[RandyRep]

I understand your point, but it is a different issue. What I suggest is a general rule, as opposed to a cloture vote on Estrada.

By forcing a vote on the rule, you would get everybody on the record without setting a precedent on Estrada. Then you could campaign against them. After all, Leahy, Kennedy and others have said in the past that they are against filibusters for nominations. If they vote against a rule, then they can be accused of hypocrisy and seeking partisan gain.

The problem with the rule is that some Republicans might not want to give up the filibuster option.

[marajade]

You don't think the dems could figure out that the reps would then go immediately to a vote on Estrada?

[Robert_Paulson2]

"then they can be accused of hypocrisy and seeking partisan gain."

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dems see hypocracy in the grasping of power, as a badge of honor...
YOU are thinking like a decent person. Dems aren't.

So stop being dense. The only thing Sadaam and company understand is brute force. Knee caps and all. They understand the Craig Livingstone, kill the cat, methodology... and nothing else.

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NOW will see their hypocracy as a reason to write them just another check as their baby killing agenda has been saved by democraptic murderors once again...

Remember every time Clinton jacked off in the sink, fouled another woman, or raped her and said "put some ice on it?" The dem constituency CHEERED and his poll numbers went through the roof, with them.

To them, evil is good and good is evil. To beat them we have to threaten them where it hurts... the money bags, the drug supplies, the free hookers and teenage boys (for the b frank types). You cannot "shame" most democrats. Their glory is in their shame. You knew that right?