Obstructionist Republicans? Frist threatens to filibuster detainee bill

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"Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist signaled Tuesday that he and other White House allies will filibuster a bill dealing with the interrogation and prosecution of detainees if they cannot persuade a rival group of Republicans to rewrite key provisions opposed by President Bush.

Eric Ueland, Frist's chief of staff, called the dissidents' bill "dead."

With Congress scheduled to adjourn in nine days, delaying tactics such as a filibuster could kill the drive to enact detainee legislation before the Nov. 7 elections, a White House priority.

Bush faced still more problems in the House, where GOP moderates Christopher Shays, R-Conn., Michael Castle, R-Del., Jim Leach, R-Iowa, and James Walsh, R-N.Y., publicly threw their support behind the bill opposed by the White House."

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/15562219.htm

[Lerkfish]

1. the irony is so thick you can choke on it.

the gang of fourteen accomplished SO MUCH!

they guaranteed that the only people allowed to filibuster are the neocons.

good job! yes, I'm looking at YOU, DUers who kept arguing we should keep our powder dry.

[ronatchig]

2. i don' know

but I believe a deadlock with no changes to the law would be a good thing at this point.
Also the "dissidents" can only align themseleves with opponents of Bush to be effective.

[Lerkfish]

6. I'm speaking beyond this specific case and more to the point of

how frist can use the filibuster but dems can't.

but I agree with your assessment. I'm just being snarky on the whole filibuster thingy

[w4rma]

3. Fine with me. I don't think the law should be changed at all.

Just enforce the existing law.

[RB TexLa]

4. but, but, "up or down vote, up or down vote, up or down vote"?

He should have his up or down vote quotes uttered to him everywhere he goes.

[asjr]

5. Actually, he needs to have his ass handed

to him on a paper plate. I cringe when he appears on t.v. I am sorry he is from the state of TN. The poorest specimen of homo sapiens currently lurking in our government. He shames all of us. If he ever runs again I hope it is to the border.

[Flubadubya]

9. Proof of you comment...

This is the spawn of Frist's loins... Jonathan Frist, white supremicist!

[Imagevision]

7. Frist knows Bush is in deep shit if Geneva rules aren't amended because

after November elections it'll be too late, Bush is already guilty of war crimes and needs to change the law...again!

[madrchsod]

8. george bush nor the congress- can not-change article 3

article three can only be changed by an international meeting of the red cross/cresent and 180 invited nations. the meeting is held every four years and i think it`s not untill 2009