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Sen. Shelby puts hold on all Obama nominees
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| jordan fabian
Posted on 02/05/2010 8:22:51 AM PST by RummyChick
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday placed a blanket hold on all of President Barack Obama's nominees before the Senate, according to the office of Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Shelby's holds mean that the Senate cannot vote on a nominee unless the hold is broken using a cloture vote that requires 60 senators or if the senator lifts the hold.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; hold; obama; shelby
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To: RummyChick
Repubs are growing spines?
To: RummyChick
Wonder what brought this on?
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:25:03 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
("The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples' money" Lady Thatcher)
To: jazminerose
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:25:46 AM PST
by
rrrod
To: RummyChick
To: RummyChick
Good. Max attack now. Shelby had buddies in the NSA and talked about the BC before. Come one Senator - do your duty.
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:26:03 AM PST
by
Frantzie
(TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
To: jazminerose
To: MNJohnnie
Wonder what brought this on? Brought to you by the Number 41.
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:26:52 AM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: RummyChick
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:26:58 AM PST
by
tiredoflaundry
(I will not be silenced.)
To: RummyChick
Ugh, that is going to sting a bit. Nice move, Sen. Shelby.
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:27:25 AM PST
by
cranked
To: RummyChick
Go Sen. Richard Shelby!
This is probably a tactical move in preparation for a NASA Manned Space Program defunding fight.
Alabama has lots of NASA related job in jeopardy.
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:28:57 AM PST
by
J Edgar
To: jazminerose
These are made of cast iron.
(expedite delivery to republicans in the senate and congress)
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:30:03 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
(God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy)
To: Lurker
Brought to you by the Number 41. ROFL!
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:30:09 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
("The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples' money" Lady Thatcher)
To: Lurker
Brought to you by the Number 41. Yep. It sure would be a shame to waste the advantage they now have.
To: RummyChick
‘bout time we served them with their own CRAP. Good...I hope they put these Marxists in a straight jacket for the next 3 years.
To: J Edgar
it’s worth reading the article..he is upset over two things right now...an FBI center funding and a deal over building tankers in his state.
To: RummyChick
Never gonna happen now. Obama can of course make recess appointments but he shouldn't count on any Senate confirmation votes any time soon. The magic number is 60. Whoo hoo!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:33:42 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: RummyChick
Its parochial of course but any thing that keeps radical activists out of the federal government is fine by me!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:35:03 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: MNJohnnie
Read the article - he’s pissed that Boeing might get the tanker deal (which of course means a US company will be building the planes).
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:37:39 AM PST
by
stormer
To: RummyChick
Not thrilled with his reasons (pork spending not going his way), but I am glad that none of zero’s nominations will go through so easily.
There’s no spine here - just another political whore trying to save his own job.
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posted on
02/05/2010 8:39:21 AM PST
by
iceskater
(The "public option" in government run health care means no option at all.)
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