[mike_9958]

I doubt sonething is going on we don't know about.... this is way too simple. I think they are bunch of wussies. (to use another person term)

If this goes down then they all will go down.

[VRWC_minion]

What would you do ? Attack now by forcing a fillibuster and surely lose or attempt to gather enough votes to block the fillibuster while still maintaining the option to go 24/7 ?

If it were me, I would take the course they are using now and when I was certain that nothing else could change the situation, (no amout of public pressure, no amount of back room deals, no amount of threats for current legislation and pork, no amount of special favors to senators and their friends, no amount of pressure from a popular president who has just won a war with Iraq, ) I would then end the battle with forcing the fillibuster and taking a cloture vote. Then I would resurect the entire matter in time for the next elections.

[amexmike]

I believe two scenarios are in play here. I read earlier that 3 more appointees made it out of the Jud. Committee for full senate confirmation. So, the Dems could stall them all until they get this Estrada thing finished. In which case they would be view and unveiled as OBSTRUCTIONISTS. Or they could try to breakup the logjam by trying torush through the other appointees quickly to show that they aren't holding things up. Then they will be villified as anti-Hispanic. That will lose big Hispanic votes. I don't think they would be able to spin out of that one. Either way I believe that this is great strategy by Bush.

[amexmike]

I believe two scenarios are in play here. I read earlier that 3 more appointees made it out of the Jud. Committee for full senate confirmation. So, the Dems could stall them all until they get this Estrada thing finished. In which case they would be view and unveiled as OBSTRUCTIONISTS. Or they could try to breakup the logjam by trying torush through the other appointees quickly to show that they aren't holding things up. Then they will be villified as anti-Hispanic. That will lose big Hispanic votes. I don't think they would be able to spin out of that one. Either way I believe that this is great strategy by Bush.