[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)

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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.

[sport]

The Republicans got their ass handed to them by the Democrats one more time.

[Archidamus]

"The Senate is back in business," exulted Sen. Lindsey Graham"

What a let down from the South Carolina Senators of the past.

[Paul Atreides]

"Checks and balances have been protected. The integrity of the Supreme Court has been protected from the undue influence of the vocal, radical right wing," Reid said.

Thanks a lot, Rhino traitors.

[NormsRevenge]

"The Senate is back in business," exulted Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., reflecting the view that a showdown would have would have had a long-term detrimental impact on Congress' ability to conduct the nation's business.

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Appeasionist SOBs, the whole damn group of them.. making their own lives more convenient while the Republic is under attack.

[G Larry]

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.

[GEC]

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.

[26lemoncharlie]

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.

[Sgt_Schultze]

G'Bye Lindsey. You'll need to run as a democrat next time.

[FreePaul]

Am I missing something in this "agreement."
1. Three nominees will be voted on instead of filibustered as the Democrats intended.
2. Anything else is still up in the air and may or may not be filibustered as was the case before the compromise.

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?

[G Larry]

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!

[Mike Darancette]

The agreement said future judicial nominees should "only be filibustered under extraordinary circumstances," with each Democratic senator holding the discretion to decide when those conditions had been met.

At which point if the RINO's for some reason don't agree they can vote for the nuclear option.

[Nucluside]

We know who the RINOs are; we need to find the other party members, the so-called "real" conservatives, who tacitly stood by while this shameful deal went down. Then we need to gut all of the campaign money we can from them. If the Republicans lose the Senate it can't be much worse than it is now. At least we'll be beaten by numbers and not our back-stabbing own. The remaining Republicans will hopefully show some courage. This present, spineless bunch is disgusting.

[free_life]

Kennedy won't have to drink himself to sleep tonight. He will anyways, but he doesn't have to.

Thanks McCommie!

[Waco]

Bottom line,,,,,,,Sen. Hillary has our FBI files.

[NormsRevenge]

Quotes about Senate filibuster deal

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/politics/11720521.htm

Associated Press


Reactions to the Senate filibuster agreement:

"Tonight the Senate has worked its will on behalf of reason and behalf of responsibility. We have sent President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the radical arm of the Republican base an undeniable message: Abuse of power will not be tolerated, will not be tolerated by Democrats or Republicans. And your attempt, I say to the vice president and to the president, to trample the Constitution and grab absolute control is over." - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

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"It has some good news and it has some disappointing news and it will require careful monitoring." - Senate Majority leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.

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"This agreement is meant in the finest traditions of the Senate it was entered into: trust, respect and mutual desire to see the institution of the Senate function in ways that protect the rights of the minority." - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

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"I am very proud of these colleagues of mine on the Republican side and the Democratic side. We have lifted ourselves above politics. And we have signed this document in the interest of United States Senate, in the interest of freedom of speech, freedom of debate and freedom to dissent in the United States Senate." - Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.

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"In a Senate that has become increasingly partisan and polarized, the bipartisan center held." - Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn.

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"The Senate is back in business." - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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"Many of these nominees have waited for quite some time to have an up or down vote and now they are going to get one. That's progress. We will continue working to push for up-or-down votes for all the nominees." - White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

[Hank Rearden]

"The Senate is back in business," exulted Sen. Lindsey Graham

Yeah, that's what we were all waiting and hoping for, you puss.

Two point five seven trillion per year for Republican idiots like this.

[Natural Law]

Now you know why it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a Senator to get elected President.

[MosesKnows]

Senators Avert Showdown Over Filibusters

Nonsense, the Senators have done what Senators do best, push their problems ahead of them.