Sen. Specter Urges Caution on Bush Judicial Showdown

Reuters ^ | 2/24/5 | Thomas Ferraro

[1stFreedom]

>>We can take an extended foreign trip, all of us."

Nope... Call the senate to order, keep the bastards there for weeks... Turn up the heat, reduce the water, seal off all but one toilet, and reduce the amount of food available....

they'll break...

[Roccus]

I'd like to see Specter jump off a bridge right now.

[BobL]

I knew Specter would get wobbly, when push came to shove.

One thing the Dems better consider, if they want to act like Texas crybabies (remember the walkout 2 years ago over redistricting), is that we could take the nuclear option all the way and just eliminate all 60 vote rules, on everything, including legislation.

So we still have some cards to play - and the Dems better be a bit careful - they are a minority party now with a small amount of power left in the Senate, and they'd better realize it quickly, or they will be totally out in the cold (which would be fine with me).

[evad]

Yet some Republicans have expressed concerns that changing the rules could prevent action on other legislation and come back to haunt them in a future Democratic-led Senate.

Sick, lame and inexcusable reasoning.

This is why conservatives are piss'd at our "Republican Controlled" Senate.

If the RATs were in control they wouldn't think twice about torching ANY rule that would further their agenda, including the Constitution.

[brivette]

"haunt them in a future Democratic-led Senate"

This will happen when Mexico agrees to take over the better part of the US for over due lawn maintenance agreements.

[SmithL]

"I'm going to exercise every last ounce of my energy to solve this problem (of stalled judicial nominees) without 'the nuclear option,"

I wish him luck.

[firewalk]

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[Howlin]

Yet some Republicans have expressed concerns that changing the rules could prevent action on other legislation and come back to haunt them in a future Democratic-led Senate.

I don't care.

It is unclear whether Republicans could muster the 51 votes needed in the 100-member Senate to change the rules.

They damn well better be able to; we've worked TOO hard to get us here for them to chicken out now.

Specter, asked his position on "the nuclear option," said, "I have not made a judgment on it. As I've said before, I'd prefer not to come to that bridge. I'm certainly not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it."

It's not up to YOU, idiot; you just get them to the floor; that's your ONLY job!

[Waco]

Where does it say a committee can block a full vote of the senate on anything? Something's amiss here. ADVISE not dictate is the word.

[Beeline40@aol.com]

Well Well, why am I not surprised. HEY YOU IDIOTS WE WARNED YOU!!!!

[peyton randolph]

I'd like to see Specter jump off a bridge right now.

I'm flexible. Teddy Kennedy can take him for a drive instead.

[Judith Anne]

I'm with you.

Yet some Republicans have expressed concerns that changing the rules could prevent action on other legislation and come back to haunt them in a future Democratic-led Senate. It is unclear whether Republicans could muster the 51 votes needed in the 100-member Senate to change the rules.

Does ANYBODY, does any barking moonbat think that the Dems wouldn't change the rules to suit themselves, if they had a slim majority? And the bleeps would march in lockstep, too.

Snarlin Arlen had better figure out fast that nobody, but nobody, is fooled by his mealy-mouthed bleep.

[ArmyBratproud]

I don't think Frist has the spine for the Nuke Option.

He keeps telling people..."we have the votes for it...we have the votes for it"

Well, FRIST, quit talking about it...and just do it.

[sport]

"I'm going to exercise every last ounce of my energy to solve this problem (of stalled judicial nominees) without 'the nuclear option

Translation:

Nothing is going to happen until the '06 election.

The Democrats stalled for 4 years, they can stall for 2 more.

I will believe that the Republicans wil stand up to the Democrats when I see it.

[ArmyBratproud]

Specter is a wuss

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

But...but...Specter is a REPUBLICAN! We must vote for anyone, even if it includes the Clintons, who have an "R" after their name!

[twntaipan]

Specter is a traitor; Frist is the wuss.

[StarFan]

Yet some Republicans have expressed concerns that changing the rules could prevent action on other legislation and come back to haunt them in a future Democratic-led Senate

There is no future for these spinless wonders if they don't exercise their power today.

[Tribune7]

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