In the Senate NOW - complete INSANITY

[Inuca]

I think I am the only one here watching, am I? Just to give you a flavor of what is going on at this very moment: a sense of the senate introduced by McConell is being read in its entirety. Purpose of the amendement: to condemn pardons made by Clinton as inappropriate. Just before this: vote on a Salazar amendment expressing the sense of the senate that Bush should not pardon Scooter. I am a very slow typist... as I write this, they are still reading the list of inappropriate Clinton pardons in detail.

[Cerridwen]

1. Clinton?! Is he still President? I thought it was 2007.

What the hell?

[Drum]

2. what the hell?

bizarro-world

[dweller]

3. keep up the reporting, i can't watch it.

i'm sure others are.

dp

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. WTF? Who's reading that?

[Inuca]

13. A clerk

Unless the senator submitting it says that it does not have to be read, the whole amendment/bill/whatever is being read. They wanted the whole list to be read. Earlier insanity/fun: after Salazar introduced his amendment about Scooter, Kyl stood up and with a poker face said that this is a political amendment and that they have NEVER introduced political amendments. At which point there was loud laughter, I assume from the gallery, it was not shown. There was no comment though about maintaining the order, because I think that everybody understood that whatever order there was it was long gone.

[DS1]

5. Who is reading this, and does he have an audience?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. whoohoo! Kennedy is PISSED! nt

[SharonRB]

12. I just flipped it over in the middle of his speech

I caught the tail end -- what was he talking about? He was on fire!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. no idea, I just flipped it over in the middle too.

The dems are huddled on the left side, I see Kerry doing a lot of forcefull gesturing...

[Inuca]

15. All this absurdity is happening

as "amendments" to the student loans bill managed by Kennedy. That's why he was so MAD.

[dweller]

21. as well he should be

i think i understand what's happening.

thanks
dp

[C_U_L8R]

7. The repugs truly fear Clinton

it's hilarious

[pacalo]

20. They fear his popularity & command of the people.

[Penndems]

32. They are jealous of him - and have been for quite some time

They envy his popularity, his charisma, his intelligence, his political savvy, his ability to connect with the average person, his command of the issues.

It just drives them nuts that he has everything, and they don't have a candidate who is nowhere near as beloved as former President Clinton.

[defendandprotect]

44. Right -- but they are probably also trying to "tit for tat' condemnation of the Libby pardon --

and I think Conyers is investigating that --
so the GOP is probably looking to make "comparisons" --


????

[Penndems]

50. An extremely childish move on their part

Thank God the adults are the majority in Congress now.

[tbyg52]

55. Screw that. Apples and oranges. nt

[aquart]

48. They envy the fact that they couldn't indict him for anything but a blowjob.

[Penndems]

51. Yes.

n/t

[bvar22]

53. No, they don't care about that stuff....

they hate Clinton because he can get laid without paying for it.

[WilliamPitt]

Polishing the brass

on the Titanic.

[Lasher]

36. Good one, will.

Might use that one myself sometime.

[Mythsaje]

8. Is that really the peoples' business at this point?

FUCK NO!

Someone ought to body-check his ass and toss him out the door.

Are we PAYING for this crap?

Why?

[SoonerPride]

9. They see this as some partisan game, when any patriot ought to be impeaching ANY president like *

They see it as right versus left, when it is about right versus WRONG.

If any person usurp the Constitution and flaunted subpoenas and lied us into a war, they should be impeached, left or right, Republican or Democrat.

The partisanship on this is UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE.

These bastards swore to DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION not defend their party leader.

[Tom Joad]

10. Are they through condemning Polk's war against Mexico already?

[regnaD kciN]

18. No way!!!!

How dare they attack Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump? :wow:

[babylonsister]

11. Nevermind.Wrong thread. nt

[opihimoimoi]

16. This is what Pubs do...Blame others, Deflect, denigrate, and whine...

All the Time...

Because, they have nothing positive to offer....only negative...

[proud patriot]

17. I'm listening to Malloy

sounds like pukes are living in the past still

[maddezmom]

19. thanks for the heads up

just tuned in

[rurallib]

22. Why did they just do Clinton? Why not Jefferson, Madison

FDR, HST, JFK? Only RepubliKlan pardons are legitimate.
These guys are turning governing into a true joke. And governing is an essential need to the human existence.

[dweller]

23. how does it end, is it over?

dp

[patricia92243]

24. Things like this make me a more than ever a determined Democrat!

[spanone]

25. thank god we took control!

:sarcasm:

[JacquesMolay]

26. It's all Clinton's fault. why can't you people see that?

9/11. Iraq. Global warming, if it really turns out to be true. Michael Vick's behavior. I just don't understand how people can't connect the ills of society to Bill Clinton's presidency 7 years ago. You're all just stupid.

[Bitwit1234]

30. You have got to remember Clinton beat bush's DAD

and republicans will go thru any type of shit for spite.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

52. You hit the nail on the head....n/t

[VP505]

31. Thats right

doesn't everyone know that Clinton guy is responsible for all the rhinorrhea, pyorrhea, gonorrhea, and diarrhea plus every other thing wrong with this world!!!

[JacquesMolay]

38. You left out Britney Spears ...

.. and her steep decline. She can't still be a bush supporter, the way she acts. It's that damn Bill Clinton

[depakid]

27. Impressive, isn't it?

One of these days, I'll figure out the prevailing psyche in places like that, where a majority of people just seem to have no sense at all.

[hedgehog]

28. I'm in agreement with both resolutions.

Let's admit once and for all that Clinton pardoned some people for no good reason except his personal choice. Let's also let Hillary off the hook since she didn't make the pardons, Bill did. Then let's move on to point out that Bush's pardon of Scooter is much worse since Scooter is involved in an active investigation.

[SoonerPride]

33. Congress already HAD HEARINGS ON THESE PARDONS

or didn't they?

[hedgehog]

37. Who knows? I certainly don't. The republicans spent so much time

going after Clinton, I didn't even really notive the impeachment proceedings. Neither did most Americans.

[AX10]

29. Why do Republikans have to go back to Clinton?

Republicans always have to cover up for their crimes by making up lies about other people.

[B Calm]

34. They haven't gotten over the fact that they didn't get to see his 12" mr chubby

[John Q. Citizen]

35. The Dems should propose an amendment to condemn bushI pardons of the Iran/Contra

figures.

[Lasher]

39. Exactly right.

The situation screams for it.

[Gold Metal Flake]

40. Yes. But who there can recall the details?

[Phredicles]

41. And, hell, while they're at it how 'bout Ford's pardon of Nixon?

[Cobalt-60]

42. its a distraction

They want to pull the focus away from their own war mongering.
Ignore it.

[John Q. Citizen]

47. Yes, you are correct.

[Deb]

43. I've been watching this tit for tat too

I believe the first Repub offered sense of the Senate amendment was on Gitmo.

Bottom line - Why do Republicans hate an educated citizenry??

Maybe they should schedule debate for the next important bill on a Friday. If the GOP wants to pull this childish tantrum again, they can cut into their own weekend campaigning/fund raising time.

[defendandprotect]

45. I think the Harry Reid should look at all the GOP BLOCKING + keep Congress in session all summer -!!

[nolabels]

46. Summer Congress ?

:wtf:

[mrbscott19]

49. I don't get it

How do they get away with this type of bullshit? And I am talking about both parties. The senate should not be bogged down by stupid little things like this that make the senators feel better. They should be debating real laws that are applicable in the real world. If you have a problem with someone or something, write a damn letter to the editor or something. Don't waste my tax dollars pushing crap that has no real world application.

[SoCalDem]

54. On the BRIGHT side..

99.99999% of the public will never see, hear about, or even care about it , so it's all for their own self-entertainment :)