Posted on 05/23/2005 6:49:42 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., in this image from video, speaks on the Senate floor Monday, May 23, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington after centrist Republicans and Democrats reached a compromise to avoid a showdown on President Bush's stalled judicial nominees and the Senate's own filibuster rules. (AP Photo/APTN)
Even so, Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., noted he had not been a party to the deal, which fell short of his stated goal of winning yes-or-no votes on each of Bush's nominees. "It has some good news and it has some disappointing news and it will require careful monitoring," he said.
The Republicans got their ass handed to them by the Democrats one more time.
Thanks a lot, Rhino traitors.
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Appeasionist SOBs, the whole damn group of them.. making their own lives more convenient while the Republic is under attack.
This new tone bull is really wearing thin.
"The Republicans got their ass handed to them by the Democrats one more time."
With lots of help from McCain.
I'm not ready to say that at this point. I can tell you the other side looks just about at incensed by the "deal". We'll have to see what happens from here, but reading the actual agreement... it doesn't seem nearly as bad as first spun.
Actually, the Republicans voluntarily surrendered it since, without backbone or b@lls, it didn't serve any purpose. What a miserable bunch of RINOs.
Guess its time to drum up support for the Communist Party.
No doubt about what we'll get.
Certainty in legislation.
No anxiety in a long decline.
Only alternative is a "pants down" litmus test.
Nobody can be nominated as a Conservative candidate unless the scale tips at 5 lbs.
Bull! Name one thing that the Republicans gained from this that they don't already have. Then do the same for the Dems. That will clearly show the Dems have won.
What did the Republicans gain? Nothing. With no deal they would have broken the filibuster and gotten a vote on all 7 nominees. Frist had the votes (you could tell by the way the Dems were acting). Now those RINOs who didn't want to face the hard choice of voting with their party (and angering their "friends" across the aisle) or of backstabbing their party (and facing the consequences) now get an easy way out. And nothing has been resolved for USSC nominees.
What did the Dems gain? They would have lost on all seven nominees... now they only lose on 3 and they are guaranteed not to have anyone break a filibuster of the other 4. Plus, they still get to use the filibuster against USSC nominees!
Sorry, but you are wrong. The Dems won this one...
This is ridiculous.
We need to take out McCain and the others at the earliest electoral opportunity.
Obviously, McCain's presidential bid is done, but we need to get these guys in the primaries.
If one of these 7 is Specter, I can only say, "I told you so," to the President, Santorum, and those who figured that a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush.
Now we have no birds on the Supreme Court.
This is a complete disaster.
It's the New World Order "Compromise". Everytime there is a compromise our Country is placed in jeapordy. We have COMPROMISED away so much of our US Constitution, we will soon have no more rights!
The Republicans asked for a majority and received it, but continue to squander away the TRUST the American People placed in them to turn the tide of the Progressive Liberal Democrats.
I emailed Graham and more or less told him to enjoy the media attention while he can. Told him it was too little, too late and that if he trusts the Dems, his name is Virginia and there is a Santa Claus.
Also emailed Frist and said it was too little, too late and that the worst part was that after destroying reputations for years, the Dems get to save face without being required to give an abject apology to all the judges they trashed.
Also emailed McCain and said about the same as above. Told all of them the Dems are vicious liars and they should already know that.
vaudine
I want names.
Now.
G'Bye Lindsey. You'll need to run as a democrat next time.
Looks as if Frist may have had the votes to kill the filibuster so the compromisers decided to go ahead and vote. Am I wrong?
2. Anything else is still up in the air and may or may not be filibustered as was the case before the compromise, with the guarantee from the Republican moderates that, if the Dems do decide to filibuster, the moderates will prevent the Republicans from using the nuclear option.
That's a HUGE concession...
Just sent tailored versions to key RINOs:
Time to resign your position.
Your lack of courage in this critical Judicial issue is a disgrace!
5 years have been wasted only to reach an agreement with the devil. The Democrats will NOT honor their agreement. They will find EVERY nominee "extreme".
My time and money will NOT be spent on increasing the number of so called Republicans in the Senate, but in replacing all who have demonstrated such extreme lack of courage and conviction.
YOU are first on the list to be replaced!
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