LIVE THREAD: Senate Coverage AND Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on Bolton nomination

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[Shermy]

Did Kerry just say the Bolton nomination should be subject to a "Global Test?"

[Txsleuth]

I think though, with the actions of the dems today, that Kyl's bet that a bunch won't make it to the judiciary committee meeting on Thursday for judicial nominee votes is pretty good!!!

[steveegg]

"When"? More like "if" (after all, we're dealing with Senate RINOs here, not Republicans).

[SE Mom]

Excellent! Thanks for the ping Howlin...am still listening to FOX and MSNBC on Pope Benedict:)

A good day indeed!

[ken5050]

Life is pretty good today..

[maggief]

LIVE - C-SPAN 3

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan3_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3

[Txsleuth]

I have the sound of C-span 3 on my computer, but so far, no hearing on there yet!!!

[RoseofTexas]

"OOPSY, Frist has just called for the Sargent at Arms to go and gather Senators in order to have a quorum---

They are voting on it right now---I have never seen this---are we having fun yet?"

WHAT does that mean? I'm cleaning toilets and running back and forth to FR! I LOATHE the RATS!

[Peelod]

They would do much better with a transverse cut - get both the radial and ulnar vessels.

[ken5050]

see my #45..we're on the same wavelength..

[OXENinFLA]

They're voting TO RECESS!!!

The dems are KICKING & SCREAMING!!! They don't want to let the FRC vote on Bolton cause he'll get voted out of committee.

[prairiebreeze]

What, that the RATs decided to pull a TX Chicken Dim strategy and run away? Or at least not show up?

[ken5050]

Just think..tonight we can watch Hardball, to hear Matthews instruct us in what ius all wrong with both the new Pope and the Senate Republicans..

[ken5050]

Just think..tonight we can watch Hardball, to hear Matthews instruct us in what is all wrong with both the new Pope and the Senate Republicans..

[Shermy]

Joe Biden is now moving for a delay too. He wants to have another private meeting with Jacques Chirac, just like he did in November 2003 to discuss the Kerry campaign.

[jtminton]

I don't want to sound dumb, but what is happening and why is it good news? Does this mean the Senate will vote on Bolton today?

[maggief]

Sure is ... later today I think I'll have a martini, with olive, in honor of Pope Benedict XVI ... Gloria olivæ

[ken5050]

You are on a roll today....LOL

[Txsleuth]

They are just voting to see if there is a quorum--Frist may end up recessing the Senate, if so, then there will be NO Bolton hearing, from what I understand---

Yesterday Dodds was trying to get Lugar to postpone todays vote, but Lugar said NO, so I guess they decided to "object" to having the meeting today, --- which I guess would bring the Senate to a halt, except for two cloture votes this afternoon.

[Shermy]

Kerry now assuring us that foreign leaders support his opposition to Bolton.