Posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:36 AM PST by ken5050
Good Monday morning, fellow Freeper political junkies. One of the more ridiculous episodes of political theater is about to play itself out on the Senate floor, as the John Kerry-led democrats mount an exercise in political futility which will further expose their total irrelevance..So join us today, or drop in on occasion, for the festivities...
Hey, now: I'm not pessimistic - just cautiously optimistic - and not very trusting of the other side. Big difference. Perhaps you've forgotten how many times Congressional Dems have shaken Republican hands only to stick the knife in after they turn their backs.
Do we have a more expanded quote for the cubie bound among us?
The Swimmer is now saying Bork and Ginsburg agreed 94% of the time! If so, then why didn't Ginsburg get "Borked" too? Kennedy is shamelss.
What does that statistic have to do with SCOTUS anyway?
Thanks, Mo1. Looks like the cloture vote has to go forward.
Aye = 56 Nay = 35
1 GOP yet to commit: 8 DEM yet to commit:
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\`O.o' Bayh Landrieu
Snowe =(_ _)= Cantwell Lautenberg
U Conrad + Menendez
Phhlllt Ack! Dorgan Rockefeller
DEM Crossover = 3 GOP Crossover = 0
Nelson (NE) Chaffee (RI)
Johnson (SD)
Byrd (WV)
I heard he was standing outside the metro asking people for train fare.. (joking)
Teddy's world always looks gloomy from the bottom of a high-ball glass.
Chafee has said that he will vote against the filibuster.
I would love to see only 52 or 53 to confirm for strategy reasons. The moonbat base would all move to Canada and stay home in November. I think it's our BEST shot at picking up seats in Nov. Gosh, today sure feels like Christmas. ;)
Teddy thinks this is the filibuster since he's rambling on and on and on.......
Me, too. I can't think of a better visual than half of the members of Congress missing. We couldn't buy a better photo-op for Republicans in the fall elections.
You forgot one thing -- she needs to be a native Spanish speaker too!
Supporting fauxibluster:
Kennedy
Kerry
Sarbanes (retiring)
Feinstein
Dodd
Durbin
Clinton
Boxer
Schumer
Obama
Reid
Leahy
Wyden
Feingold
Stabenow
Reed
Support Cloture:
? Biden (after initial vote, in other words he'll vote for cloture after he votes against it)
Byrd
Nelson
Landrieu
Pryor
Salazar
Dorgan
Lieberman
Conrad
Johnson
Akaka
Update II: A few blogs are reporting Chafee will vote NO on Confirmation NO on filibuster. CONFIRMED
http://www.exposingtheleft.blogspot.com
There won't be.
Kennedy is saying that we have some secret knowledge about Alito that we didn't have about Meirs.
Landrieu, for example, lives in a "Blue" state. She dare not vote for filibuster. Same with Blanche Lincoln.
Do you think that Chaffee didn't tell Frist until today?
The MoveOn'ers are too stupid to realize that if the Democrats pull a filibuster, it will only ensure they are in the minority for two more years.
The left can't wait until there is another terrorist attack, and there sure will be one if they get into power again. Because the first thing they will do is get rid of the patriot act and homeland security
Democrats have done more for the Republican Party than we ever could........Democrats keep digging, keep on digging. The hole is going to get so deep that they will never be able to crawl or slither out.
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