LIVE THREAD: Estrada Filibuster DAY 2

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

[ken5050]

On a lighter note, today's NY POST has a huge pic of Lauren Bush with "Joe Millionaire"....they say he asked for her phone number....someone needs to have a serious talk with that girl....

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

BTW......that is one call every 10 seconds.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

YES, but... they will stall filibuster stall filibuster stall filibuster stall filibuster

BTW they keep referencing Pres.Clinton, Boxer just did and all the other disGUSTS I have watched did. Who gives a rats ass bout clintoon? They are so desparate.

They will stall it till their fingernails bleed but Estrada will go through.

They would stop Eric Estrada from CHIPS from going through as well cause he rode a motorcycle and is conservative. LOL I am getting nuts now.

[TontoKowalski]

Hey, MurryMom. President Bush is speaking on CNN. I'm sure you don't want to miss it.

No need to thank me.

[Darlin']

"She says in fact she has voted for conservative nominees before. But the question is will he put aside personal views"

He has answered that question but the dems don't like his answer. Someone should tell her that HER personal views are getting in the way of her responsibility.

[Mo1]

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.

Well if the WH does .. Hillary BEST hope no one on her staff or who has ever worked for her is never nominated because then HER PERSONAL Staff memos would have to be release under these terms

I can just bet we would fine out all kinds of juicy information

Sooooooooooo ... I'm guess the Dems REALLY don't want to go down this road

[Sacajaweau]

Ask her how many she got FOR Estrada.

[Howlin]

So she wants somebody that only cares about Hispanics? Trying to fill a "slot" on the courts? Quotas?

[Steel Eye]

Just what is it that the Democracts want Mr. Estrada to confess to?

"Mr Estrada... are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Boy Scouts?"

[Howlin]

Well if the WH does .. Hillary BEST hope no one on her staff or who has ever worked for her is never nominated because then HER PERSONAL Staff memos would have to be release under these terms

Perhaps MurryMom is upset because the Bush White House just flat out refused to give them the notes, as opposed to Hillary who HID hers.

[VRWC_minion]

Right now his appointment is dead. The only question right now is how much of a political price can be extracted. It is feasible that the price becomes too high and they allow the vote.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I just logged off to call the Senators. Tried three times to get Sen. Feinstein and the line was busy. Finally got through to be put on hold, classical music and then on to a recorded message saying the lines are full.

Miguel's supporters flooding her line....and she isn't counting us!

Sen. Feinstein and Boxer are lying so blatantly, as did Daschle. And they complain "Tell the man to answer the questions!" says Boxer, though Miguel answered every single question put to him in a day's hearing and a long questionaire...SO...Sen. Boxer is blatantly lying. What does the Constitution have to say about Senators who absolutely can not be trusted?!

[PISANO]

I have NO faith at all in the Republicans winning this fight. If they do, and Estrada is confirmed, I will be VERY surprised. The gimmies usually win this type of battle. I pray I am wrong!

[txradioguy]

Actually, the Justice Department has those briefings that Estrada wrote while working in the Solicitor General's office and it would be an ethics breach to release them. That's why the 7 living SG's wrote a letter to the RATS saying so. This is about revenge. One of the three SG's that Estrada worked for was the SG in the Bush 41 White House. A man by the name of Kenneth Starr. Does that name ring any bells??

[PhiKapMom]

RATs must be worried, they sent their stooge here with their lies.

Those working papers cannot be turned over no more than working papers of a lawyer working on a case are subject to be turned over in a trial. But then when did the Law ever matter to the RATs?

My question of the day -- Did Hillary get her moles inside the Justice Department to give her these papers that are not to be released according to seven solicitors of both parties? If we could only prove she has those papers, she would be history!

[mware]

Here are the names and numbers of D's that are getting heat for the filibuster. Let them know what you think of the filibuster.

Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) 202-224-4623

Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) 202-224-3643

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) 202-224-2353

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 202-224-3553

Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) 202-224-2441

Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) 202-224-3041

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 202-224-5274

Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) 202-224-3934

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) 202-224-2651

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 202-224-5521

Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) 202-224-3154

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551

Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) 202-224-6121

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) 202-224-5842

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) 202-224-3954

[votelife]

Good letter to Boxer...She's speaking now, this computer doesn't have sound, but somehow I doubt she got the message you sent her! It's always good when Boxer has to get out there and talk, nothing like a little "Californian Common Sense"

[Howlin]

That's a great suggestion!

[ken5050]

Concur..the Wellstone fiasco proved that...OTOH, I'm not sure if we here truly understand just how much the Dems are beholden to the special interest groups.....the NARAL dinner gave an insight into that..when Hatch talks about the special interest groups, he should replay a click of the NARAL head sayign that she expects EVERY Dem senator to filibuster any judge whom Bush appoints.....that would be a telling point..hey..we should email Hatch that..

Alternative theory..I agree that Hill's behind this..if she's decided NOT to run in 2004...is she leading the Dem party on a kamikaze mission.....

[GOPrincess]

I really believe that if the Republicans can hang tough, once the American public realizes what's going on -- time of terror warnings, Hispanic nominee "kept in his place" by the Dems -- it will come back to bite the Democratic party.

One problem will be getting the word out to those who don't use alternative sources of news. The LA TIMES *buried* the Estrada story in a teeny couple of lines (literally) buried in the middle of the front section, headlined that the White House wouldn't turn over confidential docs. What I saw last night on C-Span was rather extraordinary, but does the TIMES think its readers (especially the Hispanic readers of So. CA) need to know about it? Noooooo.