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McCain Urges Compromise Over Filibusters
AP ^ | 5/10/5 | JESSE J. HOLLAND and DAVID ESPO

Posted on 05/10/2005 6:07:05 PM PDT by SmithL

WASHINGTON -- Arizona Sen. John McCain privately urged fellow Republicans Tuesday to compromise with Democrats over President Bush's stalled judicial nominees, but Majority Leader Bill Frist countered by asking which of the controversial appeals court candidates should be jettisoned as part of a deal, according to officials familiar with the meeting.

With a Senate showdown looming, possibly as early as next week, Democratic leader Harry Reid challenged Frist to allow GOP senators to "follow their consciences" when voting on a streamlined procedure for certain judicial nominations. "Senators should be bound by Senate loyalty rather than party loyalty on a question of this magnitude," he wrote.

"To me, it's common sense, and it has to do with principle, and that is that each of these nominees deserve an up or down vote on the floor of the United States Senate," Frist told reporters. "Confirm them or reject them, vote yes or no, but allow them the courtesy of a vote."

Republicans have threatened to use their majority to abolish judicial filibusters — a technique that establishes a 60-vote threshold and that Democrats used to block votes on 10 of Bush's first-term appeals court nominees.

Bush has renominated seven of the 10, triggering a confrontation in the early months of a new Congress more securely in Republican hands.

Republican officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said McCain told fellow GOP senators at their closed-door weekly lunch he believes Democrats will agree to a yes or no vote on nearly all of the seven judicial candidates they blocked during Bush's first term. In addition, he described Reid as a man of his word and said Republicans should trust reassurances he's made about any future Supreme Court appointments. Democrats want their right to filibuster judicial appointees as part of any compromise.

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What a surprise.
1 posted on 05/10/2005 6:07:05 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

No compromise. McCain is such a RINO.


2 posted on 05/10/2005 6:07:44 PM PDT by wk4bush2004
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To: SmithL

I guess we have confirmation of the identity of one of Trent Lott's co-conspirators.


3 posted on 05/10/2005 6:08:46 PM PDT by TheBattman (Islam (and liberals)- the cult of Satan)
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To: everyone

Once again, our leadership lacks clarity. This is about the SUPREME COURT and JUDICIAL USURPATION, not about individual nominees. If it's about individual nominees, there will be endless temptations to compromise with the Rats, and endless attempts by people like McVain.


4 posted on 05/10/2005 6:09:32 PM PDT by California Patriot
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To: SmithL

"Compromise" appears to mean "No Actual Conservatives Need Apply".


5 posted on 05/10/2005 6:10:40 PM PDT by Argus (Omnia taglinea in tres partes divisa est.)
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To: SmithL

McCain is a sellout. Let's get rid of him.


6 posted on 05/10/2005 6:11:18 PM PDT by BringBackMyHUAC
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To: SmithL
McCain is completely wrong on this one. Now is the time to get rid of the judicial filibuster once and for all, before the the appointments for the Supreme Court come up.
7 posted on 05/10/2005 6:12:18 PM PDT by Archidamus (We are wise because we are not so highly educated as to look down on our laws and customs)
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To: SmithL
From the Article:In addition, he described Reid as a man of his word and said Republicans should trust reassurances he's made about any future Supreme Court appointments

Right. McLame is so transparent. Why should we trust the word of a maverick RINO about the word of a loser? McLame is just trying to keep his broad appeal to the Dem constituency for his planned run in 2008. News for you John--you have to get through the GOP primaries first, and it's behavior like this that destroys any chance you might have in that department.
8 posted on 05/10/2005 6:12:40 PM PDT by Cyclopean Squid (History remembers only what was, not what might have been.)
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To: SmithL

If the shoe was on the other foot, the DemLibs wouldn't give the GOP the time of day.


9 posted on 05/10/2005 6:14:10 PM PDT by Solamente
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To: SmithL
And I'm supposed to be surprised because....?

I can't believe that there are actually people who think this troll ought to be the GOP nominee for President next go-round.

10 posted on 05/10/2005 6:14:47 PM PDT by Agrarian
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To: BringBackMyHUAC

Fine, as long as you have 60 others to invoke cloture.


11 posted on 05/10/2005 6:15:07 PM PDT by SmithL (Proud Submariner)
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Good response by Frist. And any credibility McCain might have had (which wouldn't have been much) was lost when he described Reid as a man of his word.

Hey McCain, Reid is a loser!

12 posted on 05/10/2005 6:15:21 PM PDT by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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To: SmithL

I saw this one coming. McCain needed to flex his muscles in case America was fixated on Hagel and Voinovavitch, and forgot who the Alpha RINO is 'round here.


13 posted on 05/10/2005 6:16:54 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Freeping since March 1998. This is my blessing. This is my curse.)
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To: SmithL
[McCain] described Reid as a man of his word and said Republicans should trust reassurances he's made about any future Supreme Court appointments. Democrats want their right to filibuster judicial appointees as part of any compromise.

So, what's in it for McCain if they compromise? Surely he isn't recommending it out of the goodness of his heart. What's the pay-off for McCain?
14 posted on 05/10/2005 6:17:16 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: SmithL

If Senate Republicans compromise and put the seal of approval on Judical filibusters it would be a huge mistake. It would put every other nomination at risk from here on out.


15 posted on 05/10/2005 6:17:30 PM PDT by Honcho
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"McCain is completely wrong on this one."

This one?

When has he ever been right?

16 posted on 05/10/2005 6:17:34 PM PDT by tahiti
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To: SmithL
So the skinny is that if Bush throws the black females under the bus, it's a deal.

McCain's been dipping into his wife's meds again. Leave the thorazine and prozac to the already halucinating crowd.

17 posted on 05/10/2005 6:17:53 PM PDT by blackdog (How are the ones and zeroes treating you today?)
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To: Cyclopean Squid

Speaking of losers, it was this Reid that McCain says he trusts, that called President Bush a loser, while the Pres. was in Russia....

Yeah, right, we can trust Reid, sure, uh-huh.......when Las Vegas goes out of the gambling business, maybe....


18 posted on 05/10/2005 6:18:49 PM PDT by Txsleuth (Mark Levin for Supreme Court Judge)
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To: California Patriot

Once again, the lobster lunch is more important than the issues on the schedule. McStain as usual.


19 posted on 05/10/2005 6:19:38 PM PDT by blackdog (How are the ones and zeroes treating you today?)
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To: SmithL
With a Senate showdown looming, possibly as early as next week...

I'll believe it when I see it. And, unfortunately, I'm not betting on Frist.

20 posted on 05/10/2005 6:20:47 PM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (Re-elect Dino Rossi in 2005!)
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