I've been unable to find anything from today's Senate session -- what have I

[gateley]

missed?

[PatSeg]

1. Me either

The only thing I saw was Levin, but no mention of Biden at all.

[jillan]

2. Watching it again (someone posted the link in your thread)

all I can say is that no other candidate can hold a candle to Joe.

There is no comparison!

[gateley]

3. I'm watching it now -- the entire thing! Boy, what a pair in Biden and Brownback!

I really enjoyed watching Brownback present the maps -- the visuals helped understand the logic. And I was moved by his praise of Biden. Like Biden, he seems to tell it like it is. Joe is up now and he said Kennedy would be coming up later. I'll hang in there for that, too.

I'm sorry that there are so few people there today.

[jillan]

4. Kennedy talks about something else - healthcare, I think.

[gateley]

5. Good, because my resolve is fading -- I'm 2 1/2 hours into it thus far. Biden

is still speaking. I can basically listen to him endlessly, so I'm good until he's finished, anyway.

[jillan]

6. He does like to talk...

I've been waiting to clean up the kitchen :P

[jillan]

7. ooohhh- I love it - he just said

the easiest thing to say on the trail, I wanna leave and hope for the best..

bullseye!

[PatSeg]

8. John Warner was an interesting touch

It almost looks like it was preplanned for him to interject questions that essentially helped clarify the plan. Then he showed interest toward the end. I don't think that was spontaneous.

[jillan]

9. That's what I thought at first but at the end he said he was looking

forward to debating him.

hmmm. Warner's an interesting character. He does not like the situation in Iraq, but he
always votes with the R's.

[PatSeg]

10. I think that was a ruse

He can't show his immediate support, but clearly he was leaning toward Biden's plan. I think the "debate" comment was so he wouldn't be appearing to give in easily.

[gateley]

11. It was interesting to see how Biden was the only one out there promoting

this approach (and like Warner and Biden himself said -- for the past year) and it garnered little attention. Then whoosh! All of a sudden everybody is espousing the "political vs military" resolution. The 100th monkey theory.

On Monday we should post a poll asking what DUers think of the plan/amendment.

[PatSeg]

12. The republicans have been looking for a way

to distance themselves from Bush and his war without committing political suicide. Biden has given them the opportunity. Warner's remarks were clearly premeditated and being he's leaving the senate, he has little to lose, but he also doesn't want to inflict damage on his party. Things will be getting pretty interesting in the upcoming weeks. Warner is a party leader and others will follow.

[gateley]

13. You're right -- it's not the "shall we stay or shall we go" debate. Brilliant. nt