Senate Republican filibuster on Judge Hamilton fails! 29-70

[usregimechange]

Soon to be... US Circuit Judge David Hamilton

That is the good news...

...but the truth is GOP appointees still dominate this Circuit.



*Updated to add Judge Hamilton (a bit prematurely) and subtract one vacancy.

[Cha]

1. Thank you, USRC..

Judge Hamilton looks like he could hold his own in a circuit full of repukes.

[Ian David]

4. He was also excellent in Airplane. n/t

[usregimechange]

5. Eh, what? Is their an actor with his name?

[Ikonoklast]

10. Just don't call him Shirley. n/t

[SalviaBlue]

2. Republicans/Fail... I'll rec that.

I don't like the looks of that pie chart.

[usregimechange]

7. 4th Circuit turned majority blue very recently

2nd and 3rd will go next.

[sharp_stick]

3. Did they really try to fillibuster this guy?

Every day I'm reminded why I hate Repukes. Bunch of obstructionist crybabies.

[usregimechange]

8. Yup, even though they use to believe such a thing was unconstitutonal

[usregimechange]

6. Confirmation vote scheduled for tomorrow

"The vote opens the way to Judge Hamilton’s expected easy confirmation via a simple majority vote set to take place on Wednesday."

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/17/obama-court-nominee-david-hamilton-clears-senate-hurdle/

[HughMoran]

9. The troll party just says NO to everything

Why can't we just send them home without dinner.

[unkachuck]

11. good news....

....I like good news....congratulations Judge Hamilton!

[gratuitous]

12. What? They broke a filibuster?!

But, I thought filibuster had super-duper powers to stop everything congressional! Harry Reid and 59 others were totally impotent in the face of the overwhelming and unstoppable force of the filibuster! What in the world happened? How could a filibuster possibly be overcome by a mere 70 votes in the Senate? Is the flag falling? Is the Republic tottering on the precipice? Could the lock-step discipline of the GOP possibly be the taddest bit overblown?

This is VERY bad news for the Democrats; what if it turns out that filibusters aren't the colossus we've been told for the past five years? Will the Democrats actually have to fucking TRY to enact the legislative agenda we put them in power to achieve?

[usregimechange]

13. I guess it really isn't impossible after all...

[malaise]

14. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahha

Lots of good news tonight.