Posted on 05/16/2005 9:54:06 AM PDT by ken5050
OK, folks..let's se what going to happen today as we move closer to the showdown in the Senate. Live, at 1 PM EST on C-span 2, "Searchlight" Reid is holding a presser to discuss judicial nomination. The Senate then convenes at 2PM, and as Majority Leader, Frist will make the opening statement. Then Reid will speak. Frist as pissed at Reid last week..for announcing a possible compromise on the Senate floor without FIRST telling him of it..and Frist has yet to speak about Reid's comments about FBI files. Should be fireworks..
That's okay... my mother did and she always votes Republican. She learned his lesson though... she absolutely hated Clinton and I told her it was her fault because she voted for Perot. She hasn't voted independent since then. She loves Arnold.
Might be required to appoint a Pubbie. Some states require replacement appointments be from the same party as the departing pol.
you know, the one point that nobody is talking about, is that when these judges DO finally get a vote..they all may wee get 60+ votes...all 55 GOP plus many redstate dems..so the whole Dem argument about "minority " rights in the Senate gets negated...Searchlight has led them over the cliff
I have to wonder if the Dems rhetoric over the weekend cost them some of the soft Pubbie support they may have had.
You are correct .. and timing is everything.
This is orchestrated .. and we have been impatient about getting it done. It's hard waiting ......
But .. being a bull in a china shop is not necessarily the right way to handle everything.
Confession, it is said, is good for the soul..
No, he is not. He's a backstabber. Proof and details have been presented repeatedly on this forum about Powell being only interested in Powell and we "BushBots" have always defended him.
I defended him when he made out of place remarks about Iraq; I defended him when he talked to Bob Woodward and made Bush look indecisive in his book.
Not anymore; not after I heard what he did to Bolton. No way. And even worse, he sent his "parrott" Wilkinson out to trash him in public.
He's a vile little self-centered egomaniac.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent memory, yours.
No wonder why Salmon lost to Janet. I really hope the Salmon can convince Marilyn Quayle to run... she'd be awesom! Betsy Bayless has done nothing at DOA working for Janet except make it worse for state employees: health insurance, and office supply contracts.
Hey dude, welcome...well stated....
Powell is badmouthing Bolton? Classless.
how sweet would that be ..we get the judges and Red State Dems have to go in lock-step against Owen and Brown over the 2006 cliff..
They can all have fun explaining their opposition...
Whine On: "We had to to perserve minority rights"
Q: What about the candidates that were minorities you voted against?"
Crickets....
I am curious to see who the GOP will put up against Ford. No one good comes to mind, except maybe Van Hilleary who ran for governor. I am sure there is someone in Nashville that local people there would recognize, but, being in East Tennessee, I am not aware of yet. Right now, Ford has the name recognition and the media behind him. I even see him some on Fox. He says the right things, but he doesn't mean them. Kinda like Obama.
Rendell will not appoint a Republican to take Spector's place
Plus .. Santorum is up for relection in 06 and the dems will want to pick up both Senate seats
Absolutely. To Democrats. Who quoted him!
"abuse of power"
Yeah, right Harry .. How about your writing legislation which benefited only your family and friends ..?? I think that could be classified an "abuse of power".
Dem governor, Rendell, makes the appointment..
I knew they had some ass't dep who was badmouthing Bolton but Powell too? Sad really.
Do we know that Powell spoke ill of Bolton? Perhaps that is hearsay. You know how the democrats lie. I do know that Richard Armitage (who worked for Powell) gave PUBLIC support of Bolton.
Peace.
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