In an effort to divert attention away from the positive momentum behind the Alito nomination and to hold their breath until they turn blue because they're upset Karl Rove wasn't taken to the Rotunda and executed over the Valerie Plame non-outting, the leftists have now locked the Senate doors to force Republicans to discuss the "lies" behind the Iraq war.
Oblogatory Anecdotes, a blog with an ugly logo, is of the opinion that this is an outrageous move.
This Constitutes a major abuse of the taxpayer’s time and money by calling in the entire Senate as a means to embarrass the Republicans.
I'm guessing there'll be polls within a week saying this is exactly how the taxpayers want the senate to spend their time and our money. LMAO (again, resist the temptation) resorts to actual lying.
The Democrats have called for a closed door session on Iraq, the first time such a thing has happened in 25 years. Apparently it's some sort of stunt or something and Frist is pissed as this came out of nowhere.
From AmericaBlog via Pandagon:
Since 1929, the Senate has held 53 secret sessions, generally for reasons of national security.
* For example, in 1997 the Senate held a secret session to consider the Chemical Weapons Convention (treaty).
* In 1992, the Senate met in secret session to consider “most favored nation” trade status for China.
* In 1988, a session was held to consider the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and in 1983 a session was held on Nicaragua.
Six of the most recent secret sessions, however, were held during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.So, um, first time in 25 years? Not so much. Ace of Spades HQ, meanwhile, says
It's about that time. Actually, it was that time four years ago. It's time for a political advertisement knitting together Clinton's, Gore's, Hillary!'s, Rockefeller's, Kerry's, etc.'s various statements over the years warning against Saddam's bio, chem, and nuclear programs.
And fucking blitz it. I'm sick of this. And I'm angry at the stupid fucking GOP for not doing its fucking job and ridiculing these people the way they should be ridiculed.
A lot of the conservative blogs are bringing that up. Of course, as I noted here not long ago in a similar context, whether or not Kerry, Gore or any Democrats believed Saddam had WMDs doesn't matter. Only George Bush and the Republicans knowingly lied about and went to war over it. It happened on your watch, guys, you broke it, you bought it.
Note too the phrase "stupid fucking GOP." And that's a conservative blogger speaking. Get the feeling the the Alito nomination hasn't quite re-unified the party as much as they might like? Speaking of which, Blogs for Bush, my favorite members of the reality-based community, live in a world where:
This is all part of the Democrats plan to retake the Senate by scandalizing Bush and the Republicans so that they can avoid offering any constructive ideas of their own.
Um, fellas? Let me explain. We don't have to "scandalize" Bush. He does it himself (and don't think we don't appreciate it).
Then there's Real Teen.
In a dazzling display of desperation, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called for a closed session of Congress. Turbin Durbin of Illinois seconded the vote, and the cameras had to shut off, the public was forced out, Senators went to their seats on the floor, and it began.
Um, Teen? The majority of the country is now against a war that your party started on bogus information. Your side has just had to basically beat your own president into doing your bidding on a Supreme Court nomination. Your vice-president's chief of staff has been indicted...and replaced by at least one person who is also linked to said bogus information.
If I were you, I wouldn't be as quick to throw words like "desperation" around, is what I'm saying. But, kudos for showing you absorbed the talking point about "shutting the public out." I also commend your valiant effort at matching Alamo's sentence, but you failed miserably.
Don't feel too bad, kid. It's not the size of a sentence that counts. It's what you do with it.
Okay, one from our side. The Mahablog notes
Republicans had no relevant talking points ready and had to fall back on boilerplate.Taken by surprise, Republicans derided the move as a political stunt.
“The United States Senate has been hijacked by the Democratic leadership,” said Majority Leader Bill Frist. “They have no convictions, they have no principles, they have no ideas,” the Republican leader said.
As Reid spoke, Majority Leader Bill Frist met in the back of the chamber with a half-dozen senior GOP senators, including Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, who bore the brunt of Reid’s criticism. Reid said Roberts reneged on a promise to fully investigate whether the administration exaggerated and manipulated intelligence leading up to the war.Frist: “We need some new talking points, fast.”
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