Besides Bill Frist of course.

(numbers on left side of page)

http://frist.senate.gov/

Try emailing: senator@frist.senate.gov

[Criminal Number 18F]

...a GOP push for such a new rule entails certain political risk: Democrats and their mainstream media allies would scream bloody murder.

All the more reason to do it now; by 2006 it will be aging and 2008 forgotten, and the attempts to revive it (like the NYT's attempts to revive Abu Ghraib in every international story) will fall on barren ground.

This also has the very positive effect of taking some of the media away from Chuckie Boy Schumer, for whom TV cameras are tantamount to oxygen.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Doctor Stochastic]

.....change the filibuster rule...

Be careful what you wish for; your wish might be granted. It wasn't considered a victory when Nelson Rockefeller helped the Democrats reduce cloture from 67 to 60.

[Spok]

"Democrats and their mainstream media allies would scream bloody murder."

They darn sure will, and our Republican congress had better be prepared to fight this one to the death. This is the the most serious domestic issue our President and our freedom faces. If this battle can't be won, we might as well give the White House to Hillary. If a congressional minority can impose its litmus test on judicial nominees, we have no business being in charge.

[Joann37]

How did the "super majority" of 60 come into being in the first place. This is not a rhetorical question; does anyone know?

[Brett66]

This would be a good strategy, a back-of-the-hand slap to dems in the senate to remind them who's in charge. Unfortunately, I don't think the repubs have the cojones to do it.

[John R. (Bob) Locke]

Maybe they could actually make the Dems go down to the floor and perform a filibuster rather than just threaten one. That's all that has happened in recent years, after all. No one has taken the floor of the Senate and rambled for 16 hours straight recently that I am aware of. The mere raising of the possibility has been enough. to call a halt to a bill or a nomination.

I'd LOVE to see ol' Teddy down there reading from the Betty Crocker Cookbook for a day-and-a-half!