McConnell Threatens Mystery ‘Resolution’ To Match ‘No Confidence

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McConnell Threatens Mystery ‘Resolution’ To Match ‘No Confidence’ Vote For Gonzales

On ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) if he still believes that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales “can effectively run the Justice Department,” considering the explosive revelations in former Deputy Attorney General James Comey’s Senate testimony.

McConnell dodged the question and refused to comment on Gonzales’ hamstrung abilities, instead saying “that’s for the president to decide.”

When Stephanopoulos followed up by asking McConnell if he would “vote against the no-confidence resolution” introduced by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) earlier this week, McConnell suggested that Gonzales backers will introduce a separate, mystery resolution to compete with the “no confidence” vote. Watch it:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/20/mcconnell-resolution/

While Sen. McConnell may want to avoid a “no-confidence” vote for the attorney general by threatening a mystery resolution, support for the measure appears to be strong. Sen. Schumer, one of the co-sponsors of the resolution, told the Washington Times on Friday that the vote “would draw support from at least 60 senators.” Appearing on CBS’ Face The Nation today, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that he believes support for the no confidence vote is “very substantial.”

[JeffR]

1. Mystery resolution?

The mystery to me is that anyone could ever have seen fit to vote for this little twerp.

[aquart]

4. I like the idea. Get their names on the record.

Bet it won't be one single senator who has to run in 08. Which kinda narrows that list, doesn't it?

[CitizenLeft]

5. McConnell himself is up in .08

...would that not be sweet? ...to see him ousted? B-)

[aquart]

16. Why, yes. Yes, it would.

The very thought has brought a beatific smile to my madonna-like face (mother's opinion).

[JeffR]

8. Good point

[SoCalDem]

11. "Mystery Date" by Milton Bradley.. It's game-day at the US Senate

[JeffR]

12. ! ! !

:rofl:

[Botany]

2. McChinless is blowing smoke

Spector, Sessions, Coleman, Snow, Cornyn, and Hagel all have come out for
Gonzo to be gone OH.

[BobRossi]

3. Ah yes...

The ever famous "Double Top Secret Resolution". Can't expect much more from the republican'ts.

[joanski0]

6. The Mystery Resolution will probably be so secret that

the sponsor and co-sponsors won't even put their names on it. Anyway, Senator Reid will never allow it up for discussion and a vote.

[Inuca]

7. I was wondering what he may have up his sleeve

Don't "misunderestimate" him. I miss Frist :-)!

[CatWoman]

9. Is that like "mystery meat"?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. Reid Can Deny Even Letting This 'Super Secret' Resolution Even Come To The Floor Right?

[dsc]

13. Not really

The Senate is easy to tie in knots if the minority is pissed. The GOP will get one resolution to vote on too.

[AlCzervik]

14. even if he can he shouldn't imo, thats what the republicans did for 12 years

in the house.

[Blackhatjack]

15. Mystery resolution revealed!!!

Repubs will introduce a resolution that Democrats be chastised for threatening the fine officials of this ADministration, including AG GONZO, who are performing their duties admirably, that the duties required to be performed by these officials involve handling classified information which cannot be revealed publicly --but if Democrats KNEW what was in that classified material the Democrats would chastise themselves for criticizing these fine Bush Administration Officials. And any Democrat that fails to vote for this resolution is helping the terrorists and just does not love AMerica like all patriotic Repubs do.