LIVE THREAD: Estrada Filibuster DAY 2

http://www.freerepublic.com ^ | February 13, 2003

[Sacajaweau]

What she said: "I got 8000 phone calls against Estrada.

What she Didn't Say

I got 10,000 phone calls FOR ESTRADA..

8000 phone calls yesterday equates to 333 per hour for 24 hours or 5.5 calls per minute. Possible??

[Lil'freeper]

Bwahahahaaaa! Like anyone is going to go up to Boxer in the grocery store and discuss Miguel. Hah! That's rich.

[cyncooper]

I can't conceive that Democrats, after the election, during war, with this popular president, could actually derail this nomination. If that happens, something is still wrong with the RNC and the Senate's Republican leadership. There's just no way it should happen.

I am highlighting this as it is such an important point. There is NO WAY this should be stymied as it is in the process of being.

[ez]

Please publish Blanche Lincoln's phone humber if you have it...She's on the fence.

[txradioguy]

Looks like my mute button is gonna get a workout again today.

[YaYa123]

Hillary spoke twice yesterday. I've seen Durbin, Reid, Leahy several times, Boxer is up now, Feinstein's been up, Daschle earlier this morning. I can't think of any other Democrat senators who've gotten up to speak against this nomination.

If the vote gets to the floor, there are enough democrats voting for Estrada, that his nomination is assured.

[far sider]

Man, I miss Trent Lott.

NOT!

[Mo1]

HAHAHA.....Boxer pretending she goes in the grocery store!

Did she say that??

What a Bold Face Lie!

[woodyinscc]

Do you think the Republicans will get the floor today?

[justshe]

Why am I viewing a report on The Bachelorette on FNC?

[ken5050]

Let's not forget just how the last Dem attempt to massage public opinion turned out....that, of course, was the Wellstone memorial fiasco.....the Dems may indeed be out of touch with reality...

[Howlin]

I've heard him talking about having new ideas, but I've yet to hear one, have you?

It sort of reminds me of Hillary's listening tour. I bet they told him, "Yes, you can get elected without answering a single question!"

[Mo1]

If the vote gets to the floor, there are enough democrats voting for Estrada, that his nomination is assured

Yep .. that is why Hillary is having the Dems Stall with these debates

[MurryMom]

The memoranda are not the property of Estrada, and he can't release them.

My post (mischaracterized in yours) said that the WHITE HOUSE refuses to release the memoranda written by Estrada. Surely, even you must recognize that the WHITE HOUSE is able to release the memoranda without any ethics breach.

Besides, they're only memoranda, not blueprints for nuclear weapons. During President Clinton's term, how many of the Repukes whose talking points you quoted would have cared whether a WH counsel's memoranda were released publicly?

[ken5050]

Have you seen anything explaining the Senate rules...how the time is divided, and how cloture is invoked?

[votelife]

left a message on Graham,
called Sen Nelson. Nelson's staffer sounded a little tired of this. I said, 600 days, how could he not know? She said, she's just in the Orlando office...blah blah blah. They are feeling heat! Keep up the pressure!

[swheats]

Howlin thanks for the headsup on Dennis Miller last night. That was an awesome interview. Hostile for the start.

Miller has come along way from a limo liberal.

[PhiKapMom]

Don't worry about any caving on this nomination! Republicans will not back down not today, not tomorrow, not ever. Estrada has the votes to be confirmed and the Hillary DemocRATs are going to pay for this one in the end.

Their obstruction of this Hispanic Judge will come back to haunt them. They will not give an up or down vote and they are not entitled to those papers. The Bush Administration did not cave on the Cheney papers and they will not cave now.

Let the Senate do nothing because of the Hillary DemocRATs and the American people see that the DemocRATs who they voted out of the leadership is pulling this stunt against a member of a minority when we are about to go to WAR.

[Howlin]

She said "when people come up to me in the grocery store and ask me how Estrada got confirmed if we don't know anything about him..."

I believe her. Do you? Check yes or no.

[TontoKowalski]

Barbie Boxer recommended main stream moderate canidates????

Oh, that's just hilarious! Main Stream, abortion-advocating, gay-agenda-forcing, America-hating judges!

I'd love to point out how damn ugly she is, but I have Babs Mikulski, and people who live in glass houses...