“Absolutely not,” Carney told reporters at Thursday’s daily briefing when asked whether there’s any chance the Hagel nomination will be withdrawn. “Any suggestion to the contrary might have been found in the minutes of the meetings of the Friends of Hamas.” [Washington Post] FROM THE “Friends of Hamas” joke that had Republicans and other extremists [...]
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Saddle Up, Leon, Hagel Vote Fails 58-40 (Blame the Filibuster)
Fox.com Headline, which has now been changed… Republicans vow to go to war with filibuster over Hagel INHOFE’S FILIBUSTER was hilarious in one regard, which was he actually felt compelled to go to the Senate floor to say it wasn’t a filibuster, even though 51, not 60, votes is a majority. It made Republicans [...]
Reid Schedules Vote on Hagel for Friday, Republicans Set to Filibuster *Update – HAGEL BLOCKED*
[UPDATE] Senior Democratic aides said that Hagel’s nomination does not have 60 votes at this time to overcome Republican objections before a key Friday procedural vote, leaving the nomination in limbo ahead of next week’s Senate recess. … “We do not have, at 12 o’clock today, a secretary of Defense,” Reid said. “It’s tragic they’ve [...]
Memo from Justice Ginsburg to Crybaby Lindsey Graham
“I’m hoping there will be members of Congress who will say enough. We are destroying the United States’ reputation in the world as a beacon of democracy, and we should go back to the way it was, and the way it should be.” – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg THIS IS exactly what’s happening [...]
Republicans Threaten Hagel Walkout & Filibuster, While Levin Letter Reveals Their Hypocrisy
LET THEM walk out. “There are two options: If Hagel doesn’t fully disclose all the things in the letter [in which Republicans made requests for more disclosure] … either you will see a party line vote or Republicans will stand up and leave the room in protest,” said a senior Republican Senate aide. “Does Levin [...]
What Would Ted Cruz Do If the Senate Wanted Information on his Wife’s Goldman Sachs Dealings?
IT’S A question that should be answered, since the Senate Armed Services Committee is deciding to hold Chuck Hagel to standards senators can’t meet themselves. The confirmation delay of Chuck Hagel is on precarious footing, because of the double standard the Committee has decided to impose on Hagel. It’s bad enough that the so-called “sexual [...]
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