Let the Games Begin! (Milbank / WaPo)

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By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, July 16, 2008; Page A03

... Nadler was forced to order a voice vote, then a roll-call vote. By the time Feith had spoken his first words, the hearing was nearly an hour old. King and his colleagues went on to declare dozens of objections, parliamentary inquires and points of order, raising concerns about a T-shirt worn by an audience member, a sign spotted in the crowd, and the need for bathroom and lunch breaks for witnesses. Three and a half hours later, Feith had become but an asterisk ...

About the only weapon left in the Republican arsenal is the dilatory maneuver ...

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