Frist got screwed twice this week. First with the Smurf 14, then today he thought he had a deal with Dingy Harry, Harry renigged on it. And dems are saying this is NOT a filibuster which is most one of the more intresting lies in recent political history. If Frist does not use the Nuke option here, his plan to run in 2008 is toast!
Wow, 580+ posts on this thread and not a word about Abe Fortas...
I bring up disHonest Abe Fortas, because I am certain it was that rational the (D)s employed to convince themselves that "We are [u]not[/u] Filibustering Bolton"
Abe Fortas was indeed formally Filibustered in 1968, despite recent claims to the contrary by (R)s
disHonest Abe Fortas did not pass cloture, that officially made it a filibuster.
The only important difference between his fail and Bolton's is that Bolton had more than 50 votes.
I'm just pointing out that Reids quote: "We do not intend to filibuster Bolton" is similar to the leader of Fortas's filibuster "We did not intend to filibuster Fortas"
May Bolton be Recessed and Judicial Filibusters outlawed.