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Not Yet: GOP filibuster holding; Reid moves up Hagel cloture vote to 4:15
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| 2-14-2013
| Kevin Baron
Posted on 02/14/2013 12:53:24 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing
Three Republicans said they would ultimately vote to allow a final vote on Hagels nomination, but not until after next weeks recess. Wonder what pork they're holding out for? Only Harry Reid knows...
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:06:20 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
To: smoothsailing
What 3 “GOP-e ers” I see Johanns and Collins(=2) who else?
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:08:14 PM PST
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: smoothsailing
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:10:32 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: US Navy Vet
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:12:07 PM PST
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ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: US Navy Vet
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:12:21 PM PST
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: US Navy Vet
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:13:28 PM PST
by
andyk
(I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
To: US Navy Vet
Thad Cochran is the third, IIRC.
To: ScaniaBoy
Na, I think McPain is on the right side of this one(for once). I think he REALLY doesn’t like Hagal.
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:14:45 PM PST
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: smoothsailing
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:16:54 PM PST
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: US Navy Vet
Na, I think McPain is on the right side of this one(for once). I think he REALLY doesnt like Hagal. Let's hope so.
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:21:05 PM PST
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ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: smoothsailing
The Republican filibuster proving unbreakable, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) moved up a now symbolic cloture vote to be held at 4:15 on Thursday.
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:26:33 PM PST
by
fso301
To: smoothsailing
Sadly, it’s never a question of if the pubbies will cave....only when they will cave
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:34:05 PM PST
by
wny
To: fso301
That’s funny, didn’t notice that when I did the copy and paste!
To: COBOL2Java
Wonder what pork they're holding out for? Only Harry Reid knows...Exactly.
I don't know who these Pubbies think they're fooling or impressing but it sure ain't me.
Why didn't they put up this much fight over something important, like I don't know, raising taxes recently (letting the Bush tax rates expire)?
Ultimately, and honestly, what does this particular fight mean, or what were they trying to accomplish? Make Repubs look even more obstructionist?
For every day since this has started I've remained unimpressed at this colossal waste of time. After all, since when, in recent history, has a presidential cabinet appointment been defeated in the Senate? And for what valid reason did it ever occur beyond mere political posturing?
This is just a perfect example of how ineffective and irrelevant all of Congress has become. They waste time on endless political posturing a and let projects and never get anything substantial done. At least nothing that actually HELPS the country.
To: smoothsailing
Cochran, Collins voted yes...
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:41:19 PM PST
by
rainee
(Her)
To: rainee
Dem Murkowski voted Yes...missed Johanns but think No
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posted on
02/14/2013 1:46:54 PM PST
by
rainee
(Her)
To: All
Cloture vote fails, Hagel twisting slowly........Harry Reid extremely disappointed.
To: US Navy Vet
Pascagoula ship construction (of course) a “special deal....!”
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posted on
02/14/2013 2:14:34 PM PST
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ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
To: US Navy Vet
Pascagoula ship construction (of course) a “special deal....!”
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02/14/2013 2:15:06 PM PST
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ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
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