It's too late to hold them to a promise - they never made one. All they did was give their word.
GOP would be smart to illustrate that the word was broken, again. The only time to make them pay is "in the now," because their promises for the future are worthless. There cannot be negotiation in good faith with these weasles. Bring it up as a motion, and get the votes. Seal the deal. Anything short of that is a smokescreen lie.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060113-112412-8553r.htm
Democrats look to delay Alito vote
By Charles Hurt
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
http://bench.nationalreview.com/
Frist on Alito Floor Action
[Ed Whelan 01/13 09:37 PM]
All of what follows is from a press release from Senate majority leader Frist’s office:
“With the continued uncertainty over whether the minority will keep to a timeframe of voting, up or down, on Judge Alito on Friday, January 20, Senator Frist today made the following announcements to his Senate Republican colleagues on an afternoon conference call:
· Whenever the Judiciary Committee reports out the Alito nomination, the full Senate will begin work on the nominee the next business day.
· If Democrats delay final action past January 20th, he will cancel the recess for the week of January 23rd which he had previously scheduled with the knowledge of Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
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