[wimpycat]

For my part, I thought Senators Graham, Santorum, Chambliss, Coleman and Hatch were the stars of the debate. I didn't know a thing about Norm Coleman, but I've come to like him. I could listen to Saxby Chambliss talk all night--I just love the sound of his voice. Rick Santorum was particularly good and is really going places, in my opinion, maybe even the White House in a few years. Lindsey Graham never fails to please, and Orrin Hatch, God love 'im, was vintage Orrin Hatch.

I didn't watch any of the Democrats, as I don't like unnecessarily raising my blood pressure.

[wimpycat]

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[wimpycat]

Ooops! I almost forgot. :-)

[isthisnickcool]

That screeching coon a$$ woman Landreui. Yuk! The worse!

She thought she was on Jerry Springer. Not in the US Senate.

[ladyinred]

I beg your pardon? Was something going on in the Senate? I only saw Scott Peterson and Kobe Bryant on the news. :-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

Rick Santorum was particularly good and is really going places, in my opinion, maybe even the White House in a few years.

No such luck. He's too much of a loud and proud conservative. 'Tis a shame though...

Lindsey Graham never fails to please,

Hehehehehe. ;) Seriously, though, he was quite good -- although he did seem to get a little punchy by this morning.

and Orrin Hatch, God love 'im, was vintage Orrin Hatch.

Yep, he really impressed me. Very articulate and passionate about this.

The one who made a worse impression was Mary Brownroots and her incessant screeching. What a cow.

[Dolphy]

Highlight for me was Zell Miller. Coleman and Graham were good though I wanted them to lose their temper, they proved to be much wiser in their deliberate, measured and logical arguments. Hatch was good too.

I could go on and on about the Dems, but Schumer made me sick as did Landrieu. The difference is that Schumer speaks in a measured psuedo-intellectual voice while Landrieu simply lost her mind in front of the cameras.

[Huck]

I thought Coleman was very good. I had no idea. He is a very good public speaker. Jim Sessions was good, too.

[small voice in the wilderness]

That Succubus from Louisiana was deplorable. No one needs to be that vile. I must say, if helen thomas' face could be trapped inside someone's soul, it would be landrieu. She is that ugly on the inside.

[RWR8189]

I must have watched at least 20-25 hrs of that debate, and I have to say that the speeches by Rick Santorum and Zell Miller were among the best.

I always love what Santorum has to say, he is a gifted speaker, and I think he really does represent the heart and soul of the conservative movement.

Orrin Hatch did a great job as well.

I thought the tag teaming with Graham and Coleman was classic and they put down alot of the crap the dems threw out there.

Although I was thoroughly embarrassed to see my supposed senator dick durbin making an ass of himself.

Overall it was a great debate, and it proved the dems the hypocrites that they are.

[WhiteGuy]

What was accomplished?

As far as I can tell, all that took place was that no other legislation was addressed.

That's a plus, but otherwise - It was a "look what I did" election year ploy.

[mass55th]

The Best? That the Republicans did it.

The Worst? That they ended it after only 39 hours.

[Lancey Howard]

Santorum stole the show.

[Dan from Michigan]

I didn't see it, but the worst was Carl Lenin. Simply because he's Carl Lenin.

[SF Republican]

I didn't watch any of the Democrats, as I don't like unnecessarily raising my blood pressure. I get up and leave the room about half the time the Dems or that frog Dominique de Villepin come on to speak for exactly the same reason.

[alwaysconservative]

Santorum's speech early this morning was my hands-down favorite patriotic speech about why this debate was important, followed closely by Zell Miller, Norm Coleman (tough, smart, and down-to-earth), Lindsey Graham, Hatch, and Kit Bond. Bond was new to me as a speaker, and, I thought, EXTREMELY effective in making his points. I could listen to Saxby Chambliss all day and just not care what he was saying as long as he kept talking. Warner brought a nice historical perspective to the debate, and Larry Craig and Gordon Smith offered good points as well. I didn't see Dole, Sessions, or others, but I felt that the Republicans worked well together as a team and really didn't miss a trick (except for letting Treason Rockefeller get away with finger-wagging, and not being more derisive about those silly charts the Dems put up).

Landrieu was so bad as to be a screeching caricature of a person. She and Schumer illustrate what low-class and gutter politicians look like. Breaux was deceptive, low key, disappointing. Actually, the most effective Dem was Ben Nelson, IMHO. He seems like the only one who isn't back-slapping Schumer and company with juvenile glee at having frustrated President Bush and the Constitution for partisan political reasons.

[LibertyLight]

Shillery's Lemon example was about as mickey mouse as it comes....
she said the nominees are 'lemons' - she sounded ridiculous - it was sickening - i really could not stomach anything -
they had appoinment times for speaking - what a joke...
not even all there...
what is this childness coming to?!

[syriacus]

the worst,

One of the biggest charades actually came up soon after the votes

Sen. Pryor of Arkansas and Daschle said (in effect) "we Democrats will support Bush's candidate J. Leon Holmes. Why not agree, now, to vote on him soon?"

Daschle and Pryor neglected to mention Schumer had already back-stabbed Holmes' candidacy.

For Schumer, His Method and Success Draw Fire

It was also Mr. Schumer's staff that dug up controversial information about certain Bush nominees and then disseminated it to reporters and Democrats. Among the handouts were the writings of James Leon Holmes, a lawyer and former president of Arkansas Right to Life, who wrote that conception from rape occurs with "the same frequency as snowfall in Miami" and who compared abortion-rights advocates to Nazis.

A "comic relief" moment was supplied by Byron Dorgan.

Dorgan mispronounced the name of an Ohio town, whose citizens he was pretending to be concerned about. Dorgan said he was concerned because a large Huffy bicycle factory in that town (Celina) had been moved to China. He thought it was more important for the Senators to talk about those folks in Celina, than about Bush's judicial candidates.

He neglected to tell us that the Huffy factory was closed 5 years ago, in 1998, when Clinton was President.

[Tahts-a-dats-ago]

I think Senator Santorum was the star of the show, his passion, intelligence and leadership is impressive. Senator Miller gave one of the best speeches I've ever heard. I was also greatly impressed with Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Coleman - both are adept at supporting their points with facts. All in all I was very impressed with the Republican Senators - most spoke with eloquence and intelligence.

On to the other 'side' of the fence:

Overall I thought the Senate Democrats came across as arrogant, ignorant, distorting hypocrites. I don't recall a single Democrat (excluding Miller) deserving of anything other than contempt and immediate removal from office.

Senator Landrieu was especially repugnant - her shrill rantings and illogical comments remind me of Hillary Clinton.

Senator Schumer is simply a repulsive human being. There is no excuse that allows him to remain in office. His attacks on Judge Brown were ample evidence that he just doesn't give a damn about the Constitution.

In my estimation the two worst Senators were the two representing my state - NJ.

Lautenberg is an idiot - a point that he consistently drove home. His inane ramblings and feigned anger over his obvious hatred for the Constitution would be hilarious if only he wasn't so dangerous in reality. The man appeared to be both drunk and senile.

As bad as Lautenberg was, Corzine was even worse. This pompous ass had the audacity to cite Judge Brown's comment ("When government advances, freedom is imperiled.") as an example of her being too extreme to serve.

Corzine made several comments that fully exposed the lack of comprehension he has for the Constitution and it's reason for being. The fact that he is a Senator speaks volumes about the stupidity of New Jersyans in general.

This man is the epitome of every bad attribute lumped on those of wealth: he is arrogant, ignorant, snobbish and determined to prove it at every possibility.

I can't help but wondering what monikers Corzine and his ilk would heap upon men like Thomas Jefferson, Trench Coxe, James Madison, George Washington, Thomas Paine and Daniel Webster - men who've all made statements remarkably similar to Judge Brown's thoughts on the dangers of government.

It is well beyond time that someone (of power) took these two traitors to task for their comments and their beliefs. Neither is fit to serve the people, neither is fit to reside in this nation. Both would be better suited if they wore uniforms of drab brown with prominent red stars.