WSJ: repubs don't have the votes to kill the filibuster rule

[Rose Siding]

"The Senate appears headed for a high-stakes showdown over the 'nuclear option,' a gambit to end the Democrats' ability to filibuster judicial nominations," the Wall Street Journal reports. "But Republicans have a problem. Even with a 55-seat majority, they currently don't have the votes to change the rules."

"The reason: a culture clash inside the Republican conference. It is partly about ideology, pitting conservatives pushing for the judges against moderates queasy about a confrontation. There is also a tug of war between newcomers eager to wield power and others who worry about the move backfiring if they return to the minority."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/04/12/republicans_clash_over_filibuster.html

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. aw

:nopity:

[rodeodance]

2. would Frist risk put this up if he did not have the votes? I think they

must have them.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

4. yes

because then they can go to their base and say "we tried but those darn libruls with all their endless powers thwarted poor lil me."

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Ahhh...opposition.

Just keep handing out the spankings. People will notice.

All these "new guys" just don't have a clue about how congress works, how it is expected to work and what the public really wants out of it.

Their time grows shorter every day.

[DemBeans]

5. let's hope this is true

[BlueIris]

10. I'm suspicious. Smacks of misdirection. A hope that the Dem

moderates will look at it and relax, maybe even attempt to break ranks and vote to quash the fillibuster. WSJ and other conservative papers like the IBD did this a lot (I thought) during the election cylce.

[caligirl]

6. I watched Lamar Alexander try to put the blame on the dems for this,

this morning. Looks like amnother spin job.
(posted on another thread)

Lamar Alexander was on the floor blaming the dems for Forcing
Edited on Tue Apr-12-05 08:38 AM by caligirl


the repugs rule change, then another repug got up there and did the same thing. If they dump the filibuster their going to try and make the dems look like they brought it on, leaviong repugs with no choice. SLEAZE!

Thjis was cspa 2 this am west coast time.

caligirl

[DeaconBlues]

7. bring on the newest GOP humiliation

Social security, Schiavo, and now this. It hasn't been a pretty couple of months for Bush and his cronies in congress.

[carnie_sf]

12. Looks like time for another appearance

of Osama

[natrat]

8. no problem they will just kill someone

[BlueIris]

11. Ack! Don't remind them of this option! n/t

[lonestarnot]

9. LOL fucking eggfaced again!

[Beetwasher]

13. I Hope This Is True, Because Honestly, I Think They WOULD Do It

I really think they have no intention of every losing another important election or relinquishing power, no matter what the actual vote outcome is.