Feingold/Censure Thread 5

[Hissyspit]

[MelissaB]

1. Somebody please tell me why Feingold left the floor.

I'm just tuning in and Spector seems ticked about it.

[realFedUp]

4. Spector's just trying to look like a gunslinger.....

fortunately the Senate floor still doesn't
allow handguns.

[liberal N proud]

8. If it did, Cheney would have shot someone before now

[EFerrari]

12. Still? Haven't there been shootings there in the past? n/t

[MelissaB]

22. So did he give a speech and leave?

Did he say why if this is the case? I'm confused...

[Habibi]

31. I asked this question in one of the earlier threads

Does anybody know?

[rodeodance]

69. not me. maybe tticked about how they argued to give him the 25 minutes

[jane_pippin]

65. To let Spector whine as tumbleweeds go by? I don't know but it made

Arlen look pathetic. "Wahhh, I want a debate! I'm gonna stomp my feet!"

Maybe he should have stayed. Maybe it was like when Chris Rock drops the mic after a performance. I don't know. It sure stuck in Arlen's craw though.

[usregimechange]

2. If Intel Comittee won't investigate, how can Spector suggest...

that the oversight is appropriate?

[liberal N proud]

3. Just more republican lies

They lie, all republicans lie

[Hissyspit]

6. Well, therein lies the rub

[thinkingwoman]

5. I am so proud of Feingold!

I watched it live with my teens, and then we had dinner so I'm just now catching up to the discussion.

I think he did a magnificent job. II have no illusions about how the repuke senate will deal with this, but I wish Feingold was our president.

[Hissyspit]

9. He kicked ASS - very good speech.

[Hissyspit]

16. Durbin saying Feingold doesn't want vote today, but to use it as catalyst

[thinkingwoman]

43. Oh good!

Thanks for that added info. Since I'm still catching up, I didn't know that.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Reid is announcing Senator Inouye's wife just died

:(

[Greeby]

14. Inouye, is the correct way to spell it

Had to go to senate.gov to find out

[Lone_Star_Dem]

18. Inouye I think is the spelling

That's sad news. :(

[Roland99]

Has she been ill? Might explain Inouye's severe lack of voting

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. This is it folks

Time for all hell to break loose.

Spector has thrown down the gauntlet. There is nothing to see here, nothing to investigate. He's got to be kidding.

[rodeodance]

13. said he already had a hearing. case clased.

[rodeodance]

19. Durbin now saying Congress failed to investigate domestic spying.

[DoYouEverWonder]

77. Someone needs to let him know

this is just the beginning.

[bvar22]

11. WTF REID!!!?????

The Republicans NEEDED someone to change the subjest for them.....take the HEAT off and let the repubs DUCK questions that they can't answer.


ThankYou Reid, for helping the Republicans AGAIN!!!!

[eyesroll]

17. Um...he announced a Senator's wife's death.

That's kind of important.

[spuddonna]

24. And Reid seemed visibly moved...

I seriously doubt it was a stunt. It sounded like he'd just heard the news and wanted to let the rest of the floor know...

[EFerrari]

20. Careful. Harry preempted their @ss. He is in control of the

conversation.

How he did that in the minority is just amazing.

Be a little patient. Imo, he did a very smart thing.

[dmr]

81. That's how I interpreted it

which fits in why Feingold didn't come back to the Senate floor when Spector started to whine about him leaving. I agree, to change the flow of discussion by the minority was amazing to watch.

[Sydnie]

21. That announcement needed to be made. At least he didn't interrupt Russ

to make it.

[jsamuel]

60. .

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. OH PLEASE

:mad:

[0007]

70. Get real!

[Sydnie]

15. Durbin bringing it back to point n/t

[EFerrari]

25. Who are these sleek nimble guys?

lol

:shrug:

[Sydnie]

30. You mean Russ and Durbin?

I am liking them ... more and more and more everyday!

[EFerrari]

63. Today has been like a ballet.

All afternoon.

Awesome.

:)

[Sydnie]

73. I have been very distracted this afternoon -- but I didn't

miss RUSS! It was splendiferously delicious!

[rodeodance]

29. how can we make the people get OUTRAGED?

[Drum]

33. Durbin is doing well!

Not bad for just a few minutes

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. Durbin didn't know Feingold was going to come to the floor today

Failed to exercise their oversight responsiblity.

Feingold's resolution will be the catatlyst for investigations.

[babylonsister]

27. We can hope! nt

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

37. You Can Dream!

Investigation, yeah....sure.

Please.....somebody buy my bridge.

[babylonsister]

55. Oh, come on, OCD, put on

a happy face! :silly:

[AndyTiedye]

28. Some of them Confuse "Oversight" With "Overlook"

[Catchawave]

32. Oy, more committees....

I think this is a good thing....will keep censure alive and :kick:

[babylonsister]

34. Durbin calling for bipartisan consideration of resolution. HA! nt

[Mrspeeker]

35. Durbin back on track

:)

[DoYouEverWonder]

36. Good Durbin calling for hearings

Judicial(?) and Intel committee investigations.

[rodeodance]

44. but intel committee already folded on an investigation!

[DoYouEverWonder]

66. I guess that's why he said maybe

he would go to the Intel Committee. He knows it will probably be a waste of time.

[LizW]

38. Oh, no, no, no! It's Elfin Magic! Someone hold me!

[suffragette]

49. He is an evil elf lookin' guy.

:rofl:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

51. Slither Sessions....

I'm reading Harry Potter #4 right now.

He would be the headboy of Slytherin House. :scared:

[Kurovski]

56. The Ante-Bellum sugarbowl of the Senate.

Did his pappy drag him around by those ears or what?

[Kurovski]

57. Self-edit.

Oops! Treated the mouse like a piano.

[spuddonna]

LOL! Get thee back to your tree, Sessions! n/t

[Greeby]

39. Oh Jeebus, Jeff Sessions

biggest slime in the Senate :puke:

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[LizW]

46. We are not racists. I did not vote for the idiot.

Please don't paint us all as racists.

[Drum]

47. Hand that man a shovel,

that he can continue to dig the GOP's political grave....

[Kolesar]

52. By this censure resolution:"You don't support the troops"

"We voted" "military force" "our sooooldiers"

[rodeodance]

61. damm. that will be talking point.

[Sydnie]

67. the talking point is

"you can't do this to the president when we are in a time of war." I saw it starting to creep out big time yesterday. It will get louder, mark my words.

[AverageJoe]

68. I'm a bright blue dot in a really red state!

And there are racists everywhere....

[QC]

80. That's ironic coming from the home of Jesse Helms. n/t

[Sydnie]

41. Steven's still has some "great friends"?

I thought he wished a pox on everyone's house in Decemeber. :rofl:

[babylonsister]

42. Sessions is now stalling, wasting the time remaining. nt

[rodeodance]

48. now Session is fear mongaling.

[tridim]

45. Sessions, using Inoye's wife's death as reason not to censure

How Republican of him.

[liberal N proud]

50. Then he starts with lies saying we went to war because we were attacked

Bull shit bull shit bull shit.

[Catchawave]

Yeah, here comes the Rove playbook talking points...

We're at war, blah blah blah :(

[Emit]

74. A lot of people have bought into this notion, and I think it speaks

to some sort of mindset. I say that, because, in a recent conversation with my dad, who is in his 70s and a military retiree, kept throwing that one out at me as an excuse for pretty much everything Bush & Co. do. This notion of undermining the president's authority during war time is real big with him. Maybe it's a military thing, maybe it's an old man thing, or an authoritarian conservative mindset thing. I tell you, it reminds me of my childhood all over with my dad, "You'll do as I say...now...because I told you to!" GGGRRRRrrrrr. I hate that.

[Higans]

82. We were attacked by Osama Bin Ladin or had Bush Forgotten?

I guess bush has forgotten.

[rodeodance]

54. his voice hurts my ears.

[me b zola]

71. Mine too, especially when he honks like a goose

[DoYouEverWonder]

53. Session's 3/4's voted to send soldiers to harms way

Pulling the Support the Troops card.

Getting all angry.

Maybe he should get angry about almost 3000 KIA and another 20,000 seriously injured for life.

[Greeby]

58. Inouye lost his right arm and won the Congressional Medal of Honour

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Daniel_Inouye_citation

These chickenhawk pukes have no business being in the same room as him, let alone talking about him

[Career Prole]

59. Senator Huckleberry Hound of Alabama

talking shit.

[rodeodance]

64. Reid should have been the Leader to do this Resolution!

[jsamuel]

62. Sessions: American people are our enemy.

[Mrspeeker]

72. WOW great show

So democratic, if democratic = despotism

[hippiegranny]

75. just saw this:

Feingold Draws Little Support for Censure

WASHINGTON - Democrats distanced themselves Monday from Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold's effort to censure President Bush over domestic spying, maneuvering to prevent a vote that could alienate voters. Republicans dared Democrats to vote for the proposal.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_on_go_co/feingold_censure


Is this for real?

[Mrspeeker]

76. they own the media

its just a show thats all

[Viva_La_Revolution]

78. Yes. Frist tried to call a vote without allowing for a debate.

They don't tell you that in the article. Puts it back in the dems corner, cause they stopped him.

[understandinglife]

79. What is Lautenberg saying? I've lost my audio ...