Live Thread: Estrada Confirmation Filibuster

http://www.freerepublic.com ^ | February 12, 2003

[Howlin]

As requested, a thread to follow the filibuster.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I have to turn it off and depend on the great comments here. This man makes me so full of hate that I'm ashamed.

With a son-in-law sitting in Kuwait at this very moment, I wish bad, bad things on Mr. Byrd. I know it is wrong, but I do.

[Mo1]

You're welcome

Anyone else need the link .. here it is

http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

Watch at your own risk though .. LOL

[hobbes1]

Guess not : (

[RamingtonStall]

Ooops! Byrd just Stopped and Schumer of NY was supposed to talk but was not available to fill his time.

Now Gordon Smith of Oregon (R) is talking.

RamS

[BaBaStooey]

holy crap, he just finished at around 3:48 EST.

When did he start talking?

[ArneFufkin]

switched the clicker to ESPN2 for the world's strongest man competition.

Could you ping the forum when they start that event where the strongmen have to drag a cart carrying Jerry Nadler and Sheila Jackson Lee 10 feet or more?

[hobbes1]

Schumer MIA...He wussed out....

[fightinJAG]

Yes, the Republicans should just divide into shifts, assign times, and have at least one member there at all times to take the podium when the Rats crap out.

[Mo1]

Let's all hold hands and sing

OK .. maybe it will break the salence in the haunted senate

[Taffini]

Helping poor folks with their heating bills....a good christian man

[mware]

Senator Smith, is giving it to Bryd for blaming the president for the stockmarket bubble that lead to the recession.

How the heck did we finally get someone speaking who makes sense.

[fightinJAG]

Actually, Bubba kept right on talking (to Congress Critters, for example) all the while . . .

Eeew, never mind.

[linn37]

wait a minute Senator Smith-R has now taken the floor,and is talking about the economy,whens the Filibuster starting???

[BaBaStooey]

For all those scoring at home, Byrd talked for approximately 50 mins. (2:48 EST until 3:38 EST)

[CaptainJustice]

Smith looks like Charles Grodin. Aw. :)

[PhiKapMom]

Sen Smith is doing a great job! Am I glad that he was re-elected thanks to the people from Oregon!

[Mo1]

How the heck did we finally get someone speaking who makes sense.

I think it's that (R) after his name

[fightinJAG]

Filibusters are intended to be boring. The idea is to bore your opponents into submission.

It could work.

[BaBaStooey]

Did Schumer screw up and allow us to get the floor back?

Either way, they will keep delaying and stalling on the cloture vote.

[PhiKapMom]

I am beginning to think that is the strategy! Make sure we have someone to step in! Sen Smith is doing a great job!