Fox: 730pm Press Conference to Announce Filibuster Compromise

[jern]

Announce Filibuster Compromise

[areafiftyone]

I am looking more and more at NO SENATORS for president!

[OXENinFLA]

But it does say "encourage" which in political speek means NADA!

[Kozak]

If it makes anyone feel better, they are having a meltdown over at DU. Now time for my post DU shower

Maybe it really is a good compromise if everyone is unhappy.....
(just kidding).

[Fledermaus]

BRIDGES FOR SALE! BRIDGES FOR SALE!!

[jstolzen]

You nailed it.

Frist is the one to blame here.

He failed as leader, pure and simple - and let 6 of his soldiers do their own damned thing. NOT ACCEPTABLE, and he should go - immediately, if not sooner.

[Enchante]

"In light of the spirit and continuing commitments made in this agreement, we commit to oppose the rules changes in the 109th Congress, which we understand to be any amendment to or interpretation of the Rules of the Senate that would force a vote on a judicial nomination by means other than unanimous consent or Rule XXII."

Then it IS AS BAD AS WE FEARED. That language in the agreement means the 7 RINO senators have committed themselves to never supporting the "constitutional option" before 2007 (when the 110th Congress will begin). The only way to get past this pathetic sell-out is to enlarge the R. majority in the senate (in the 2006 elections) with real conservatives. No real progress can be achieved before 2007 at best, for the RINOs have just handed the Demagogues a whole stack of "get out of jail free" cards for the remainder of 2005 and 2006!!!! This really is hideous.....

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

"These twelve have only agreed to work together in the sort term. Suppose this comes up again when Rehqnuist retires?

Hey--Harry Reid's commercial is on! The Dems cuoldn't pull it in time! Sorry, Harry, it's all over."

Wrong, the devil is in the details, the RINOs have agreed to not pull the pin on the nuke option for the remainder of this congress.

Yeah right, Searchlight Harry had Frist looking like a deer in the headlights all the time, Reid and the dems have won hands down, checkmate, dems 100-RINOs 0-game over.

[Torie]

The democrats have only agreed not to fillibuster unless the circumstances are extrodinary.

You do understand that agreeing not to filibuster is not the same as agreeing to vote for cloture, don't you? The deal is even worse than you think it is. It has no redeeming merit.

[Jim Noble]

OK, three nominees might get through now

I bet Reid has 6 RINOs to vote "nay" on Owens and Brown.

[JulieRNR21]

The fact that Senate Democrats are willing to allow cloture on Owen, Brown, and Pryor indicates that conservative judicial philosophy cannot be considered the basis for a filibuster, or an “extraordinary circumstance.”

Excellent point worth noting....and using when the time comes~

[hellinahandcart]

"Extraordianary circumstances" is NOT, in your words, a vague threat. Democrats will now throw around "EC" at every Bush nominee no matter what.

Exactly, and they'll get away with it too.

The people on this thread who think this was a GOP victory need to go buy a clue.

[Guenevere]

#978..Thanks hattend.

I would appreciate knowing his opinion once he thinks it through, if you don't mind.

Just a small summary.

[nopardons]

"YOUR PRESIDENT"? President Bush is OUR PRESIDENT!

But yes, this is a HUFE loss!

[mabelkitty]

Mainstream conservatives become Sandra Day O'Conner looking up international law on her 'puter.
Not impressed.

[jwalsh07]

Oy vey! Is McCain that evil or that stupid? Inquiring minds want to know.

[nopardons]

HUGE

[skinkinthegrass]

Where the heck is Frist?

..proably out, moving his things out of his Senate (the Majority) office, moving them to Reid (the Minority) Senate office. :((((((

[Dog Gone]

Don't ask my real opinion of you. You won't like it.

[areafiftyone]

DICK DURBIN - Nuclear Option is off the table!

[Fledermaus]

DING DING DING

We have a winner!!!