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Filibuster flap shows GOP hypocrisy (Here, kitty kitty! Blackened fish!)
Letter to Editor
| Angela Berger
Posted on 05/21/2005 9:06:37 AM PDT by gutted catfish
Regarding "Filibuster's traditional use is ignored" (Letters, Wednesday):
The writer said the filibuster has never been used before to block a judicial nominee. The truth is that during the Clinton administration, 60 judicial nominees were blocked by Republicans, using means including the filibuster. In fact, Bill Frist even joined in the filibuster of 9th Circuit nominee Richard Paez.
Also, Democrats have approved more than 200 of President Bush's judicial nominees while only 10 have been blocked. For Republicans to make such a big deal over those 10 nominations while they blocked 60 of Clinton's nominees is extremely misleading and hypocritical.
It would also be in their best interest to preserve the filibuster, since they will be in the minority someday and I'm sure they will wish they had.
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To: gutted catfish; MeekOneGOP
riiiiggghhhhtttttt....
ozone?
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:08:25 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(I joined the EEEVVIILLLL Sam's Club on Friday, April 22nd, 2005.....)
To: gutted catfish
Sooooooooo, whaddaya think of that?
To: gutted catfish
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:08:42 AM PDT
by
CheezyD
To: gutted catfish; MeekOneGOP
Here kitty, kitty, kitty.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:10:00 AM PDT
by
wolfpat
(dum vivimus, vivamus)
To: gutted catfish
Um, wrong. But you know that.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:10:28 AM PDT
by
Howlin
(Up or down on Janice Brown!)
Comment #7 Removed by Moderator
To: gutted catfish; Neets; Darksheare; scott0347; timpad; Conspiracy Guy; NYC GOP Chick; MeekOneGOP; ...
The kitties have some gutting to do!!!
PING!!
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:11:08 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(I joined the EEEVVIILLLL Sam's Club on Friday, April 22nd, 2005.....)
To: gutted catfish
I think deep down the democrats are trying to mask their racism and disdain for the original intent for the Constitution.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:11:24 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(If you must filibuster, let the Constitution do the talkin')
To: gutted catfish
READY...
AIM...
ZOT!
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:11:25 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
To: Admin Moderator
TROLLS - See one? It's less than a hundred yard shot?
Hear this music? Get a moderator and take the shot! Reading
"This account has been banned or suspended" or
"Nobody by that name." It really makes my day, when I sink a P.O.S.!!! Nothing better than fixxing an itchy trigger finger when you know....
To: gutted catfish
>>> The truth is that during the Clinton administration, 60 judicial nominees were blocked by Republicans, using means including the filibuster. <<<
The truth is you have never told the truth in your life. You are a liberal, after all.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:13:28 AM PDT
by
PhilipFreneau
("The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." -- Psalms 19:1)
To: gutted catfish
Using the number of nominees that Clinton pulled because of opposition by his own party, I see.
This must be what is called creative accounting.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:13:37 AM PDT
by
Peach
To: gutted catfish
"in their best interest to preserve the filibuster, since they will be in the minority someday Not gonna happen
58 Republican Senators in '06
61 Republican Senators in '08
Too bad for you... ZOT
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:15:28 AM PDT
by
A message
(Counter-revolutionary Capitalist)
To: Peach
well its the same accounting that the other idiot used last weekend when he said there were 211,000 American deaths in Vietnam....which would equate to about 14 million for World War 2 and about 10 million for World War 1.
Its LIBERAL accounting :)
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:15:28 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(I joined the EEEVVIILLLL Sam's Club on Friday, April 22nd, 2005.....)
To: gutted catfish
I believe the issue is at what level the action is occurring. This letter picks a single Clinton nominee that was blocked at a certain level. I believe all ten of those blocked by the demos were blocked at or near this level.
The issue is also wether or not the nominees would be approved by the full senate. I am not sure about the nominee cited in the Clinton years, but these ten would all have been approved by the full sentate. In essence, the Demos, for political purposes, are blocking the ability for the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty to advise and consent...keeping the other Senators from being able to consent.
But my guess is that the individual who wrote this letter understands this and is coloring the issue their way.
To: gutted catfish
Prepare to be gutted in earnest, TrollTrash!
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:15:53 AM PDT
by
MarineDad
(Whenever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits.)
To: gutted catfish
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:16:15 AM PDT
by
andyandval
(Try flushing a book down the toilet....get back to me on how you did)
To: Matchett-PI
#7 removed because of excerpting requirement for Charles Krauthammer (Washington Post).
To: gutted catfish
The Mods have been kind enough to not ban you.
How about responding to some of the replies?
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