[dawn53]

I guess this is called "shoot yourself in the foot politics."

Obstruct for the sake of your supporters that would vote for your party anyway (i.e. abortion supporters, anti-gun, etc.) and alienate a huge population of voters, Hispanics, that could be easily turned from voting Democratic to Republican by this move.

[chiefqc]

Being stupid seems to come so easy for the dumb-o-crats.

[Credo]

... Estrada is a member of the law firm that represented Bush in his successful Supreme Court fight for the presidency. ....

This is the key to Democrat angst. They just can't get over it. They're willing to go to the mat over a circuit judge! I cannot imagine what they'll do with a nomination to the Supremes.

Nelson of Nebraska and Breaux have already announced they won't back a filibuster. I would also assume Miller won't either. That leaves 46 including Jumpin' Jim. Let's see - if I was a Rat Senator with a large Hispanic population. Graham & Nelson of Florida. I'll go out on a limb and mention Thelma & Louise in California. Lincoln in Arkansas is looking at reelection. Bacchus in Montana. Bingaman in New Mexico might not want to touch this one. I'd say even old Hollings might take a pass at this.

I caught some of this on C-SPAN2. Schumer has given up on reelection. Rudy runs against him, he's gone. Reid has too. Nevada has to have a rather large Hispanic population. It's mind boggling what the rats are doing.

[HHFi]

So in order to protest stonewalling, Democrats are going to filibuster. Oooooooooooooooooooookay...

Well, better bring along a case of Sucrets, because you'll be doing a lot of talking, jackasses. I can't wait to show a nation of voters who are worried to death about war and the economy that their Democratic "leaders" are completely blocking the Senate from doing any business because they can't stand the idea of letting the president appoint just one Hispanic judge. Go ahead, make my millennium!

[gunnedah]

Fact is the Liberal faction of the Democrat Party is intent on bringing America down at any cost unless we allow them to control. The Democrat Party is fast becoming the largest terrorist group in America. They should rename themselves the American Communist Party.
The games that they and the terrorist play are outside the realm of anything America has faced up until now and it is the type war that must be fought without taking prisoners.It is all about party politics,power and the spoils of war and to hell with America. Their motto is "Divide & Conquer".
America is soon to go the way of Russia if we are not careful.

[gridlock]

The Justice Department's solicitor general's office, where Estrada used to work, refused to release copies of internal memos and opinions he produced when he worked there. All the living solicitors general for presidents in both parties agreed with that position in a letter last June.

So what's Daschle's point?

[fightinJAG]

Estrada also, in doing the job assigned him, argued five cases before the Supreme Court for the CLINTON administration, including a case involving Operation Rescue.

His record speaks for itself: he is guided by the law, unlike these Rats.

I hope the Rats filibuster, the Repubs back them down and Estrada gets confirmed.

[BuckeyeOhio]

Here's my idea - why not have a "lock-down" of the Senate. If you leave the room, you don't get back in.

[AppyPappy]

Isn't Kerry going to be out of action soon. Call the vote. I bet the Dems don't have it.

[hobbes1]

"We have enough votes to sustain our position," Daschle said.

Guess they like being in the Minority Party.

Kind of Ironic, isn't it....Daschle doesn't even see himself as being positioned as the Democrats Newt Gingrich...(Think Senate Shutdown)

[ricpic]

All of this is about the first opening that will be coming up for Bush to fill on the Supreme Court. If the ferocity of the Dems opposition to the Estrada nominatiom is sufficient to make Bush and the men around him flinch and propose a "moderate" to fill the vacancy; then the Dems will have won.

Let's hope he is as stalwart at that moment as he is in foreign affairs.