Who's watching the SFRC?

[whometense]

SFRC: AKA we hate Kofi Annan, but we'll be damned if you'll catch us saying so in so many words.

Anyone see Kerry yet?

So far, :boring:

[TayTay]

1. No, not yet.

And he may not show.

10:30 a.m. HEATING COSTS _ Briefing on winter heating costs. With Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), and others.
Location: Senate Radio-TV Gallery.


Maybe he'll show up after. Bolton should be testilying until at least 12:15 when everyone breaks to go to Tuesday Caucus lunches.

Sigh!

I kow Boxer will be there later. And Volker is a big-time snore.

[whometense]

2. He is indeed.

He could be saying, "And yesterday I went on a murderous spree in which I macheted evryone who lives within a five block radius of my house." and I'd still be dozing off. I'm suspicious that there's a course taught somewhere in government school that trains you to talk with no inflection whatsoever so no one can grasp the import of what you're saying. Saves on lying. :eyes:

[TayTay]

3. There's one Rethug Sen who has this voice that just puts me out

I can't remember his name because I can't stay awake long enough to read it on C-Span when he is on. He has this un-modulated low tone voice that is perfect for conducting wakes and funerals. I will have to go through the list of Rethugs and see just who this guy is.

On the plus side, no Allen yet! (My Maalox supply is safe for now.)

Coleman however, is a suck-up, know-it-all. (I discovered Oil-for-Food and I deserve all the credit.) I almost heaved when I heard him start talking about corruption and how nobody was minding the store. Hello? Sen. Immune-to-Irony? Hello!

[whometense]

5. Coleman

is such a complete and total WEASEL. God, I hope Franken runs against him in 2008. His presence debases the entire senate.

He's dying to find some link between Saddam and terrorist funding. ("Please help me justify this war, please!!!!")

[karynnj]

7. Voinivich?

I think I got nothing out of his questions/comments, cause my brain went to sleep.

[TayTay]

8. No, he;'s from one of those Western States

And I can't remember which one, on account of he keeps putting me to sleep. He sounds like the voice in this old Bugs Bunny cartoon that was itself an imitation of Boris Karloff. (Obscure reference award for the day goes to TayTay, I know.)

Craign Thomas from Wyoming. I defy anyone to stay awake when he is speaking. He's deadly dull.

[karynnj]

26. I don't even recognize the name

but he's from the state that gave us Cheney.

[TayTay]

4. Bolton should be along soon.

They are having trouble loading the traquilizer guns. I'm sure they'll bring him and his keepers in soon.

I am actually looking forward to having Sen. Boxer question him as well. She can be quite relentless.

OMG! Coleman is still talking about the UN having no oversight and no accountability. This man is dead from the neck up.

[whometense]

6. Indeed.

Volker is dull, dull, dull, but he does appear to have a basic appreciation of the UN and its mission.

[ginnyinWI]

17. he was interesting when he was crying in the Senate

I still wonder what that was all about.

[karynnj]

9. He's coming now

[TayTay]

10. Set phasers on stun

They're bringing in Bolton, repeat this is not a drill. Bolton is in the building. Secure the women and children and those with heart conditions.
Repeat this is not a drill.

Dems are all there. Are those knives and dinner forks in their hands?

[karynnj]

11. But now they say - there a short recess

[whometense]

12. I laughed when Lugar

said they had to take a recess before they "brought him in."

[whometense]

13. Oh jeez

Ten words and I can already feel my blood pressure rising.

"A rev-o-LU-tion of reform is needed at the UN."

Not that I hold grudges or anything (:eyes:), but it's an insult that the senators even have to sit and listen to this jerk.

[TayTay]

14. Oh Lord, now they want to set human rights

The old system was broken. (It did have problems, didn't Zimbabwe get on?) But this cannot be allowed to be reformed in the image of the neo-cons.

[whometense]

15. Does Bolton's

use of the word "revolution" in this context make anyone else queasy?

Biden drives me crazy. What credibility does this creep have to reform anything??? He and his PNAC buds break everything they touch.

[TayTay]

16. Biden was very milquetoast, I agree.

He was too deferential to this acting, appointed 'Ambassador,' who was, after all, never confirmed by the Senate.

Excellent. Sarbanes is going after Bolton on his nuttiness about the poverty goals that Bolton refuses to back up. Thank gawd for 'real' Dems.

[whometense]

18. I like Sarbanes

dry low-key SKEWERING. He's go Bolton dancing around.

[TayTay]

19. Are either Dodd or Kerry there?

I see Sen. Boxer there. But Allen is due up soon and I am going to have to have something strong as a chaser after he talks.

[whometense]

20. Don't know.

Haven't seen either, but the camera stays in pretty tight. Did you hear Lugar say they have a vote scheduled at 12:10?

Bolton's a f***ing testy bastard. He hates being questioned. If Sarbanes gets under his skin, wait for Kerry...

[ginnyinWI]

21. could someone post me the link real quick?

I left the bookmark for it on my old computer.

[karynnj]

22. From Tay Tay 's list

http://foreign.senate.gov/index.html

[ginnyinWI]

23. thanks, Karyn! n/t

[TayTay]

24. Go Babs!

She;'s hitting him on the poverty goals of the Millenium Development goals.

Nice. She referenced his recess appointment and then read a devastating quote from Bolton's bad press. Nice.

[whometense]

25. He's some kind of

ambassador. What a rude bastard. Go, Barbara!!!!!!!!!!

[TayTay]

27. Nice question from Babs

She is questioning about the Sudan and how the neo-cons are claiming on one hand to be for Human Rights and on the other to be wining and dining tyrants from the area. Go Babs!

[whometense]

28. It was an excellent question.

Note how he couldn't/wouldn't answer it.

[TayTay]

29. Yup.

I wonder what the book was that Voinovich gave him, "How to Win Friends and Influence People?"

[whometense]

30. If so,

it isn't taking. And wasn't that a sweet kiss-and-make-up moment? gag.

[TayTay]

31. Well, Voiny has to do that in order to please the

Rethugs Master of the Senate. (Yuck!)

Babs was great. Obama is learning the ropes. Sigh! Not everyone is a great questioner, which reminds me, where is that tall guy with the distinctive hair color anyway?

[whometense]

32. I don't KNOW

but we NEED him there. Obama is ok, but he lacks sharpness, at least in this hearing. Not as conciliatory as Biden, but too easygoing. Babs was great. I thought Bolton was going to swallow his tongue when she read those editorials to him. :D

sniff...no Kerry. :-(

[TayTay]

33. Sigh! Perhaps he was busy or has something cooking

for the Dem caucus. Sigh! I do hope he shows for Condiliar tomorrow. Just for my sake.

Sigh!

[ginnyinWI]

34. let's hope he's off somewhere frying some bigger fish

The most important issue for me right now is the CIA Leak case--who did what and to whom--I'm hoping he's doing something on this. I know Fitz is in charge, but a good investigative Senator needs to be prepared for the next steps.

[whometense]

36. I really wanted to see him grill Bolton,

but Bolton, let's face it, is a fait accompli at this point. and all JK can do is make him look stupid. Babs did a pretty good job of that all by herself.

I'm sure he did have something more urgent to take care of. I just enjoy watching his skillful filleting of liars and blowhards.

[ginnyinWI]

35. p.s. Bolton is a turd n/t

[whometense]

37. yes,

yes he is.

[TayTay]

38. Yes, he is. Deep-fried and rotting.

Perhaps my esteemed Junior Senator just figured, there isn't enough Maalox in the world for Bolton today and Condiliar tomorrow. Babs can have that escapee from clown college and I'll take Condi tomorrow. (Lie: Babs would never give up questioning Condi. It's too good. Sigh!)

He did have real work to do on that home heating bill. (Damn. I hate it when real work gets in the way of fun questioning. I am so immature.)