This is a BIG DEAL: Repubs about to filibuster Iraq war resolutions

[adigal]

I wonder if they have 40 to avoid the debate.

They sound a little nervous, although Warner and Hagel both will vote against their own resolutions!!! What rubber stamp Republicans!! Bye, bye Republicans!!

[redqueen]

1. No "keeping the powder dry" for them, it seems. n/t

[oasis]

2. Sen. Reid busting republicans for their tactics.

[rox63]

3. WTF? Warner & Hagel voting against their f*&%ing non-binding resolution?

To those here that have been commending Hagel for his opposition to the war, please take note of this. :grr:

[adigal]

5. Yup, he fooled me, but no more

I just called his office and gave them a piece of my mind.

[Greeby]

10. Fool me once, shame on.....shame on you?

Fool me, can't get fooled again ;)

[adigal]

4. I just called Hagel and Warner's offices

and said they had fooled me for a few weeks, but now I see they are just tools of Bush, as they are going to filibuter THEIR OWN resolutions!!! WTF!! They are all owned by Bush, and I now see how they hoodwinked the Dems to sign on with them, and then pulled the rug out from under them. Wake up, Dems!!

[me b zola]

21. It's like watching someone close to you in an abusive relationship

...except in this case it is US that suffers the consequences of their choices.

[PCIntern]

6. "Oh my goodness", "Gosh"

Does this mean there won't be an "up or down vote"? Boy, if Senator Frist were still around, I'm sure he'd be upset. Shame on them.

:rofl:

[adigal]

7. Reid: They are giving bush a green light to proceed

and the republicans are just stalling. They want to stall.

[adigal]

8. Upper down, upper down, upper down

Reid: If they stop us from going forward on debate on IRaq, I will be putting a number of amendments about Iraq on the 9/11 bills and the funding requests. They may have gotten their members over there to stop debate on Iraq for now, but we will debate Iraq. We are not going to allow the situation in Iraq to continue. It is wrong.

[adigal]

9. Remember, the republicans left town and left no funding after

February 15th, if they want to pull a Newt Gingrich and defund the government, that is their choice. (I think he is threathening them to allow them to shut down the govt if they do this.)

[adigal]

11. Reid is angry - he is doing some procedural stuff

that McConnell doesn't like.

[adigal]

12. Vote is beginning - they need 60 votes to proceed

I am betting a straight party vote, with Holy Joe crossing over. I had better learn to sing "O Canada," I think.

[lse7581011]

13. How Come?

they are going through the names so quickly? (Please pardon my ignorance!)

[adigal]

14. They will register their votes in the next few minutes

I think they can do it electronically.

[lse7581011]

17. Thank You ! n/t

[adigal]

15. HAHAHA!!!! Hagel and Warner voted against

discussing their own resolutions!!! And Holy Joe just joined them!!

Hypocrites!!! All they are doing is covering Bush's ass.

[doublethink]

16. Yep. fricking Hagels horse and pony show the last few weeks.

Playing politics with all those lives out there. Shame on these repubs (Lie-berman included) Peace.

[lse7581011]

18. Wow!

My eyes are being opened on this one!

[RiverStone]

19. And why did they vote against it?

Though I think this non-binding bs is a very poor excuse for the debate we the people deserve - i.e. a BINDING vote...

Why did such the vocal anti-escalation critic Hagel vote against discussing it? Did he provide a rational?

[lse7581011]

20. I'm Really Dismayed!

I don't get the whole bunch of 'em!