Live Thread: Estrada Confirmation Filibuster

http://www.freerepublic.com ^ | February 12, 2003

[Howlin]

As requested, a thread to follow the filibuster.

[OldFriend]

It's about the fear of the grifter machine and what it does to defectors. They ALL remember Vince Foster.

[Inspectorette]

Yes, because they're all "red diaper doper babies."

Aah - another member of "The Savage Nation"!

[John O]

Bayh's office claims he has no position on the filibuster and is waiting to see what his constituency says. (as of 1:55 eastern time)

I'm routing his phone number around here.

US Capitol Switchboard: 877-762-8762
Bayh's office 202-224-5624

[nicmarlo]

: ) guilty.....although he comes on too late where I live now to here him daily.....but I listened to him every day in CO, especially during the Algore attempted coup.

[PhiKapMom]

See #243

[woodyinscc]

Seems to me Hollings of SC (up for re-election in 04) expressed support for Estrada. Whether he votes for cloture is another story. Other Dem Senators up for re-election in 04:
Can he vote against cloture, and then come out and say if it would have come to the floor, I would have voted for Estrada.

[unspun]

As can I. Yes, I have been told that is the plan...escalation of the level of strictness of filibster rules, as this process goes forward

I like what you have been told.

[Coop]

Seems to me that of that list, Graham, Feingold, Dorgan and Bayh could play the moderate, for Estrada.

And of that list, a certain Sen. Graham would like to run for President. If I were a Presidential candidate, I'd rather have a nominee I didn't like get through (GOP House, Senate and White House - what could I do??) than have the word "filibuster" appear next to "Hispanic" in an opponent's commercial.

[Republic]

Thanks Leni-I really believe this. I believe that that horrid word and all it represents is the final nail. It is time to question whether these democrats simply do not want the vote because they are truly anti-Hispanic. They need to ask um why they are acting so anti-Hispanic, when all the information they need has been vetted? That the only logical conclusion possible is that they do not want an Hispanic sitting in that judgeship. After all, surely they would not use political posturing to character crush a good, Hispanic American, would they? What other conclusion could be drawn? The stuff would hit the fan...and in the end....we could beat them back with the horrid rhetoric they so frequently use.

They are acting like racists. Racists can never justify their stance. And the dem senators seem to be having that very problem.

[Coop]

Bayh's office claims he has no position on the filibuster and is waiting to see what his constituency says. (as of 1:55 eastern time) I'm routing his phone number around here. US Capitol Switchboard: 877-762-8762 Bayh's office 202-224-5624

Good news. Thanks. Paging Miss Marple and friends...

[Sacajaweau]

Let them keep going.

Hillary will become known as the "OBSTRUCTIONIST CANDIDATE" in 2008 and they'll have to take her out of the race. That's one huge negative!!

[ken5050]

Corzine: $60 mil for a senate seat - Priceless

$60 mil for a seat in the minority.....insipid

[Coop]

Can he vote against cloture, and then come out and say if it would have come to the floor, I would have voted for Estrada.

Sure. What's a little hypocrisy among Senators?

"While I find Mr. Estrada to be well qualified, I was indeed concerned about his unwillingness to answer the questions of my colleagues. Blah, blah, blah..."

[Mo1]

HAHAHA ... John Kyle said .. how about we ask the Senators to see their personal memos that they and their staff are sending to each other

GO KYLE!!!

[Republic]

CAST YOUR VOTE .. PUT IT ON RECORD!

Ya know-it is going to be an interesting vote. Overwhelming in favor, of course, but ohhhhhhhhhh what will Leahy, Durbin and Reid do? Hehe. I don't think Frist is going to allow the dems to ruin the nomination process for lower federal court nominees. This is going to a real expose on just how low the dems can go.

[woodyinscc]

It's about the fear of the grifter machine and what it does to defectors. They ALL remember Vince Foster.

Yeah! I forgot this one. It really is a travesty isn't it?

[hobbes1]

One wonder if that 60Mil is tax deductable....

[hobbes1]

That was sweeeeet!

[CA Conservative]

Do we ned 60 to break the filibuster or do they need 41 to keep it going?

We need 60 votes. The rule says it requires 3/5 of the total number of senators to invoke cloture, not 3/5 of the number of senators present and voting.

[ken5050]

It's not...becuase he was changing occupations.....