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To: mowkeka

They voted yesterday 81-18 to invoke cloture, that is, to cut off any filibuster. Today's vote was to actually confirm Owen to the bench.


35 posted on 05/25/2005 3:13:23 PM PDT by TheBigB (These aren't the droids you're looking for...)
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To: TheBigB

A lot more Senators voted for cloture than were in on the 'deal'. Curious how so many that found Owen to be extremely dangerous have flipped.


44 posted on 05/25/2005 7:30:51 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat (These aren't the droids we're looking for...)
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