Biden is Rockin' in Senate Floor Speech, on now (CSpan2)

[Sparkly]

He made a rather extraordinary introduction to this speech, saying it would be unusual in length, and perhaps more important than any he's made. I know they tend to say stuff like that anyway, but he's really taking time to go through some comprehensive history, and I think he's just getting rolling...

[The Witch]

1. Tuning in, thanks for the tip!

But switching over to C-SPAN 1 at 11:30 to hear Louise Slaughter.

[napi21]

2. Thanks for the heads up! I always try to hear his speaches.

There are a few Senators who I always try to catch, and he's sure one of 'em.

[rodeodance]

3. he did a good job on Imus also today

[Dinger]

4. Yes He Did - I Saw That (nt)

[LSparkle]

28. Not to mention the N.Carolina speech over the weekend

Actually brought tears to my eyes the way he talked about our country NEEDING to be united, to have hope again. Hope he's seriously considering running in '08. Hey -- how bout Biden/Boxer? !!!!!

[Sparkly]

5. I missed that

He made a good point earlier about majorities, and how the majority doesn't "rule," because the minority must have its voice. To make the point, he explained that the Senate itself wasn't all about majority. A voter in Maine has 20 times the voting power of someone in California. And by population represented, the Democrats represent the majority!

I thought that was great. :)

[welshTerrier2]

13. no ... he didn't ...

he said something very disturbing this morning ...

he was talking about Bolton and why his past conduct regarding Cuba (something about Castro developing WMD) disqualified him from being the UN Ambassador ... i certainly agreed with his point ...

but then he said, and I'm paraphrasing because i can't remember his exact words: Bolton is the wrong man to send up to the UN when we seek their support for the US invasion of Iran or North Korea ...

i'd love to find a transcript of this morning's interview ...

Biden sounded pretty damned hawkish to me ... how about sending an ambassador to the UN to encourage them to work for a diplomatic solution to all these global issues ????????????

[Beelzebud]

6. GO BIDEN!

ARE YOU A SENATE MAN, OR THE PRESIDENT'S MAN?

Wow!

[rndmprsn]

7. he's on fire right now NT

[Roland99]

8. Hatch now spewing BS about filibusters never having been used

in the last 214 years.


:eyes:



"These are fully-qualified nomineeds. They are qualified in every case."

Qualified to be radical extremists bent on anti-environment, anti-gay, anti-civil rights, and pro-business stances.

[Roland99]

9. Hatch just LIED! He said "nuclear option" was a Democratic term

It was coined by Trent Lott!


http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/index.ssf?050307fa_fact

Changing the Senate’s rules on judicial filibustering was first addressed in 2003, during the successful Democratic filibuster against Miguel Estrada, whom Bush had nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Ted Stevens, a Republican Senate veteran from Alaska, was complaining in the cloakroom that the Democratic tactic should simply be declared out of order, and, soon enough, a group of Republican aides began to talk about changing the rules. It was understood at once that such a change would be explosive; Senator Trent Lott, the former Majority Leader, came up with “nuclear option,” and the term stuck.

[Blue Belle]

11. Why does this surprise you?

This has been there defense in the past 2 days... it's probably one of their talking points.

These guys lie whenever the tide turns against them. It's their MO.

Orin Hatch is such a Nazi Jackass. I wish he'd get booted out of office.

[Roland99]

12. Call Hatch's office and inform them of the LIE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1747755

[rainy]

10. Why do the repubs keep saying this has never been done?

What is the truth? I know that some of Clinton's choices never even reached the floor for a debate. They never mention that. They did it differently in Clinton's time. They never explain it and the press won't give the details.

[Roland99]

14. Now spewing that Priscilla Owens "broke through the glass"

:puke:

[Blue Belle]

15. Did Hatch just point out the Bob Dole

Flip-flopped on the Filibuster rule? Does anyone have a link to the article he just sited in his speech?

[Roland99]

16. Elizabeth Dole

"President * has the lowest nomination rate of any president since Roosevelt"


:wtf:

[Mist]

17. Just tuned in - Dole talking now. Time for more phone calls

to one of "my" senators! :grr:

[0007]

18. Go Durbin go

[Roland99]

19. Sen. Durbin now

Just corrected the record on who coined the term "nuclear option" - Trent Lott.

[proud patriot]

20. Yay I'm watching

:D

[LSparkle]

27. Thank God for Durbin setting that straight

I had a coronary while I was brushing my teeth listening to Hatch lie like a rug!

[0007]

21. Inhofe is one of the most insipid and boring speaker ever to

stand on the senate floor.

[Roland99]

22. And then comes Evan Bayh!

[0007]

23. Oh God!! Please help us..n/t

[chaska]

24. I just gotta say, I don't want Biden to be our nominee in '08.

I'm fed to the teeth with slick politicos (read: all politicos) . And he will run.

[Blue Belle]

25. I don't want him to run either...

You think they beat up Kerry for flip-flopping... imagine what they'd do to Biden.

[FrenchieCat]

26. Beat him up for

Plip-plugging?

[LSparkle]

29. Yeah, but Biden would FIGHT BACK

unlike Kerry. You wouldn't see the Thugs getting away with any Swift Boat Wacko lies without retaliation or response. I've gained renewed respect for Biden in the past week -- he and Barbara Boxer seem to be only Dems who are really willing to put themselves on the line and fight back. Enough of the capitulating -- we need some damned FIGHTERS out there for us!

[Blue Belle]

30. Kind-of like he faught for us...

on the Bankruptcy Bill? How he fought for us with voting for Roberto Gonzalas?? How he fought for us with verifying the election results? Yeah... you're right. We need fighters... consistant ones. Biden's fight shifts with the changing winds.

[Hippo_Tron]

31. Biden would have trouble with the base because he's a hawk

They would be able to call him a "northeastern out of touch liberal" but in reality he isn't all that liberal on some issues. Also like Kerry he has a voting record about a mile long.

I'd vote for the guy over a Republican, but I think that many on DU would resort to a third party if Biden were the nominee.