OOO ! Harry just said there WILL be Filibusters in the Future !n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

[Catt03]

1. Says we won and no gloating

thanking Byrd.

[Cocoa]

2. he knows there will be "extreme circumstances"

with Bush as pres, there are always extreme circumstances.

[Pirate Smile]

3. That is why this is good.

Haa. Now McConnell is trying to make it look like Frist won. Ha. Too bad.

[autorank]

4. Thanks to Reid, Byrd and the rest of the "no B.S. crew."

Any releases, I'm w/out TV.

[LSparkle]

5. Only on nominees who are worse whackjobs than the

ones they just agreed to confirm.

Hmm, so a nominee can want to undo the New Deal ... but they're OK. And a nominee can side almost exclusively with corporations over individuals and ... they're OK.

Seems to me the definition of "EXTREME" just got pushed WAY to the right today.

[xray s]

6. They didn't "agree to confirm them"!

They agreed to let them come to a vote. Big difference.

[TexasLawyer]

9. Effectively the same result, though

if there's an up or down vote in which a simple majority carries the decision and Senate Republicans-- who hold the majority-- vote in lockstep as they are told.

[xray s]

11. We'll see about that

Since the Democrats can now focus on talking about these judges instead of filibusters we just might swing enough of those moderate Republicans to vote DOWN a couple of these judges.

[emulatorloo]

8. LINDSEY GRAHAM IS TELEGRAPHING THAT MOD REPUGS WILL NOT VOTE YES

on those judges.

see also this DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3713639

This one too:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3713572

[liberalnurse]

That was the goal......

I'm grateful for his timeless efforts.

[brentspeak]

7. Yeah? Well then use the filibuster tomorrow for Owens and Brown.

There's your "extraordinary" circumstance right there.

[emulatorloo]

10. see my post 8 EOM

[moondust]

12. And as soon as that happens...

NUCLEAR OPTION!! NUCLEAR OPTION!! NUCLEAR OPTION!!

To me it looks more like a postponement. Plus the Pugs get at least three wacko judges installed in the meantime.