Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist needs to be bolder. Never in American history has a nominee to the Court of Appeals been filibustered. In light of this departure from Senate traditions, Frist must act. Instead of allowing the Democrats to conduct a filibuster from home, their district, vacation, or where ever they chose to go, Frist must make them conduct the filibuster Strom Thurmond-style.

Make the Democrats take to the floor. Day and night, a nonstop filibuster. Frist should make the filibuster the only item on the Senate agenda, allowing no other business to take place until Estrada gets an up or down vote on the Senate floor.

Combined with the pressure already being placed on Democrats by the President and Hispanic groups, the traditional filibuster will force the Democrats to action.

Democrats will run the risk of having to explain to the voters why they have allowed the Senate to shut down over a well qualified appeals court nominee filibuster.

As seen during the Gingrich Revolution, the public is not happy when their government shuts down for partisan purposes.

Frist and the rest of the senate Republicans need to act and act now. The time is right to force the Democrats to take action. Miguel Estrada deserves a floor vote and the Democrats need to learn the cost of obstructionism.
http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_4555.shtml

In due course that is what Sen. Frist may well do. Do you know that he won't? Show us where he won't? Got a link..... What makes you think he should do that right now. Do you know what he has in mind for the duration? I doubt it? If so why not tell us.

Did Rush say the Fox story was wrong? Can you answer that simple question? Huh.....

Happily, it turns out the GOP isn't going to call such a vote. The offices of Senators Santorum and Hatch rang up my office on Friday, and said that the Fox story is not accurate. There will be no cloture vote. Hooray!

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My gosh, lightning has struck twice:

Frist must make them conduct the filibuster Strom Thurmond-style. Make the Democrats take to the floor. Day and night, a nonstop filibuster. Frist should make the filibuster the only item on the Senate agenda, allowing no other business to take place until Estrada gets an up or down vote on the Senate floor.

I agree with this too, you are making real progress hear (just don't mention R--H or L--T again and you might make it. If you would stay away from all four-letter surnames in your posts you might be cured for good).

Think of it as Defensive Posting.