Democrats block two (new) judicial nominees

AP | 11/14/03 | JIM ABRAMS

[Callahan]

Too bad they couldn't go another 30 hours. Not sure old Frank would last that long.

[KantianBurke]

"This circus is not only wasting time, but also wasting taxpayer dollars," Lautenberg said.

Oh please. Since when does he care about the taxpayer except as an instrument for abuse? Nice to see btw how useful the 40hr talkathon went. A 3 Stooges marathon is more effective.

[gathersnomoss]

Filibuster on pubes. Shut down the government and watch the left squeal. Did anyone see that whinning Dem from Maryland last night. I thought she was well rehearsed. I wanted to puke.

[tysont]

"We'll have our opportunity someday, and we'll make sure there's not another liberal judge. Ever!" Santorum said.

That's laughable. If the Republicans ever tried to block judges the way the Democrats are right now, the liberal media would be all over them.

The leftist press would cover a Republican filibuster of liberal judges just as much as they're ignoring the Democrat filibuster of conservative judges.

[chimera]

We'll have our opportunity someday, and we'll make sure there's not another liberal judge. Ever!" Santorum said.

Too late. This is whistling past the graveyard. The 'Pubs had their chance with Ginsberg and Breyer and they played go along to get along and gave Clinton what he wanted. Now they're on the SC for life. The 'Pubs should have learned that playing the good loser only makes you a loser. They had a chance to fight then and didn't. Why would it be any different the next time around, filibuster notwithstanding (everyone will forget about that soon anyway, if they even think about it now)?

[Coop]

Yeah, you don't hesitate to come onto the threads and insult the GOP, yet I always seem to miss your solutions. Perhaps you could enlighten us?

[Salvation]

No wonder Schumer wanted to keep saying

1 6 8 -- 4


'Cause now it is

1 6 8 -- 6

And soon it will be


1 6 8 -- 10

Then

1 6 8 -- 20

And where will it stop?

[nuffsenuff]

So the sign will be "168-6" now, right?

Anyone want to venture a guess as to the potential for the 168 to turn into 169?

In a few months, I want the Republicans to do this again and FORCE the Dems to make a new sign. And then rip them a new one because the 168 hadn't changed.

[DouglasKC]

I don't know why they just don't make the the Democrats REALLY fillibuster, not threaten fillibuster.

[freeangel]

The only way we will ever see a centrist justice on a higher court now is if Pres. Bush has the balls to appoint them during recess. And he better "stack em" while he has the chance because the dims have made sure that this is the only process that will seat judges from now on. The dims are once again counting on republicans to act in a civilzed and traditional manner of accepting what they dictate. Unless Frist and Pres. Bush get the message that one "unprecedented" move deserves another, we are doomed.

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Republicans warned that the Democrats' methods could come back to haunt them.

Doubtful. If the Republicans were doing the same thing, they would be bashed daily in the media as obstructionists. And given our party's total lack of backbone the last 15 years, they would cave in due to media pressure, and engage in some other glorious "power sharing" type of deal.

It's time to play hardball. The Republicans are in charge of the White House, the Congress and the Senate. Where the heck are all the conservative actions? It's time to eliminate entire departments of government, eliminate social spending, and return money and power to the states.

[freeangel]

oops, civilzed=civilized. This just makes me so mad I can barely type or read right.

[Emily RN]

If I were President Bush I'd spend next year touring the country with two to three filibustered nominees, telling their stories and bringing out the voters. It would be one of my main campaign objectives. My goal would be to sport the longest coattails ever tailored when I walked back into that White House! At least for two years I'd have a filibuster-proof majority.

[nuffsenuff]

They don't have to be there because they know they have enough votes to prevent cloture.

So when the Dem yields the floor, the Republicans can call a vote to end the filibuster and lose anyway. So there's no point in them standing up and talking for hours on end.

Make sense?

[neverdem]

"The leftist press would cover a Republican filibuster of liberal judges just as much as they're ignoring the Democrat filibuster of conservative judges."

Who cares what the leftist media do anymore? This debate about judicial nominees is polarizing the Senate like nothing I've seen in a long time.

Chuckie Putzhead's brainstorm to make ideology a litmus issue could be a true gift as far as the long sought comity of the Senate is destroyed, and the Pubbies in the Senate wake up.

If the Senate remains deadlocked and can't advance any more "progressive" legislation, then I say thank G*d!

[KantianBurke]

Be glad to. Have Bush recess appoint Judge Bork types. Claim such appointments will continue till the Rats give in. Have Bush campaign in the home states of the obstructed judges particuarly if it will be a battleground state in 04. Tie any Rat legislation to allowing votes. And that's just a start. All of which can be and should be done independently of the Senate due to their spinelessness and the RINOs. Its in Bush's hands.

[superloser]

Recess appointments.

'nuff said.

[Coop]

If I were President Bush I'd spend next year touring the country with two to three filibustered nominees, telling their stories and bringing out the voters. It would be one of my main campaign objectives. My goal would be to sport the longest coattails ever tailored when I walked back into that White House! At least for two years I'd have a filibuster-proof majority.

That's kind of what they're doing, though perhaps a little more low key. But Pickering wasn't just accidentally put back up for a vote the week before the MS governor election.