[PhiKapMom]

My guess is because he said a vote on judicial nominees for Tuesday which would translate into a cloture vote if someone had been following the debate and didn't realize there were more nominees coming to the floor.

Would have been easy to do except the press should have known that a motion to invoke cloture has to filed 48 hours in advance. That meant it had to be filed on Thursday for a Tuesday vote, since the Senate was in recess for Friday through Sunday. By checking the Senate website they would have discovered that nothing had been submitted.

[justshe]

Just FYI.......I got the exact words.

To: redlipstick; All

I just rewound with my tivo type gizmo (about 10 times to get this).

Garrett said.....and I quote......" Republicans are looking for a vote Thursday to break the Democratic filibuster, knowing they'll lose. That's when Democrats will declare victory But Republicans will say the fight for Estrada will continue."


792 posted on 03/03/2003 3:59 PM PST by justshe