Senators may pay dearly for blocking Bush's judges

seattletimes ^ | Tuesday, September 02, 2003 | Harry Korrell

[Sacajaweau]

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[xzins]

And the sky may fall, and the moon may melt, and the ...

As far as I'm concerned the Pubbies have blown it in the Senate. They had a chance to do something and didn't.

They didn't even try.

I'm fed up with judicial appointments.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Perhaps more important for Murray, in a recent poll, 88 percent of Hispanics said Estrada should get an up-or-down vote, and 87 percent said he should be confirmed. There has already been a rally in Seattle to protest the Estrada filibuster. Murray cannot afford to lose the support of Washington's growing Hispanic community. If she continues to walk in lockstep with the left wing of her party, she probably will.

As one who had had to live with the mortal embarrassment of being (poorly) represented in Washington by "Osama Mama" Murray for far, far too long: if this actually helps to dynamite her out of her Senate seat, for once and for all... GOOD!

[Consort]

Another cut and run Republican?

[mattdono]

Good article by Mr. Korrell. I notice this wasn't in the commie rag the post-(non)intelligencer. If it was, this guy would be out of a job.

[xzins]

Cut and run Republican.

Nope a PO'd Republican in terms of judicial appointments and the party's failure to even try.

They begged to win the Senate just so they could wage the good fight. They haven't done it.

They haven't required a real filibuster. They haven't tried to change the rules (their constitutional right). They haven't even made a public stink.

The Senate is a clubhouse for well-heeled, manipulative, snake oil salesmen.

[Consort]

Let's get a filibuster-proof majority and then reevaluate them.

[xzins]

I guarantee you that if we have 60 pubbies that the "liberal to moderate" pubbies will cut and run. I'm convinced that THEY are the reason this has not been pushed.

The RINO's are more than willing to vote with the majority as long as they know the majority will not surmount the filibuster.

The Senate leadership need to make some hardline moves to PROVE that their RINO brethren will hold ranks when the vote is really on the line.

[ImpBill]

Needs repeating:

" The Senate is a clubhouse for well-heeled, manipulative, snake oil salesmen."

[Consort]

We have to quit whining. Conservative whiners are worse then Liberal ones.

[ImpBill]

Oppps meant the post for xzins

[Voltage]

I hope that Bush starts a campaign saying the Dems are racist and anti-christian (at least anti-catholic). I believe the Dems would go into convulsions and colapse.

[xzins]

Whining!

This is CRITICISM man.

I aint' whining that about something amorphous and vaguely annoying.

I'm saying they haven't done their JOB; nor have they lived up to their promise.

The Senate is peopled with cowards who wouldn't know a principle if it was branded into their backsides.

[xzins]

Thanks for your support.

The Senators have me PO'd.

Santorum just might be an exception. I can't think of another one.

[jmstein7]

Well said!

[CPT Clay]

By giving the republicans the senate, we have forced the Dems into the most extreme measures ever. If these stances put Boxer, and Osama Mama Murray in jepordy so be it. You will probably get your filibuster after all the appropriations bills are passed.

[jmstein7]

I would like to think that FReepers had a big role in giving us the GOP Senate :)

Now... let's take the next step: a filibuster-proof majority!

[CholeraJoe]

The 'Rats in the Senate are antagonizing their traditional base - Catholics, Hispanics, Jews. W should nominate a conservative black justice and hammer in the final nail.

[xzins]

from your mouth to God's ear...