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..
I think he makes a comeback..
There are right now 6 definate rino's voting with Harry Ried against the byrd nuclear option. Chaffee, collins, mccain, spector, hagel, snowe. Warner, murkowski might vote with harry reid too.
Reid will win the nuclear option vote. Harry Reid recently said Bush should appoint David Souter or sandra day o'conner type to the supreme court.
The supreme court will stay liberal even if we can get a conservative to replace rehquist the dems will never ever let us pick a conservate to replace sandra day o'conner or the other liberal judges.
If I were frist I would have made the dems use the real fillabuster and make them reasponsible for the troops not having money they need to win the war.
If frist had made the dems fillabuster the last year they would have had to have fillabustered through the intelligence bill last year and the 81 billion for the troops this year.
Make them fillabuster, and if a dem ever got in the white house again never ever let one of thier judges through before an up or down vote on the judges the dems blocked.
The only way to get a conservative supreme court is to get about 4 more republicans to have 60 votes for cloture counting ben nelson or at least 2 more judges to break up the fillabuster.
I wish Miguel Estrada hadn't withdrawn and he was the poster child for this. Also if I were frist the better option would be to appoint a real conservative judge and have the dems fillabuster that judge, then call the nuclear option, at that point more pressure would be on the rino's.
When frist loses the nuclear option he should shut down the senate for the next two years. All these rino's are whining how the senate will be shut down if they go with the nuclear option. Frist should tell the rino's if he loses the nuclear option he will shut down the senate anyway. That takes away one of the excuses for the rino's.
Ask his interns. :-)
Richard Armitage gave PUBLIC SUPPORT for Bolton AFTER he, Powell, and Wilkinson badmouthed Bolton to GOP and DEM senators.
It's been reported REPEATEDLY on this very forum. And it's been on all the cable shows.
I agree .. but I'm not so sure is Searchlite Harry that is doing the pushing
Have ya seen this??
Harry Reid Behind Probing of Judges?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1403859/posts
"Which nominees? "We have lots of nominees that we have great concern about," said Keenan. "We're watching all of them." In short, NARAL has hired private investigators to embark on a fishing expedition to find irregularities in potential selections for the Supreme Court."
Ford's uncle is his biggest problem...
That election so ticked me off that I refuse to do any more work for the party.
Powell is a third-wayer like clinton.
Casey is a Dem..
No way Lisa Murkowski votes with Reid. Alaska is heavily republican and her father would never forgive her. Specter and Warner won't either. Wherefore your information? Reid sure sounds quite defeated to me.
yeah , thanks , ...but I've also been on the phone with CapitalOne & Visa,simple stuff,just telling them there will be activity on a vacation,SHEEEESH the lowlevel guys are "thickasaBRICK" and don't speak clearly , so, I see Frist up , IS ANYTHING GONNA HAPPEN??? sorry , a bit nuts here, faxes comin' in,cellphone messages yeeeeHAW
Knowledgeable insiders have long characterized Powell’s meteoric rise from colonel to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as based on exceptional skills at bureaucratic infighting and deft wielding of the press leak stiletto. But the general public sees only the picture of high-minded public servant. In the wake of the disclosure that he is attempting to use his wiles to torpedo the nomination of John Bolton as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, it is high time to break out the kryptonite and honestly appraise the record and actions of Colin Powell.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4445
Don't even get me started about Sheriff Joe...
Yes, and believe me I share everyone's impatience. But I try to keep a measured, realistic point of view.
And if he dosent fold you will pay me $100k.
Coker will run against ford the mayor of chattanoga.
But elizabeth dole has been awful.
The senate elected her 28-27 over norm coleman. She has been the worst recruiter ever.
Johanns for nebraska left
Rossi who is up by 9 points against cantwell has said no
Candice MIller has said no from michigan
Douglas with a 60 percent approval has said no from vermont.
Steele from Maryland hasn't committed yet.
Elizabeth Dole was picked because of Bob Dole but she has been an unmitigated disaster.
Hoeven from north dakota hasn't committed yet.
FOTFL!
You ALWAYS make me laugh. Thanks!
But it's very interesting, either way..If Rendell were to appoint Casey to Arlen's seat, it means that he's sure that Casey could defeat Santorum. So he gives Casey the vacant seat..and gives him a leg up in the Senate. That means that Santorum would be safe, and that Toomey would challenge Casey in 2006.and he will take NO prisoners this time..It looks good for the GOP..and we get a new SJC chair immediately..
hey , I want in on this ,... I'm HOT lately , deal me in , LOL!!
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