Senate holds another quickie session to frustrate Bush

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — With the nation’s attention focused on Thanksgiving leftovers and bargain shopping, the Senate held another brief but significant session on Friday as part of a continuing effort to prevent President Bush from making unconfirmed “recess” appointments.

Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota took on the task of gaveling the Senate in and out of session; the formalities lasted approximately 28 seconds and no other senators were present. Dorgan followed Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, who presided over a similarly brief meeting on Tuesday. By not going into recess, Democrats can prevent President Bush from filling federal government posts without going through the confirmation process. Dorgan’s holiday plans were not disrupted; he told CNN he was happy to preside, as he had already planned to be on Capitol Hill on Friday for an appropriations meeting.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/23/senate-holds-another-quickie-session-to-frustrate-bush/

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Should we e-mail Dorgan and thank him? I plan to. nt

[Captain Hilts]

2. Send a post card - doesn't need de-tox process - or e-mail him thanks! nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. I use pain paper folded, addressed on the outside and sealed with a sticky address label

Just a FYI for those who don't keep postcards on hand. :)

[Captain Hilts]

5. Grab a 3by5 notecard and you're all set - OR a printed photograph of your pet. Works fine! nt

[Selatius]

3. We should make this standard practice from now on whenever a Repub is in the White House.

This will prevent horrible anti-civil liberties/anti-civil rights people from being appointed to judgeships across the land. Otherwise, every circuit court will look like the 5th Circuit Court that presides over Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

[gratuitous]

6. Check the comments that follow the story

High-larious responses from the folks who still back President Stupidhead. You can almost hear them stamping their little feet as they throw their tantrums.

[Hulk]

9. Took your advice and read them......disgusting, ignorant, spiteful and blind.

The trolls will never get it. If they haven't seen the light by now, they never will, and they are just as much the enemy of the state as the chimp and his criminals in power. They all deserve to be tossed into the sea. Maybe we could figure a way to trade them off for the illegal immigrants that are living productive and peaceful lives here in the US? They certainly would offer more to the future of this country than these sleazebag, grumpy and confused geriatrics.

[gratuitous]

12. Oh, all that and more

But only if you take their comments as seriously as they take themselves. Otherwise, a laff riot.

[Gregorian]

19. :)

Why do you hate old people! Haha.

Oh it's so fun to be able to laugh again. We've been so deprived for so long. And it's so far from being over. Argh, there I go again getting negative. It's time to brighten up and see the positive.

[KingOfLostSouls]

17. stupid ass conservatives

I like how they bring up congressional approval ratings

I don't think they realize that those are because republicans have obstructed everything the democrats have done and are pissed off about it, not because people hate the democrats.

they're going to be in for one helluva rude awakenening with the expanded democratic majority after the elections, hahaha.

[Turbineguy]

7. Senators keep

Bush from fucking the country!

Nice headline. And about time too.

[jody]

8. Winning is everything, whatever it takes to reconquer our government for We the People. n/t

[fascisthunter]

18. We Won't Need to "conquer" Anything

it rightfully belongs to us already. We just need to kick out the fascists and corporate losers.

[jody]

20. Agree, "kick out the fascists and corporate losers" so let's get it on!

[Zorra]

28. That is the plain and simple truth. n/t

[City Lights]

10. Good. Keep him frustrated.

I'm still hoping to see the day when bush is so frustrated that he has a complete and total meltdown before the cameras.

[Bonobo]

11. Woohoo!

[BadgerKid]

13. Wikipedia: 167 recess appts in 6 years including

several notable filibustered and other opposed nominees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recess_appointment

Looks like the Dems have started to catch on and act on it.

[cstanleytech]

16. Took them long enough to.

You would have thought they would have caught on and stopped this long ago as the recess appointments are meant to be used for an emergency after all.

[L0oniX]

14. \/\/( )( ) T

[L0oniX]

15. OMG ...I've found Bob Boudelang

Democrats working hand in hand with the terrorists to fight Bush. If they had any sort of spine, they would be supporting the troops and Iraqi people and not just watching their own butts.
Posted By Bill (Bob Boudelang) , NJ : November 23, 2007 5:55 pm

Quote from http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/23/senate-holds-another-quickie-session-to-frustrate-bush/

[Gman]

21. When did he get out of the Happy Valley Sanitorium?

[alcibiades_mystery]

27. The people of State College, Pennsylvania object to your remark

:-)

[gateley]

22. I am SO PROUD of these Senators for doing this -- and they, to a person, have

said they are honored to do it.

[chill_wind]

23. About frickin' time! Two thumbs up. n/t

[annabanana]

24. Now is the time to think.. What kind of mischeif will they come up with

when this strategy is repeated over the Christmas break? What kind of procedural weakness is exposed here?

[razzleberry]

25. quorum call

if one Repub shows up,
and asks for a quorum call,
the Senate would have to close down

[burrowowl]

26. K&R for Our Senators!

[Divine Discontent]

29. yay!

I love seeing some DEM leaders actually trying to stifle Der Fuhrer...