Posted on 02/23/2007 1:49:39 PM PST by mdittmar
Mr. BYRD., Mr. President, I do not intend to hold the floor much longer. How much time will the Senator from New York,, Mrs. Clinton, wish me to yield to her?
Mrs. CLINTON. Twenty minutes.
Mr. BYRD., Mr. President, I yield 20 minutes to the Senator, and I reserve the remainder of my time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York is recognized.
Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator from New York just yield for a second to me?
Mr. BYRD. And I yield to the distinguished Senator whatever time he needs.
Mr. McCAIN. I point out the distinguished chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee has not had an opportunity to speak. In all due respect, I would like to give the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee the respect he deserves.
Mr. BIDEN. I thank the Senator. I am delighted to wait in line, and I will wait until after the Senator has finished.
535 commanders-in-chief.
Hair plugs Biden, McLame, Fat Liver Kennedy. Fills me with confidence.
The Postman cometh .....
Allow me, no you first, by all means go ahead, thank yo, no, thank you. chip n dale.
Those politicians are going to get us killed yet.
You have to love Robert's Rules of Order!
http://www.robertsrules.com/
They are used in IEEE standards meetings and even if you hate the other side you have to follow the rules.
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