Shutting down the Senate and Senate Intelligence Committee

[Pryderi]

What's going on with the 2nd half of the investigation?

[rateyes]

1. Good question...

wish I had the answer.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. it is already answered. The absence of any work is precisely what will

happen from now on.

[MuseRider]

3. Well now if we shut it down

we can't hold an up or down vote of Alito now can we?

[leftstreet]

4. "We'll get back to you on that...."

Good question!
:shrug:

[stevedeshazer]

5. Remember Pat Roberts back in November?

From "Face The Nation"...transcript November 6, 2005

SCHIEFFER: This is a report, an investigation, into whether the administration mishandled...

Sen. ROBERTS: Right.

SCHIEFFER: ...information to justify going to war. Jan.

Sen. ROBERTS: Or manipulated anybody. Right. OK.

SCHIEFFER: And manipulated it in some way.

Sen. ROBERTS: Right.

Ms. GREENBURG: And now Senator Durbin and others have said you've dragged your feet on this second phase. What's your response to that? Why has it taken so long?

Sen. ROBERTS: I've got tennis shoes on. I've got tennis shoes and track shoes on on Phase 2. We have been doing this, are doing this, had it scheduled for next week. They knew it was scheduled for next week. And then...

Ms. GREENBURG: For the 14th.

Sen. ROBERTS: ...and then closed down the Senate and said, `You're going to have an investigation.' When I walked on the Senate floor, I said, `What's this all about?' And they said, `Well, it's an independent investigation.' I said, `What's it about?' They said, `You and Phase 2.' I said, `We're doing Phase 2.' All we had to do is talk to Harry Reid--and I'm talking about the vice chairman and myself, and we do have some differences of opinion--and say, `OK. Let's go ahead.'

SCHIEFFER: Well, why did you take so long?

Sen. ROBERTS: What?

SCHIEFFER: Why did it take until now?

more: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:5xfVePofYMkJ:www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/face_110605.pdf+pat+roberts+track+shoes&hl=en

[Pryderi]

6. Ok, so now where are we?

[stevedeshazer]

7. That's the question.

Haven't heard a damn thing.

[NoFederales]

8. Damn good question--this thing makes me wanna itch my mean

streak........... The Frustration Factor is getting soooo high.

NoFederales

[Pryderi]

9. I'm starting to think Dems will never again control a branch of gov't

[NoFederales]

10. If they think that they will be allowed somehow to morph into a

monarchical party with the R's they're full of shitful lusting because it won't be allowed. No, we need Opposition Leaders to come forward and start smacking away with planks that have the inertia of democratic history. That was what was so inspiring to me about Gore's speech, the references to our Republic's roots. The Opposition will have to cut a swath through the extremists and then burn thier remains down to scorched earth.

I want rid of the bastards; ALL corporate politicians should be put on notice.

NoFederales

[Pryderi]

11. You might be interested in this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=185740&mesg_id=185740

[NoFederales]

12. Damn, but ain't it the Truth:

"...the Democrats will be known as the lyin'-ass boyfriend party - the perfect date for progressive voters looking to be stood up, bullshitted blind, or left holding the tab."

Thanks.

NoFederales

[Pryderi]

13. Shut it down again for this reason, and it'll also hold up Alito