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Deal averts filibuster showdown
MSNBC ^
| May 23, 2005
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/23/2005 4:48:12 PM PDT by kennedy
Centrists from both parties reached a compromise Monday night to avoid a showdown on President Bushs stalled judicial nominees and the Senates own filibuster rules, officials from both parties said.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; cowards; filibuster; harryreidisaliar; rats; rino; traitors; ussenate; whimps; whiners; wierdos; wusses
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To: AuH2ORepublican
I plan to vote against his son.
But don't be so quick. We'll get all these people. Mark my words. Many Freepers just want to feed the Dems an excrement sandwich. I understand the sentiments, but for now, I'll take a win, and another, and another.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:23:46 PM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news)
To: Meldrim
No need to leave the GOP. Just keep sending the money to better candidates. Words of wisdom. Look, the RINO'S were not going to support Frist. That is obvious. We need to replace THEM. Where was Hillary hiding??
162
posted on
05/23/2005 5:23:58 PM PDT
by
sarasotarepublican
(Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.)
To: NonValueAdded
We'll see. I think all the judges get confirmed now. And, more than that, Supreme Courts, too.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:24:27 PM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news)
To: kennedy
Just ridiculous how awful this is. I'm so sick of the POS's that are in our party. Reid is happy because he knwo the GOP got snookered. Just awful.
To: madprof98
"I'm still trying to figure out the names. Who are these seven???"
J. McCain
O. Snowe
S. Collins
J. Warner
L. Graham
M. DeWine
L. Chafee (who was absent from the press conference)
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:25:33 PM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: LS
two judges have just been fed to the wolves, so you're wrong already.
To: byablue
Me neither. And I'll make all Freepers this promise: if there are any shenanigans about ANY of these judges, I vote against the Republican in the OH senate in 2006---even if I have to vote for Jerry Springer.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:25:51 PM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news)
To: inkling
I just did as you suggested. Thanks for the link.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:25:59 PM PDT
by
pctech
To: RightMike
I don't like Reid any more than anyone else here does but I really don't get the impression that he's thrilled with this deal either.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:26:23 PM PDT
by
ilovew
(Karl Rove is my role model.)
To: sarasotarepublican
"Words of wisdom. Look, the RINO'S were not going to support Frist. That is obvious. We need to replace THEM. Where was Hillary hiding??"
Welcome to Fantasy Island. The problem is the RNC. We gave them money and they gave a ton of it to many of those who sided with McCain.
Tell me... who is going to beat Collins or McCain?
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:26:42 PM PDT
by
AlGone2001
(I just left the GOP for the Constitution Party-Blame McCain and the other RINOs)
To: LS
"We'll get all these people."
I hope so, but seriously doubt it. The 7 RINOs promised not to vote for the constitutional option when Saad and Myers are filibustered, so that's two right there that were thrown overboard.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:27:15 PM PDT
by
AuH2ORepublican
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: ilovew
I think he is. Look at him.
To: Skip Ripley
We could have gotten a complete capitulation . . . but a) it would come at even higher media cost for the precious "moderates"; b) we may be on the verge of quietly prying away a couple of Dems, not from the party, but from party-line votes.
This has been a LONG process, but, Estrada excepted, we appear to be winning every hand. Remember Sun Tzu.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:27:54 PM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news)
To: LS
We'll see. I think all the judges get confirmed now. And, more than that, Supreme Courts, too.This is the same exact deal they threw at us last week, the week before and the week before. If it works out the way you see it, why didnt they agree to it the first time it came up? I went back and re-read it and I still dont see where you are coming from. Am I missing something? help me out here, 'cause Im thinking the GOP just blinked...again..
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:28:03 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Where were you the day the GOP died? May 23, 2005)
To: RightMike
There is no commitment to vote for or against the filibuster against two other conservative nominees, Henry Saad and William Myers.So how is that "fed to the wolves"?
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:28:06 PM PDT
by
mollynme
(cogito, ergo freepum)
Comment #176 Removed by Moderator
To: kennedy
New Axis of Weasels! If it smells like a weasel, its definitely a wease.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:28:28 PM PDT
by
FreeRep
To: RightMike
Which two are not getting a vote? Name them.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:29:09 PM PDT
by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of news)
To: Thud
I.e., if the Democrats filibuster Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the U.N., Frist can use that to try to permanently terminate all filibusters.How? By saying, "You promised,"...?
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:29:37 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Where were you the day the GOP died? May 23, 2005)
To: johnpaul
They won't gain unless we let them. This is a time to stick together, not fragment, or the Dems will really have won. If we bail, they'll come out on top, then where will we be? A nation of overtaxed, under-represented cogs in a morally bankrupt society, robbed of our Constitutional right to legislative process. Republican infighting is a victory for them. One of their main objectives has always been to disrupt cohesiveness among conservatives.
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posted on
05/23/2005 5:29:50 PM PDT
by
byablue
(Do not let the fear of striking out hold you back - Babe Ruth)
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