Fun with Phones
Senator Russ Feingold announced on the Sunday morning chat shows that he was planning on introducing a motion to censure the President for violating the laws of the nation he serves and violating the Constitution he swore an oath to protect and defend.
So today I picked up the phone.
I called my two Senators, Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D), and after communicating my opinion (without descending into epithets, personalities or any vulgar language), I asked their staffers for the 'Big' men's opinions on the matter.
I will have to admire the consistency - both offices stated that the Senators had not yet formed an opinion on the subject, as it was too soon after Feingold made his announcement.
I'll wait a day or two before asking again.
- UPDATE -
The floor debate in the Senate started about 10 minutes ago, with a series of little niggling procedural delays by the GOP side of the aisle. Feingold started his address only to be interrupted by Arlen Specter over when the Old Fart was getting a copy of the censure resolution. Feingold didn't lose his cool, which is a far cry from the reaction I would have had (bashing Frist and Specter over the head with a lead pipe to shut their fucking mouths).
- UPDATE -
Specter's talking now, and while he poked some holes in the argument, he seemed to actually support parts of it. We'll have to wait and see, but I think very strongly that it will fall to a party-line vote, and get voted down.
So today I picked up the phone.
I called my two Senators, Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D), and after communicating my opinion (without descending into epithets, personalities or any vulgar language), I asked their staffers for the 'Big' men's opinions on the matter.
I will have to admire the consistency - both offices stated that the Senators had not yet formed an opinion on the subject, as it was too soon after Feingold made his announcement.
I'll wait a day or two before asking again.
- UPDATE -
The floor debate in the Senate started about 10 minutes ago, with a series of little niggling procedural delays by the GOP side of the aisle. Feingold started his address only to be interrupted by Arlen Specter over when the Old Fart was getting a copy of the censure resolution. Feingold didn't lose his cool, which is a far cry from the reaction I would have had (bashing Frist and Specter over the head with a lead pipe to shut their fucking mouths).
- UPDATE -
Specter's talking now, and while he poked some holes in the argument, he seemed to actually support parts of it. We'll have to wait and see, but I think very strongly that it will fall to a party-line vote, and get voted down.
posted by Walt at 10:52 AM
2 Comments:
Specter can be all over the map on any issue, but when it comes down to actually making a decision, he'll stick his nose right up bush's butt.
Remember he wouldn't put gonzo under oath when he was testifying about this NSA deal. Basically saying that the truth would not be necessary to the inquiry.
Of course he'll give Bush's anus an Eskimo kiss - he knows what side of the bread his butter's on.
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