SENATE ESTRADA FILIBUSTER (Live Thread)

[Dog]

Conrad Burns to Chuckie's face..

[Miss Marple]

Is he having the nerve to bring up BORK?

[Howlin]

Everybody that works on the Judiciary Committee KNOWS that the only resaon they want those papers is to LOOK for something to oppose Estrada for!

[Green]

What it is with all the visual props? Is this normal in the Senate?

[Howlin]

I love how they keep talking about all these states and cities NOT having the money to pay for "stuff." All they want is MO MONEY.

[Dog]

Did the President throw down the gauntlet today on Estarda???

[Miss Marple]

No, it's not normal. They are visual aids for prime-time news.

[Howlin]

Well, sometimes!

Here is Hatch's from last week:

I like it better!

[Green]

Hatch should make a multi-page prop of the last letter from Gonzales to Shumer. Ha!

[Cold Heat]

No, I missed that! LOL

I was listening and surfing at the same time. What a embarrassment!

[syriacus]

Burns just told the Senate and Chuckie the "snow" is getting deep in the Senate...

When Burns first asked Schumer if it was snowing today, Schumer couldn't get himself to answer "yes" or "no." He started describing how snow falls from the clouds.

Is there a medical term for Schumer's inability to answer a question "yes" or "no"?

Chuck Schmearer's run-on mouth gets my vote to be the subject of a skit on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

[Dog]

What letter??

[Miss Marple]

Yes, the President did. He said the hold up was political, and said "I will stand with this man until he is confirmed as a judge." (Standing ovation from the Hispanic audience.)

I don't think he will give in on this. In fact, I am certain he will not.

[maica]

I have a feeling that all of the dirty tricks and doublecrosses that our R senators have been subjected to for the past few years are putting iron in their spines this time, under the leadership of GWB. No longer are they the Republicans that the Dims have been accustomed to steamrolling.

This is my reality TV!

[MamaLucci]

but at least he has executive hair.

Lol!

[Green]

Hmm...I'm not good at posting links...someone help out here and post the link for Dog, please! Excellent letter!

[Howlin]

Pretty much. I can't find it right now though.

[syriacus]

Crapo asked Durbin if he "understood" the difference between the documents requested of the SG's office in the past and the documents now being requested.

[Otta B Sleepin]

Durbin just said Crapo's question deserves "an honest reply."

Says a lot about what kind of response is generally forthcoming from Durbin's side of the aisle.

[TheBigB]

I proudly have Frist and Alexander as my Senators. Sadly I have that shmuck Jim Cooper as my Rep. He obviously couldn't make a living in the private sector...a left-wing moron who wasn't endorsed by the TENNESSEAN ("Pravda West") because they said he was too conservative. They instead endorsed Gayle Ray, a Marxist radical lesbo who actually served as SHERIFF of our county.

Okay, I'm ranting, I'll stop. :) Briefly though, I want to thank MM and everyone else for their great updates. Being office-bound, FR is the only way I can keep up woth what's happening.