May 23, 2005
WITHOUT JEAN ARTHUR THERE'S JUST NO POINT:
Frist schedules Senate ‘all-nighter’ on judges (Tom Curry, May 23, 2005, MSNBC)
Cots were brought into the Capitol Monday as Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist scheduled an all-night session stretching into Tuesday to dramatize the debate over President Bush’s judicial nominees and the filibusters that Democrats have used to block votes on 10 of them. [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at May 23, 2005 2:36 PMThe president on Monday insisted anew that all of his judicial nominees receive a vote by the full Senate as a dozen lawmakers raced to avert a showdown that threatens to paralyze the chamber and Bush’s agenda.
“My job is to pick people who will interpret the Constitution, not use the bench from which to write laws,” Bush said from the White House. “And I expect them to get an up-or-down vote, that’s what I expect. And I think the American people expect that as well — people ought to have a fair hearing and they ought to get an up-or-down vote on the floor.”
Heard an 'attack' ad today at lunch in PA (against Specter), begging him to protect the "beloved" filibuster.
They're depserate now. Squeeze them hard.
Posted by: jim hamlen at May 23, 2005 3:27 PMIn the inspiring words of Maj. Kong, USAF, "Stay on the bomb run boys..."
Posted by: Luciferous at May 23, 2005 4:21 PMOne can hardly wait to see what a sleep-deprived Robert C. Byrd will come up with, when it's his turn to step forward to the microphone. I'd say it's 50-50 he loses track of what he's filibustering and starts lashing out against Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Right Act.
Posted by: John at May 23, 2005 4:24 PM