From the AP:
GOP blocks Gonzales no-confidence vote
Senate Democrats fail to get the 60 votes needed to end debate
Republicans blocked the Senate's no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday, rejecting a symbolic Democratic effort to prod him from office despite blistering criticism from lawmakers in both parties.
I have said before, that the blog readers may hate or love the quotes of the day. That is the point. Some quotes will be ridculous. Some will be profound. Some will be inspiring.
And the quotes of the day belong to Senators Chuck Schumer and Trent Lott.
"If senators cast their vote with their conscience, they would speak with near unanimity that there is no confidence in the attorney general," said the resolution's author, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. "Their united voice would undoubtedly dislodge the attorney general from the post that he should no longer hold."
My response: What a guy to speak of "conscience" when former MD Lt. Governor, Michael Steele is still waiting on an apology for his involvement and his staffers' involvement with stealing Steele's credit reports.
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said it was inappropriate for the Senate to hold forth on a member of the president's Cabinet.
"This is a nonbinding, irrelevant resolution proving what? Nothing," Lott said. "Maybe we should be considering a vote of no confidence on the Senate or on the Congress for malfunction and an inability to produce anything."
Posted by princella at June 12, 2007 12:04 AM
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I found it highly amusing that the media outlets are blaming Republicans. They were "blocking." LOL!
Quite frankly, I do not think all that much of Gonzales, but, as said so many times, this was just another in a long line of Democrat political stunts, with more to come.
I wonder when they will pass actual legislation? Oh, I forgot, they have only been in power for 7 months.
Posted by:
William Teach at June 12, 2007 08:57 AM
Oh, I forgot, they have only been in power for 7 months.
William, the Donks are learning one of life's undeniable truths -- "time waits for no man". That 7 will soon be 17, and all those what-have-you-done-for-me-lately votors are going to be scratching their collective heads and asking themselves: "I voted for this?" Oh, well, back to the drawing board. There are only two sure things in life -- death and taxes (not politics).
Posted by: Retired Spook at June 12, 2007 09:39 AM
Where were THEY?
chuckie cheese schumer
harry reidtard
nancy piglosi
teddy (the swimmer) kennedy
the ENTIRE democRAT party????
when ole janet rhino was
1.SHOOTING 14 yo boys, women with babies in arms, using aircraft, snipers, amored personell carriers etc against FIVE people living out in no mans land.(ruby ridge)
2.Shooting into a dwelling containing women, children, infants, using automatic weapons.
Using aircraft, snipers, armored personell carriers, anti TERRORIST tacticts by cutting off electricity, BLAIRING extreme music/sounds - 24/7
using spotlights, and threats again against WOMEN and CHILDREN and several men. Ramming TANKS through the walls filling the dwelling up tear gas??? and finally burning the entire structure to the ground costing 85+ deaths .....under the DISGUISE of protecting the children. .....(WACO)
3.Using agents dressed in full armor, with full automatic weapons and disguised like ninjas or islamic terrorists, to rip a 9 yo boy from terrified relatives hands in a private dwelling only to return him to a COMMUNIST repressive island prison state....(Elian Gonzolaz)
WHERE WAS the VOTE of NO CONFIDENCE against this monster of death who should have been prosecuted for war type crimes? against CIVILIANS.
ABU GRAIB??? HA HA HA - panties on heads and barking dogs.
WHERE WERE YOU dems ?????......then.
Posted by: FmrMarine at June 12, 2007 03:57 PM
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I found it highly amusing that the media outlets are blaming Republicans. They were "blocking." LOL!
Quite frankly, I do not think all that much of Gonzales, but, as said so many times, this was just another in a long line of Democrat political stunts, with more to come.
I wonder when they will pass actual legislation? Oh, I forgot, they have only been in power for 7 months.
Oh, I forgot, they have only been in power for 7 months.
William, the Donks are learning one of life's undeniable truths -- "time waits for no man". That 7 will soon be 17, and all those what-have-you-done-for-me-lately votors are going to be scratching their collective heads and asking themselves: "I voted for this?" Oh, well, back to the drawing board. There are only two sure things in life -- death and taxes (not politics).
Where were THEY?
chuckie cheese schumer
harry reidtard
nancy piglosi
teddy (the swimmer) kennedy
the ENTIRE democRAT party????
when ole janet rhino was
1.SHOOTING 14 yo boys, women with babies in arms, using aircraft, snipers, amored personell carriers etc against FIVE people living out in no mans land.(ruby ridge)
2.Shooting into a dwelling containing women, children, infants, using automatic weapons.
Using aircraft, snipers, armored personell carriers, anti TERRORIST tacticts by cutting off electricity, BLAIRING extreme music/sounds - 24/7
using spotlights, and threats again against WOMEN and CHILDREN and several men. Ramming TANKS through the walls filling the dwelling up tear gas??? and finally burning the entire structure to the ground costing 85+ deaths .....under the DISGUISE of protecting the children. .....(WACO)
3.Using agents dressed in full armor, with full automatic weapons and disguised like ninjas or islamic terrorists, to rip a 9 yo boy from terrified relatives hands in a private dwelling only to return him to a COMMUNIST repressive island prison state....(Elian Gonzolaz)
WHERE WAS the VOTE of NO CONFIDENCE against this monster of death who should have been prosecuted for war type crimes? against CIVILIANS.
ABU GRAIB??? HA HA HA - panties on heads and barking dogs.
WHERE WERE YOU dems ?????......then.