Comments on: Senate conservatives repeat obscure objection to block another Judiciary hearing.

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:26:31 +0000

They either use the term block or say it fell short of the 60 votes needed.

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:25:23 +0000

Because the Democrats were AFRAID that the GOP Thugs and their media lackeys would hammer them for being obstructionists. Does the media use the filibuster word when Republicans use it? I seem to remember that they used such nice terms as procedural measure as if to legitimize them while using the F-Word when the Democrats used it or they DON’T cover it.

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:11:50 +0000

These guys are despicable and UNAMERICAN……..

By: ohplease

ohplease — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:20:31 +0000

They would rather prevent good being done just so no claim of good being done can be made, no matter what the merits.
It’s beyond obstruction.
It’s the politics of a 6-year-old.

By: djreedps

djreedps — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:11:35 +0000

Democrats in Congress try to “compromise” with Republicans in a spirit of “bipartisanship” no matter what the Republicans do.

It is time for Democrats in Congress to stop this nonsense. You cannot compromise with someone who not only is unwilling to compromise but who pulls dirty tricks to obliterate you.

Democrats in Congress need to get some balls and block any efforts by Republicans to get any of their bills to the floor. Democrats need to stop bowing down to Bush and instead hold him and his administration accountable. Democrats need to shut down Washington until hearings are allowed to move forward. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:13:21 +0000

Yea, yea, yea… I know…

THEY(sic) HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOMS…
… And so THEY(sic) obstruct oversight into the infringement of people’s FREEDOMS.

So, What is the Senate gonna do about that?

By: KingCranky

KingCranky — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:08:38 +0000

I can think of only ONE occasion when the Dems used a parliamentary procedure at the time they were the minority party in the Senate.

Reid smacked the GOP around when he called for Rule 21, an effort to prod the committee headed by Sen Roberts-yet another loyal Bush Jr lackey-regarding the pre-invasion use of intelligence by the Administration.

It riled up the Bushtards because they were gloating about the Alito nomination less than 24 hours before.

But one example does not translate to “many”, and like someone else pointed out, the Dems really ought to make the GOP start trying to carry through on its filibuster bluffs.

One can’t play nice with the knuckledraggers who have driven the US into the ground the past seven years, one can’t make common cause with rat-bastards who put loyalty to this President FAR above loyalty to the same Constitution these Bush Jr enablers swore to uphold and defend against all enemies foreign and domestic.

Simple bumper-sticker politics here,

Bad For The GOP=Good For The USA.

By: Ms_Joanne

Ms_Joanne — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:37:00 +0000

Blogwhoring…so sorry.

You’re gonna love this!

Why are YOU voting Republican?

By: wizard2000

wizard2000 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:39:56 +0000

Well, at least this is a slight improvement over when culture of corruption Republicans ran Congress, wouldn’t hold any hearings at all to hear from ordinary American citizens (or hold any hearings at all to hold the corrupt and evil Bush/Cheney administration accountable), leading Democrats (at least some of the more patriotic ones) to hold non-Republican-sanctioned hearings in the basement.

These Republicans are acting like a bunch of Communists, taking orders from the Kremlin.

By: Mia Kulper

Mia Kulper — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:10:03 +0000

And it’s the Democrats who get lableled as “obstructionists” by Limbaugh, Hannity and all the rest of their liberal media.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:07:40 +0000

Sorry Prytania but this round goes to belac. You’ve had more than enough time to come up with an example which supports the original claim. Before you imply that I tacitly endorsed your alledged finds earlier you should know that I never look at the links you claimed as supporting evidence

By: Zooey

Zooey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:01:03 +0000

Where are the Democrats on this?

If I remember correctly, anytime the Repukes felt slighted, they’d walk out in front of the Capital building and start b_tching into a bank of microphones that just happened to be waiting for them.

Get with it, for f_ck’s sake!

By: TeleMan

TeleMan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:55:50 +0000

helenahandbasket Says:

In January, 2009, there will be 60 senate seats firmly in Democratic party control and President Obama won’t have to worry about this kind of g.o.p. obstructionism.

Oh, those bastards will still find a way. Even if they have to stamp their widdle feet and hold their breathe like the incorrigible little brats they are.

By: helenahandbasket

helenahandbasket — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:49:14 +0000

In January, 2009, there will be 60 senate seats firmly in Democratic party control and President Obama won’t have to worry about this kind of g.o.p. obstructionism.

By: belac

belac — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:40:19 +0000

The democrats used this tactic often when they were in the minority. Selective memory is very rampant on the left. I believe they have medication for this. It’s called “The Google”.

This is what you posted, Pyr… I wanna know when the Democratic Party pulled this when they were in the minority- not stuff you find objectionable in general.
If it happened so often it shouldn’t be too hard to find one, should it?

By: belac

belac — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:31:43 +0000

Pyr-
I have yet to see an instance when the minority democratic party used parliamentary procedure to undermine the operation of the house… I see one link to a ’stolen’ vote where the minority republicans object to a vote and another where the minority republicans object to a measure introduced to give a vote to reps. from U.S. territories…
I asked for a single instance when the Democratic minority simply used parliamentary procedure to disrupt the business of the House, not stuff you find objectionable that the Democratic MAJORITY is doing, fulfilling their mandate, BTW…

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:24:58 +0000

two does not equal often

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:24:27 +0000

one does not equal often

By: rmwarnick

rmwarnick — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:20:58 +0000

Obstruction for the sake of obstruction is poor government and poor democracy. We need to stand for more than that.

If the Democrats had obstructed the USA PATRIOT Act, the Military Commissions Act, and the Protect America Act, it would have been good government and GREAT democracy. Why didn’t they?

By: belac

belac — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:00:42 +0000

The democrats used this tactic often when they were in the minority. Selective memory is very rampant on the left. I believe they have medication for this. It’s called “The Google”.

Find one example of the previous minority doing this… I couldn’t.