NYT: Senate Standoff on 3 Nominees for Judgeships (interesting quotes)

[kskiska]

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As it turned out, the three nominees blocked on Friday were all women, a lineup apparently planned by the Republicans in what they hoped would put the Democrats in the awkward position of opposing women. The other three are men.

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Republicans spoke of recriminations and revenge.

Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, an assistant Republican leader and a principal architect of the session that began on Wednesday evening, warned that Democrats would come to regret their tactics, saying that what may be used when dealing with a goose can also be employed in confronting a gander.

He said that several Republicans now believed that "we'll have our opportunity someday, and we'll make sure there's not another liberal judge, ever!"

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Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat who is Mr. Santorum's equal in enthusiasm for his party's stance on the issue, said that the marathon debate "boomeranged on the Republicans."

"They can do all the name calling, knee capping and speechifying they want," Mr. Schumer said. "But we believe that what we are doing is right, and that belief is getting firmer, even among the most moderate members of our caucus."

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Only Dr. Frist appeared to have briefly napped in a cot, one that was ostentatiously placed not in his inner office, which has abundant comfortable sofas and where one might choose to sleep privately, but near the door to a public hallway where it could be seen and photographed.

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http://nytimes.com/2003/11/15/politics/15JUDG.html?hp

[fishnfla]

1. HAHAHAHA GOP Congress, what a joke!

What an embarrasment! This is like the time Newtie shut down the goverment. The cot ploy will especially come to haunt them.

Although I'd like to se Santorums dream come to fruition. Lets get a Dem admin in there so he can filibuster the candidates! Be careful what you wish for, Dick.

[kskiska]

2. Looks like Frist is

"going to the mattresses."