New Senate Minority Leader Threatens Filibusters if Controversial Judicial Nominees Not Confirmed

[kpete]

New Senate Minority Leader Threatens Filibusters if Controversial Judicial Nominees Not Confirmed

Senator Mitch McConnell:
Forty-nine is not a bad number of Senators to have, in a chamber that requires sixty to control. And I can assure you that our Democratic friends will give President Bush's judicial nominees a floor vote - if they want to get anything done, in a chamber that requires 60 to control.

http://www.acsblog.org/judicial-nominations-3170-new-senate-minority-leader-threatens-filibusters-if-controversial-judicial-nominees-not-confirmed.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. ROFLMAO!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[babylonsister]

2. No, Mitch, we demand an up or down vote, no filibusters.

:eyes: Does that sound like anyone in recent memory?

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Fortunately, the "up-or-down" quote is recent enough...

...that the media just CAN'T ignore it!:rofl:

[William769]

3. Didn't they threaten us if we tried to filibuster?

I think someone should remind him of that fact.

[bullimiami]

8. you mean the NUCLEAR OPTION??

[JeffR]

4. Mmm, the sweet smell of GOP bipartisanship

Can't wait to hear Senator Muppet's endless string of idiotic pronouncements come January.

[Mojambo]

6. Talk to the hand. n/t

[icymist]

7. Anyone remember 'nuclear option'?

Republicans have short memories.

[librechik]

9. The nuclear option is on the other foot, you a-holes

bullies never change, do they?

[Election]

16. Well not until we get control of the executive branch

n/t

[iconoclastic cat]

10. What good would it do to filibuster for a nominee who's rejected?

You filibuster to keep someone from being confirmed, not to GET them confirmed, right?

[jumpoffdaplanet]

11. Sounds like they're threatening to filibuster other things

Good. Let them filibuster funding for the troops or the minimium wage raise.

They'll lose bigger in '08.

[Hubert Flottz]

12. Mitch Mitch Mitch...

He'd Mitch if somebody shat in his Easter Basket!

Mitch and Moan Republican Obstructionist bastid!

Mitch's daddy?



I retort you decide...

[Nite Owl]

13. And what does Lieberman have

to say about this now? Is that Gang of 14 still going to stop them or was that just when the GOP was in in power? Let's see how far bipartisanship goes now.

[HockeyMom]

14. All these Right Wing Bush Judges

are for one purpose, and one purpose ONLY. To appease their base, and overturn Roe. If you don't believe that, troll the Freepers a few times.

Let's put aside even the Republican Congress losing their majority. I guess that vote in "liberal" South Dakota meant nothing? The people do NOT want Roe overturned, and especially, do not want their contraceptives taken away as "abortifacients".

George W. Bush, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!!!!!!!!

[Arkana]

15. Oh, I don't think so, Mitchy.

The shoe is on the other foot now. As Cats from Zero Wing would say:

"HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN!! ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US."

[Bitwit1234]

17. Hmmmmmmmmmm

Does anybody remember the cons and their NUCLEAR reaction they were going to invoke if the democrats DARED...yep that's right DARED to start a filbuster...golly gee whiz..how soon we change.

[originalpckelly]

18. The Republicon part will have to get over themselves...

they are no longer in the majority, they must talk to us and find moderate judges.

[Scoot420fla]

19. How would they have the votes? nt

[Cass]

20. Obstructionists!

He can take his smarmy little attitude and shove it. I can't stand that sanctimonious smug tone.

[Rosco T.]

21. yah can't filibuster what never makes it to the floor, Moran.. n/m

[Ioo]

22. Well we will just NUKE them...

that is what they said to us