So, the Dems are not going to filibuster

[ikojo]

Roberts? Do they know what an opposition party is and what it does? If they need an example then perhaps they should look at how the Repugnicans treated CLINTON during his TWO administrations.

Wow! To think these people will come whining to us in 2006 and 2008 about how we need to put Republicans with D's after their names in power to undo what the Republicans with R's after their names did.

[Cocoa]

1. that's a reasonable starting position

we want the dems to have at least a shred of credibility don't we?

[K-W]

3. Who needs credibility when you irrationally fight everything!!!!

[DaveinMD]

2. the Republicans

didn't filibuster Clinton Supreme Court nominees.

[ikojo]

5. No they were too busy investigating him

for a failed real estate deal and an extra marital affair.

So what the pugs didn't filibuster Clinton's nominations.

[DaveinMD]

8. I'm just saying

because many here will say the Dems aren't real dems if they don't filibuster. That is why.

[Dr.Phool]

6. They didn't have to

They never scheduled hearings for his nominees. Much quieter, same result.

[DaveinMD]

7. we're talking about supreme court nominees

both Ginsburg and Breyer were easily confirmed.

[TankLV]

10. No, they just never let most of his judicial nominees out of committee

100's of positions went vacant for years!

Just another rose by another name.

[wli]

11. and Dubya's been filling those with Federalist Society hacks ever since

[DaveinMD]

13. I wasn just addressing the supremes

not all judicial appointments. What they did on the lower courts was reprehensible.

[immoderate]

4. I think it's smart to lay low for now.

And then rip this guy open at the hearings. Bush pulled him out now to distract from the Plame affair. I think Dems should ignore him now and build up ammo and then bring out all the conflicts of interest that he apparently has when he's on the hot seat.

In the meantime let's roust the administration and keep their transgressions in the forefront.

--IMM

[DemBones DemBones]

9. You got it. Since the sorry showing of 2004, I've been asking myself

if it's any longer worth it to vote. And wondering if it ever was

What's that Lily Tomlin quote? "No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up,"

[ultraist]

12. How can they filibuster ?

Roberts was unanimously confirmed for his last judicial appointment by those same Dem Senators. At least most of them are still there.