ESTRADA Live Thread- 3/06/03

self | 3/6/03 | RobFromGa

[Green]

Lieberman voted no

[woodyinscc]

Not to worry!

This vote was predictable, and was just to put the dims
on record. This is part of the strategy.

[mabelkitty]

"I'm watching on C-Span. What are these Senators doing? They're standing around talking to each other like they're at a cocktail party. If I was in the Senate, I would be seething. No other Senator would dare talk to me else they would need the Sergeant at Arms to restrain me from wrecking the whole chambers."

You've nailed it - that's the way the Senate is set up. It was never to be a scrappy partisan body. It was supposed to be deliberative and collegial. Clinton poisoned it.

That's why Daschle defended Lott's remarks at Thurman's birthday party right away - they are all cordial at the end of the day. Bizarre, isn't it?

The vote was for our benefit. If they go behind the scenes to finish it up, then both sides are saving face.

[Miss Marple]

Maybe Special Forces have secured C-SPAN.

[San Jacinto]

Obviously lying in the weeds right now. He (Graham) would be a likely vote for cloture later on....depending on how the wind is blowing.

[hoosiermama]

"Out-of-here-for-now" bump

[Mfkmmof4]

What is an idealogue and why is it bad? Geez is that in the constitution?

[Mo1]

oh wow, I over slept and there is over 400 posts to read ... and the site is slooooooooooooow

Did anything big happen?

[mabelkitty]

You aren't kidding - kill the music and let us hear what you guys say to each other!

[princess leah]

What do you think is the significance of these press cancellations? Personally, I would like to think that Bush wants the press focused on the Estrada vote and with no press conferences to cover, they'll all head up to the hill and cover the Dems being obstructionists! Meanwhile, in another part of the world, bombs are on their way to Hussein's palaces and troops are warming up the hummers!

[Steven W.]

It was poisoned long before Clinton ... the problems just became aggravated during that period. The underlying problem is that Senators were constitutionally appointed by governors in their home states, not elected, to prevent political partisanship from entering the fray and to ensure the body remained deliberative.

[RobFromGa]

No to Cloture, 55-44, now we're on to Moscow treaty, I am out of here too.

[Capitalism2003]

1-800-648-3516

All lines are busy now...Get this number on speeddial and Freep the Senators later today...costs nothing!

[PhiKapMom]

Fox News is fast becoming history in my house except for Brit if they keep this up.

Snow has turned into Mr. Negative!

[mabelkitty]

You are correct. However, Republicans never had a functional role, and never fought for one until they won the Senate back in 1994.

[drc43]

"The underlying problem is that Senators were constitutionally appointed by governors in their home states, not elected, ..."

The Ultimate Campaign Finance Reform Act....REPEAL THE 17TH AMENDMENT.

[alnick]

I just used Mary Landrieu's web form to tell her that I'm disappointed but not surprised that she lied about her support for Estrada, that she does not represent the people of Louisiana but rather the power-hungry democrat party.

Now is the time to contact your democrat senators to register your complaints. Let them know that they will pay a political price for this.

[Dolphy]

What press cancellations?

[steveegg]

Why isn't Frist forcing the DemonRATs to do a 24-7 filibuster right now?

[Sacajaweau]

Press conference cancelled: Likely Maximum security reasons OR we have Bin Laden OR we're lining up the ducks (creating a list of organizations "feeding" alqueda & Saddam.