Harry Reid: All Republican Senators Will Filibuster??

[adigal]

This makes no sense to me - why would Warner and Collins filibuster their own resolutions?? What is going on? Does anyone know?

[Greeby]

1. bait and switch

Repukes want to look like they're opposing the war while blocking any legislation to oppose it, even this toothless resolution

[MUAD_DIB]

3. This is good, though. This is just like what they (R's) did during the

late summer/early fall: set up a resolution only to knock it over.


Good. There won't be any republicans left after '08 if they keep this shit up.

[NewJeffCT]

2. All the resolutions from them may have been a delaying tactic

To keep them from voting for the war...

[adigal]

4. I think McConnell is desperately playing for time

He wants to sit down with Reid and talk about getting more resolutions. I just don't think Warner would have come up with a resolution and then filibuster.

I think Reid should just call for the vote and let Warner, and Sununu, and Collins and Snowe go home and say they filibustered a discussion on the war.

[adigal]

5. Reid just made fun of them, upperdown, upperdown, upperdown

[louis-t]

10. Oooh- he should call each repug senator "Mr. or Madam Upperdown"

I love it!

[Horse with no Name]

6. They still think they are the majority

and get to set the discussion.

[spanone]

7. Let them filibuster while the troops die in the field. Mitch McConnell is a POS.

bush* is putting the troops in harm's way while the republicans block voting. it's called fucking over the American people.

they are playing games with lives....repugnant.

[Ganja Ninja]

17. Exactly lets test their endurance.

See how long they can hold out while the bombs keep going off in Baghdad. I'm sure their obstruction will be noted by the American people. The days of them threatening us are over. Their act has grown stale and the people are sick of them. If they want to tie up the senate or congress let them and watch how much further they fall in the polls.

[Pirate Smile]

8. What I heard on MSNBC was that the Republicans want multiple

resolutions debated and the Dems don't.

The Republicans want to make the Democrats vote on a resolution that the Senate wont cut the funds for the troops - some wording the Republicans want.

So I assume that is what all the Republicans are united on - trying to force all the resolutions to come up for debate.

[adigal]

9. Now they are trying to keep Byrd

Collins, Hagel and Warner from speaking. Ha!

[ruiner4u]

11. Byrd dosn't look good..

[originalpckelly]

12. Indeed, poor fella seemed very confused.

[spanone]

13. These clowns can't even figure out who's gonna talk, when, what order....

It's a comedy skit, I swear.

Byrd is pissed because he knows the republicans are fucking with them. IHMO
He's seen this shit before.

[adigal]

14. I think he is confused because the Repubs are screwing

around with the time allowed for them to speak.

[Captain Hilts]

15. Make them do it. If they want to fillibuster for something that 75% of people oppose, fine. nt

[jmatthan]

16. What about using the Nuclear Option?

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