Archive for the 'Filibuster' Category
Harry’s Filibuster Dreams Shattered
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Filibuster, Iraq, Politics, CongressPoor Harry Reid. He went out on a limb and kept the Senate in session way longer than he had to and he got burned. By a vote of 52-47, the Senate rejected the vote for cloture which would have forced a vote on the Reed/Levin Amendment. I’ve been watching sporadically all night and the […]
You Can’t Filibuster the Glory OR Liveblogging the Filibuster
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Filibuster, Iraq, Democrats, Republicans, Congress11:26am EST: Reid Failed by a vote of 52-47. Reed/Levin is now stalled in the Senate. Harry Reid is currently trying to pass a motion to reconsider, but I don’t imagine it will do much.
10:45am EST: Mitch McConnell is calling out the Reed/Levin bill for being vague and unspecific. He repeatedly declares that he doesn’t […]
Filibustering Explained
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 17th, 2007 in Filibuster, Democrats, Republicans, CongressLet me first admit that I am wildly excited about the idea of a filibuster in the making. I’ve always wanted to see some old-fashioned senatorial glory and the most recent filibusters haven’t lived up to their predecessors. When I first read that Harry Reid was going to push the Republicans to filibustering, I got […]
