Posted on 05/23/2005 4:18:39 PM PDT by jern
Announce Filibuster Compromise
Frist speaking in the Senate now.
He seems okay with the deal...........
I like this deal. The bar has already been set with a commitment to vote for the three most "extreme" nominees of Brown, Owen and Pryor. Ideology alone will no longer be sufficient to defeat a nominee. That's how I read this deal.
You think the Dims well let us put a black woman on the Supreme Court?
Are you all watching Frist on C-Span 2? Looks like he still driving for up or down votes on all nominees.
this is so sickening.....we need to email ken mehlman and tell the RNC NOT ONE MORE DIME DO THEY GET until mccain is kicked out of the GOP....get rid of the RATS !!!!
As suspicious as I am about this "deal" - I don't think we can fairly say that. While many 'rat Senators would consider the nomination of any Conservative as "extraordinary", we're likely going to get three good Court nominees out of this. And the Republicans have apparently not agreed to give up changing the rules if the Democrats persist in blocking qualified appointees. I think they just kicked the can down the road while allowing for a small Republican victory. It could be better - but it sure could be a hell of a lot worse.
Unanimous consent to vote for Owen, Pryor, Brown.
Frist is sounding unconfident - "maybe NONE of the nominees would have vote" WHAT!!
Okay -- I'm gonna belay posting for awhile.
That's it...I'm going to run for President in Tenn to deny Frist any primary win. I'll run as a red-faced, yelling madman calling Frist the worhtless coward he is. He's nothing but a newel.
McCain is a traitor.
wussie
:-) I'm kidding, smile please!
Foolishness! Complete and utter foolishness by you - Sure some RHINO's fiked on us - But all that means is we have to take them out in the primaries next time -
As for suggesting electing more Repub's in 2000, 2002, and 2004 has done nothing for us! - (Foolishness!!) - We have seen tax rates cut across the board!!, we have seen over 200 well qualified judges appointed (that would not have been under a DEM), we have fought and continue to fight an aggressive WOT (which would not be occurring under a DEM), we have passed over 4 major bills dealing with the supporting of LIFE, the list could go on and on!
Politics is a game of increments! And we are surly winning!
You are absolutely wrong. You need momentum to deliver the nuclear option. The momentum will not come over and over again. This was Frist's chance and he blew it. It effectively passes control of the Senate to the Dems and McCain. Frist blinked and lost. He won't have the momentum again.
He's not a happy camper.
Frist is on c-span2, now.
Me too! I'm tired of getting their phone calls. They want our money but it looks like they don't want our input. They cry about judicial legislation but continue (enable) to further it.
hillary! just got the biggest testosterone rush of her life.
Words, tossed in the direction of the Dems. Unless McShame and the other Quislings decide to vote against them.
So, the ninth circus gets to remain the defacto legal arm of the socialist/democrat party. UUNGGHHH!
Frist is on the Floor
Frist says he was not a party to this agreement.
Believes these nominees should get an up or down vote
Get over here and tell us the details!!!
Lindsey Graham is on CNN making an ass of himself!
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