I had a Republican colleague tell me it is the Republican strategy to try to prevent any accomplishment of the Democratic Congress. That is set in their caucus openly and directly that they don't intend to allow Democrats to have any legislative successes, and they intend to do it by repeated filibuster. - Sen Kent Conrad (D-ND)
It's put up or shut up time in the US Senate, and the Democrats under the leadership of Senator Harry Reid are going to force Senate Republicans to quit playing politics with the troops in Iraq. You want a filibuster? You got it!
"I would like to inform the Republican leadership and all my colleagues that we have no intention of backing down," said Reid this afternoon. "If Republicans do not allow a vote on Levin/Reed today or tomorrow, we will work straight through the night on Tuesday. The American people deserve an open and honest debate on this war, and they deserve an up or down vote on this amendment to end it."Reid could hold the Senate in continuous session overnight Tuesday and into midday Wednesday unless Republicans agree to a simple-majority vote on Reed-Levin.
[Reid's full speech here, and watch the video at at Think Progress.]
Better start brewin' some coffee! Looks like it's going to be a late night on Capitol Hill tonight.
Bob Geiger has details.
See the Kent Conrad video below the fold...
More at Open Left, and
That'll show those Republicans.
Go Harry!
Why, with a 51 seat magority was the Republican Senate able to pass every bill pushed by the WH? Yet this Democraticly controled Senate can't pass gas!
You know what was meant. PASS THE SENATE.
However, you've allowed posters on this Blog to call me much worse, and not a peep from you. And if what I used is a naughty word, then feminine hygiene companies are in BIG trouble.
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Well you can tell those gun nutty mofo's to get their gun raffle out of my backyard...they can go use the guns out in the forest where they may have something to shoot...in the middle of this bustling suburb, what the hell are they doing?
I'm sorry but fuck those idiots, as a Mason District resident, and as a Mason District Democratic Committee Member (who meets in that very same building) the last thing I want is people to get guns through a RAFFLE!?!?!?!
I have a Keep it to yourself policy on guns, if you have them fine, "Keep them to your damn self," but if you're going to flaunt guns and not treat them as the dangerous objects that they are, and instead treat them like door prizes in a raffle, I'm sorry, get the hell out of my neighborhood with your gun-nuttitude.
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by: doctormatt06 @ Tue May 15, 2007 at 13:57:01 PM EDT
This guys been trolling this story from the get-go (4.00 / 1)
Well, how can I say this? Only one way, I guess. Mohawk seems to be a snide little prick who has taken some perverse pleasure out of this story. His comments on another thread were insulting to Webb's honor and now he's decided to seek more attention with sarcasm. I've never troll-rated anyone in my life and I won't now because I'm assuming we're dealing with a college sophomore who hasn't learned a damned thing about real life. Mohawk should engage his brain before he starts typing, but maybe he wants attention, even if it's negative.
This incident is a shame, but things like this happen, and there no blame to place when something unfortunate when an accident happens. In a normal courtroom, this matter would be cleared up pretty quickly and the justice system is flexible enough in most circumstances to deal with these sort of problems.
I was on jury duty recently and most of the time, officers of the court work pretty hard trying to cut deals to avoid trials. I hope the same thing can happen here. It would not be justice if such a fine man was ruined by such an unfortunate mistake.
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by: Nick Stump @ Tue Mar 27, 2007 at 13:44:23 PM EDT
The results were amazing and much different than what I expected.
I am ever hopefull that democrats find their spine, stick together and make life as difficult for bushco and their little elves in congress as possible.
The Webb Amendment does a great job of letting our military how we, as a Nation, should be treating our troops and their families. Let Harry Reid know if you agree with me.
For once, they picked the wrong guy, or better yet, for once a Democrat stood up for himself.