***SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE FILIBUSTER ON NOMINATION OF JUDGE PICKERING***

National Review Magazine ^ | January 8, 2003 | Byron York

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New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer will announce this morning that he will filibuster the nomination of Judge Pickering to a place on the US Fifth Court of Appeals.

More to come later today...

Posted at 10:17 AM EST

[Samizdat]

Stand back and watch them dig a bigger hole. Its fun to watch.

[Dahoser]

Every major black group in Miss. supports Pickering. Schumer is a racist.

Well dammit, they have to say so loudly and publicly that they support Pickering. As major black groups.

[leprechaun9]

The shrill voice of UpChuck Schooomer will shatter every window in the Senate. He was actually the voice behind the "Is it live or is it Memorex" commercial!

[agincourt1415]

The Democraps are throwing down the Gauntlet - Lets get it ON! Take no prisoners! Charge for the Guns!

[PhiKapMom]

Every major black group in Miss. supports Pickering. Schumer is a racist.

Current RATs seem to be absoluely tone deaf to voters and this proves it. Blacks support Pickering in Miss and yet a northern liberal attacks -- Schumer is toast! This translates into good news IMO -- will show the Country the RATs have no intention of doing anything but obstruct which lost them votes in the last election. The more they obstruct the better our chances our to pick up seats in 2004 and in the process show Schumer the door!

[Mudboy Slim]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Filibuster AWAY, SchoomieBaby...we'll tape all yer Hatred and Lies and play it over the EIB so that 20 Million Americans can hear what a LOATHEFUL creature you are...and will git yer little HildaBeat, too!!!

LOL...RATS're DeadMeatRottin'...MUD

[Howlin]

Can't they simply get enough votes to end the fillibuster?

I guess we need to brush up on the delaying tactics that can be used in the Senate, huh? Evidently they are going to use them all.

If he fillibusters, doesn't he have to TALK to whole time??

[Just mythoughts]

A Russell's viper, check out those eyes.

[VMI70]

..., and neither do chickens.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Schumer is a Racist."

Yep...just another Lib'ral Racist from HymieTown...MUD

[PhiKapMom]

My sentiments exactly! Let him filibuster away with the rest of the RATs! This is going to get interesting!

[Principled]

Boy, you'd think from the Democratic Party uproar that Pickering had once held a high-ranking postition in the KKK.

No, that was dem senator byrd.

[ken5050]

I believe that there is no more actual filabuster in the Senate..i.e. non-stop talking and control of the floor....you merely "announce" that you're going to filabuster..then they have to round up the 60 votes to invoke cloture and gag you.....this move by Chuckie, IMHO, is stupid...it'll force several Senators...like Lincoln out into the open early.....how can they announce they they support Pickering, but vote NOT to invoke cloture...

[FreeTheHostages]

Wow, those last few words of your post -- do you really mean to say that? Is that ironic use of the word?

[ACAC]

The question is why are they wasting all of this political capital on a nominee who is over 60 years old. He will not serve more than 10 years anyway. I think the other nominees, who are much younger, are more important than Pickering. I actually would not mind if the reject Pickering. Then Bush could nominate someone just as conservative but 20 years younger.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Just a publicity ploy. I predict the nomination will be affirmed by at least a 65-35 vote.

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I agree. This is great news, but only if the wimpy GOP actually finds the gonads to MAKE him do a real old-time filibuster.

Whiney annoying Chuckie up there, griping away for hours on end, is a real winning image for the Dems to show that they're serious about getting things moving in this country.

[Mudboy Slim]

"We'll git yer little HildaBeast, too!!!"

Oh yes we will...I hope Slick'sVacuumAttachment makes a big stink, too!!

The RATS are the RacistParty!!!

FReegards...MUD

[McGavin999]

These guys keep threatening, let them do it. Let them get up on the senate floor and talk for as long as they want. The GOP can make sure there's someone in the senate at all times and the rest of them can go out on the TV circuit and tell the people how the dems are holding up work in the senate. They can tell the story of Judge Pickering, the blacks of Miss can do their part too, and the dems will look like fools and obstructors. Lott used to run from the threat, Frist ought to let them go ahead and do it. If they want to destroy themselves, let them.

[Howlin]

Evidently the Dems have had a meeting and have decided to obstruct on every level where they can find a "rule" or "precedent" to back them up.

I find it interesting that they now want to invoke the rules of the Senate, when Daschle apparently just did whatever HE wanted, damn the rules, while he was majority leader.

Fine by me. The more they do this, the more the American people will see who is holding up progress in the Congress.

I hope Frist learned his lesson yesterday.