solvs
Jun 9, 2008, 03:48 AM
This was missed during the end of the Dem nomination process:
Not that anyone's watching, but the Senate has shut down (http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0608/Not_that_anyones_watching_but_the_Senate_has_shut_down.html)
Overshadowed by the hype of Barack Obama's victory lap on the Senate floor today is a simmering dispute between Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over President Bush's remaining judicial nominees.
McConnell has essentially shut down the Senate floor this afternoon by forcing the Senate clerk to read aloud the entire 500 page global warming bill. So if legislative language is your thing, turn on C-SPAN and watch the Senate at its best, or worst, depending on your perspective.
More:
Reid Spokesman: Republicans' Baseless Attacks Cannot Mask Their Lack Of Vision On Global Warming (http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=298740&)
“More generally, Senate Democrats have treated President Bush’s judicial nominations with far greater deference than President Clinton’s were afforded by a Republican-controlled Senate that denied hearings or floor consideration for almost 70 Clinton nominees. Three-quarters of President Bush’s court of appeals nominees have been confirmed, while only ha*lf of President Clinton’s appellate nominations were confirmed. Last year the Senate confirmed 40 judges, more than during any of the three previous years with Republicans in charge, and today’s federal judicial vacancy rate is the lowest it has been in years.”
Meanwhile there are real issues going on that are only still being ignored a little:
Feds Gone Wild; Reports Highlight Worst Crimes by Officials (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4998290&page=1)
Not that anyone's watching, but the Senate has shut down (http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0608/Not_that_anyones_watching_but_the_Senate_has_shut_down.html)
Overshadowed by the hype of Barack Obama's victory lap on the Senate floor today is a simmering dispute between Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over President Bush's remaining judicial nominees.
McConnell has essentially shut down the Senate floor this afternoon by forcing the Senate clerk to read aloud the entire 500 page global warming bill. So if legislative language is your thing, turn on C-SPAN and watch the Senate at its best, or worst, depending on your perspective.
More:
Reid Spokesman: Republicans' Baseless Attacks Cannot Mask Their Lack Of Vision On Global Warming (http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=298740&)
“More generally, Senate Democrats have treated President Bush’s judicial nominations with far greater deference than President Clinton’s were afforded by a Republican-controlled Senate that denied hearings or floor consideration for almost 70 Clinton nominees. Three-quarters of President Bush’s court of appeals nominees have been confirmed, while only ha*lf of President Clinton’s appellate nominations were confirmed. Last year the Senate confirmed 40 judges, more than during any of the three previous years with Republicans in charge, and today’s federal judicial vacancy rate is the lowest it has been in years.”
Meanwhile there are real issues going on that are only still being ignored a little:
Feds Gone Wild; Reports Highlight Worst Crimes by Officials (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4998290&page=1)
