Shouldn't the fact that NONE of them came back to vote on Mukasey tell you something?

beaconess

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:16 AM
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Shouldn't the fact that NONE of them came back to vote on Mukasey tell you something?

Like maybe they COULDN'T get back in time?

Certainly, if it was possible for one or more of them to make it back, they would done so, if only to make those who didn't come look bad.

Insisting that they could have commandeered private planes at a moment's notice to return to Washington for a vote taking place in a couple of hours is just unrealistic.

Everyone should back off of them and put the blame where it belongs - with the Senate Majority Leader who scheduled this vote with no notice.

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CyberPieHole

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:22 AM
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1. Yes, it is illogical to expect U.S. Senators to be present for a vote for U.S. AG...

I mean, the office of Attorney General is hardly worth troubling oneself with.:eyes:

It took months and incredible work to rid ourselves of Gonzo...now, when we could have driven a stake through * and the repugs, we failed...and the Senators running for president? They were in absentia. Why bother making excuses for them? I will probably be supporting Kucinich now. I hope he doesn't let me down.

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beaconess

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:26 AM
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3. What's illogical is for a Majority Leader to schedule vote of this importance

Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 12:33 AM by beaconess

with a couple of hours notice, making it physically impossible for anyone who is out of town to get back to Washington in time to cast the vote.

If you're so unhappy about this, you should take it up with Senator Reid, not whine about the candidates.

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CyberPieHole

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:35 AM
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6. Stop squawking and railing against Reid...

Why try to pass the buck? The Senators were not in DC during an important vote. There is NO excuse.

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beaconess

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:39 AM
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7. So, they're supposed to just sit in Washington and never go anywhere just in case

Reid decides to schedule an important vote on three hours notice?

Right.

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CyberPieHole

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:41 AM
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9. Do you have a link for that?

Three hour notice?

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:29 AM
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4. The inviolate mantra in practice in DC is

When your opponent is busy hanging themselves make sure they have enough rope to do it.

The repugs can't do anything right. So the Dems leadership has decided to stand back and do nothing. They believe this will build up the most political capital for them.

There is some truth to this. The people are so angry right now that any mistake is going to bring with it the wrath of the people. So they believe it is better to lay low and let the repugs take the blame for everything and get the heat rather than take a risk of blowing it and getting the heat themselves.

Its disgusting and its politics.

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calteacherguy

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:34 AM
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5. You have abandoned reason.

Do you expect them to timewarp there?

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CyberPieHole

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:40 AM
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8. They should have been there...where were they? Timbuctoo?

Is it that difficult for you to understand that voting for Attorney General is important?

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AtomicKitten

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Fri Nov-09-07 12:24 AM
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2. It tells me there are people who will stoop to using anything to bash an opponent.

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