Is anyone watching the Senate?

[AndyA]

They've been arguing over who has how much time, and when so and so can speak, and in what order, and what happens if so and so can't speak, etc., for the last 30 minutes! It's disgraceful. Our government inaction.

Lott, Warner seem to be the problem.

(Spelling intentional.)

[TayTay]

1. Gasbags

They all could have spoken in the time it took to figure out the speaking order.

How silly.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. It's mind boggling

....what a bunch of cry babies.

Cheers

[adigal]

3. Warner wants time for Hagel, Collins and himself

while Lott and McConnell said that all republicans will vote against voting on the resolutions. I am totally confused.

[11 Bravo]

4. Byrd is speaking now.

Jim Webb has assumed the gavel.

[Greeby]

5. Watching Durbin chair subcmte on genocide

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x129246

webcast at link

[AValdoux]

6. Byrd seems to be the stumbling block

He won't give up his full hour. Warner wants time back and forth for debate, including Snowe, Hagel, etc. Byrd is insistent on his full hour. Now he is going on about coal mines.


AValdoux

[izzie]

7. I think it means more than just looking silly. It is to slow this

silly thing down. They are going to sign some thing that means nothing but for what it will say and some do not want it even said. What they should be voting on is bring the troops home now and not just talking about it. I am hoping this is the start of bring them home. What is wrong with this Dem. party? None of them want this war and say it but will not say no more money to the whole killing thing.

[jannyk]

8. Ok - so it's now on - what's with the coalminers?

Byrd has been going on aboat trees, timbers and coalminers? I thought they were debating Iraq?

[Deb]

9. Yes

but now if he chooses, Sen Byrd could shut the GOP off for the rest of morning business by speaking until 4. ;-)

[jannyk]

10. Please explain?

Byrd is philibustering? If so, what is the resolution - the time limits?

[Deb]

11. At 4pm morning business is concluded

The Iraq resolution is to be debated next.

[jannyk]

13. thank you n/t

[buzzard]

14. Is this why Byrd is going on and on??

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Hadn't thought about that. He said he had an hour and he's

going to take it. I don't think it has anything to
do with the Iraq debate politics

[Sydnie]

17. No, Byrd asked for the time first and was granted the time

Durbin wanted to steal 10 minutes of byrd's time and Bryd said no, he wanted his full 10 minutes which he had requested long before these two (Durbin and Lott) were there seeking time.

I had to step out, but last I saw, Lott and Durbin were going to split 10 minutes at 5:30, just before the resolution debates were to begin. I might have missed something though, as I said, I had to step out.

[MyNameGoesHere]

20. Well if you want "sound bites"

your not going to get that from Senator Byrd. He may just go on and on and on and...

[demrabble]

12. Go, Senator Byrd, Go

I love that man.

He is so well-spoken and thoughtful.

[AndyA]

16. Senator Byrd is such a sweet guy!

I love how he spells out words:

"...they have been lax L-A-X...this is a minor M-I-N-O-R issue..."

:)

[adigal]

18. Warner and Collins and Hagel are waiting

to speak about Iraq, and Byrd is droning on and on. I respect the man very much for his knowledge and the dedication to the Constitution, but he really needed to let us hear what the Republicans who are against the surge are going to say.

Warner is up now, talking about the miners, too.

[adigal]

19. Warner says he stands steadfast on his resolution

but the complexity is how to bring it to the floor under the rules.

So is he going to chicken out, or what, and go along with the Republican-Americans on their rubber stamping.

[Breeze54]

21. They're supposed to vote @ 5:30 PM on Warner/Levin Bill.

Warner's up now.... "We're all patriots. Let that be understood!"

[jannyk]

22. Ok - now I'm confused.

Sherrod Brown just took over gavel. Warner is getting 5 mins more followed by Nelson (Ben). Is Reed getting his 5 mins too - missed that bit.

[bdamomma]

23. we could get more done than these intelligent (cough cough) men

what BS.

[bdamomma]

24. okay guys, let us be like dogs with a bone, so to say, let's them

not get away with this shit, we have spoke on November 7th, our word and will must mean something again, and we should not be ignored. End this war, before we go into another one. sickening absolutely sickening.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. this is absolutely positively the theater of the absurd - people are fucking dying everyday !n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Isn't the point that the repukes will not vote for cloiture - so not even

the Warner/Levin resolution will be voted on?

[jannyk]

27. Jack Reed up now

then Cronyn (TX) I think - getting confusing on order of speakers...they are all clammering for their 5 mins.

[adigal]

28. Specter NOT supporting another 21,000 troops

I wonder what is happening to McConnell's filibuster? It seems to be crumbling.

[jannyk]

29. Specter accuses majority (Dems) of playing

politics behind the scenes and stifling debate.

[jannyk]

30. Specter challenges Bush as 'Decider'..

says decisions are a 'shared' responsibility between President and House.

[jannyk]

31. Bill Nelson D-Florida up now n/t

[jannyk]

33. Supports Warner's resolution n/t

[Breeze54]

32. They've had FIVE years to debate the war!!!!

How much fucking time do they need?? Not enough time, Sen. Spector?? :wtf:

:grr:

[jannyk]

34. Now it's Cornyn R-Tx...

he's in the the 'let's give it a chance' camp - oh vey!
States it's an Iraqi initiated plan!

Doesn't seem to support Warner.

[Breeze54]

35. Cornyn R-Tx... is a smarmy a-hole!

RE -:puke:

[jannyk]

36. Fucking Bullshit from Cronyn!!!

just quoted a poll in which he claims 47% opposed to a anti surge resolution and believe a resolution would harm troops and 'embolden' terrorists!!!! Only 25% for such a resolution!!

Didn't say who conducted poll but one would tend to think it was maybe the 'Free Republic'?!

[jannyk]

37. Biden up now n/t

[bdamomma]

39. I think Biden went right to the point, yes, the American people

will not be very happy at all, I think Biden should stay a Senator and stay focused on this stupid war.

Lieberman you kiss ass. What a jerk.

[bdamomma]

38. Cornyn is FOS, what BS, why don't they listen to us, this is much more

of this war, this stupid * is going to start a war with Iran. don't these guys get it?

[Breeze54]

40. Rethug LIEberman is spewing his horseshit now...

:puke:

[jannyk]

43. he's worse than the repugs!!!! n/t

[bdamomma]

41. Lieberman got the kiss of death from Bushie, unbelieveable

what a sick bastard. Joe is talking about enemies, we have more enemies now than before, because of this stupid inhuman regime we have.

[Breeze54]

42. LIEberman's talking about 'thugish regimes" but

he forgot to mention the * Administration! :grr:

[butterfly77]

44. Lieberman is back up talking about courage,,,

saying cut off the funds, if the dems believe in what they are saying trying to pin it to Patreaus...

[bdamomma]

46. those factions have been fighting for centuries, we do not belong

there. God, Lieberman sounds like a repig, geez, he just said we do not have the stomach for war, you stupid a$$ how much money is Lieberman making off this illegal and immoral war, What a F'in gasbag he is.

[Breeze54]

48. LIEberman IS a REPIG!!

:grr: What a complete a-hole that turncoat is!

[butterfly77]

45. The government is not ran by one man...

especially the dumbest one in history.

[bdamomma]

49. and the most dangerous one who shows no remorse about anything

we are damn right frustrated because we are not being listened too, and we had no business being in Iraq, who had no WMD's and just lies were given to all of us. Shut up Lieberman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jannyk]

47. Lieberman

any such resolution will inform our enemies that america is not willing to fight the long fight to 'victory'.

Even brought Bin Laden into the mix.

[AndyA]

51. The sound of Lieberman's voice grates on my just as Bush's voice does.

What a turncoat. I so wish Ned Lamont was in that Connecticut seat!

[bdamomma]

55. me too, they (some voters in Conn) should have taken RI lead

and pushed him out, just like we did to Chafee no matter how much we liked him.

[jannyk]

50. Lieberman and Warner duking it out on Senate floor n/t

[jannyk]

52. Levin up now n/t

[brooklynite]

53. Hagel: Senate has voted on non-binding resolutions for OTHER conflicts

Kosovo, Haiti, Somalia etc...

...and offers to remind Senators of the ones they voted for

[brooklynite]

54. McConnell claims (again) he'll go along with cloture on Warner, IF...

Reid will agree to allow a cloture vote on the Gregg resolution in support of the troops.

[oasis]

56. Sen. Reid is "annoyed" by GOP tactics and he's letting them know about it.nt

Reid is knocking the ball out of the park.

[jannyk]

57. Voting now on whether to end debate n/t

[AndyA]

58. Resolution failed. 49-47. F*ckin' Republicans!

They are all murderers! I do hope every last one of them rot in hell. It's better than they deserve.

GOP: The Party of Torture, Murder, Corruption, and Cronyism.