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Schumer Wanks | 29 comments (29 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Schumer Wanks (none / 1)

I don't but these critiques over attendance.

The way it works is that Reid gets his whip count and then he tells the presidential candidates whether he needs their votes. If he does need their votes, they come back to DC. In this case, their votes didn't matter (they couldn't prevent 50, and they weren't needed if a filibuster were launched).

There was no reason for Dodd to leave Iowa for this vote unless he intended to filibuster it. And, evidently, the caucus decided they would not support a filibuster.

by BooMan on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 12:51:05 PM EST
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Re: Schumer Wanks (none / 0)

I understand that; as I stated, the vote was futile. It was, however, a chance for Dodd to go on the record against torture.

I realize I'm talking pure symbolism here, but that's all we have, apparently.

I'd have flown back to D.C. if I were in Dodd's shoes.

It's not a critique over attendance; it's a critique of the message, or lack thereof.

"If Adolph Hitler flew in today, they'd send a limousine anyway" -- Joe Strummer

by urizon (cognitivediss@gmail.com) on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 01:03:25 PM EST
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the real battle is over FISA, not this miserable prick of an attorney general. Once the Dems decided torture was okay it really made no sense to throw a fit on Mukasey. That ship sailed right off the table a 11 months ago.

by BooMan on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 01:51:21 PM EST
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Re: Schumer Wanks (none / 0)

"the real battle is over FISA..." and "this miserable prick of an attorney general" is going to be right in the middle of it.

what do you think was his first priority, after a quick, "private", swearing in ceremony?

Mukasey was sworn in at a private Justice Department ceremony about 16 hours after he narrowly won Senate confirmation. The third attorney general of the Bush administration, Mukasey, 66, inherits a Justice Department struggling to restore its independent image with more than a dozen vacant leadership jobs and little time to make many changes before another president takes office.
Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said Mukasey was joined by family members at the closed-door ceremony lasting two to three minutes. After taking the oath, Mukasey headed immediately into meetings with senior Justice Department officials, including a briefing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...
link

people, we been had...again.

this whole democratic experiment...republic, if you will...just sailed right off the edge of the flat earth.

fuck'em all!

lTMF'sA

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 05:22:46 PM EST
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i'm sorry but every issue has been a real issue. and it certainly was worth a hissy fit and even a fillibuster to stop mukasey and make several conditions for appointing any future attorney general or anyone to the injustice department: among them, follow through on all the subpoenas issued by congress and turn over all the documents to the committees. otherwise, frankly, you might just as well recess or abolish congress. which is what Darth cheney has done anyway. i guess i have gone way beyond cynical but i don't see how what the democrats have given bush is that much different than if the republicans still controlled congress. yeah i will go that far, the white house, with one override exception has gotten just about everything. congress is a big debate club now that the US is an out and out robber Empire occupying the persian gulf and since reid won't fillibuster nor will they impeach, cheney will do just whatever he wants and congress will go along, right up to and including using tactical nukes against iran. (with another rubber stamp vote from the demorats) that's how far down into Dante's hell the US now is. it's not a Republic, booman, bush is a Caesar. the rubicon was passed in 2004 and when they kept throwing money at the two lost and useless wars in iraq and afghanistan. and are totally prepared now for the 3rd one....

every time the demorats give in to emperor george and Darth it further emboldens them. has there ever been a more ineffectual majority 'opposition' party? and the poll numbers, does anyone in that party read how many people are against this war and want a timetable or a pullout now? of course they know, but they don't give a rat's *ss or they're afraid or they want to win in 2008 or blah blah blah.

given the present track record i consider the FISA to be a foregone conclusion as well. bush will get what he want, with maybe a few minor adjustments here and there.

sorry for the long tirade but this debate club i mean rubbeer stamp club i mean congress has made me extremely cranky.

by michael72 on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 05:35:21 PM EST
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I spoke to Dodd's campaign about this just a few moments ago.
They told me that Dodd was unable to sschedule a flight back to DC on such short notice.

Wasn't this vote supposed to be NEXT week anyway?
Curiouser and curiouser...

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 at 01:34:59 PM EST
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