Sen. Shelby On Stimulus Filibuster: Let's Do It

[CatWoman]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may be keeping his cards close to the vest on the stimulus bill, but at least one of his conservative troops isn't shy. A reader sends in a report from Richard Shelby's (R-AL) local appearance this morning, in which he urges Senate GOP colleagues to filibuster the recovery bil. Here's how Shelby put it:

Are we prepared to filibuster? Hope so. But I'm afraid we may have two or three that might jump ship.

It's worth noting that Shelby, the senior GOPer on the Banking Committee, was one of the leaders in convincing his party to support a filibuster of last year's auto industry bailout.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/filibuster-party-of-one-your-table-is-ready.php

[Danger Mouse]

1. Break them.

[msongs]

2. Mr. obama - sucking up to repubs = petting a rabid dog. gonna get bit r ya? nt

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Huh?

[Baltoman991]

9. What is it

with you and others who continue to belittle Obama for trying to include Republicans in this? Haven't you paid any attention to what the people have been saying? They're tired of the partisan bullshit that's gone on for far to long.

No, it's folks like you who want Obama to say fuck off to the Republicans and then turn the people against him for being just like George W. Bush. Give the man a fucking break. He paid attention to the American people, perhaps you should do the same.

[Binka]

15. The People Are Tired Of REPUKES And Their Partisan Bullshit

In fact maybe you haven't noticed it is the REPUKES fucking things up. Grab the clue phone. Obama being any thing like Bush is an oxymoron. Obama does not need the fucking REPUKES to do his job. They fucking LOST. Go call John McLame with your poutrage.

[Baltoman991]

17. I have

my clue phone. And I'm well aware of the way things are and what Republicans are all about.

So please, find someone who is clueless and try to school them. I pay attention. The people are tired of the same old shit and the partisan bullshit that goes on in Washington. Ah, why waste my time on one who doesn't want to see things for what they are.

[mythyc]

18. i concur w' Baltoman991. eom.

[Binka]

22. You Teach? Jesus Gawd. n/t

[mythyc]

23. quite mature, and richly ironic

to quote orwell and then institute thought police on anyone who disagrees with your unimpeachable absolutist perspective :eyes:

[Binka]

24. When Did I Bring The Thought Police?

Are you new to this game? Big words don't garner extra points. Nice try with all of your 20 something years. Rookie.

[Binka]

25. On Second Thought Scram.

Bye Now. You who are too verbose and obtuse. Bye Bye.

[mythyc]

26. yawn

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[Radical Activist]

3. make them read the phone book.

The national outcry will send them to humiliating defeat.

[AtomicKitten]

5. Make them do it. Not just threaten to do it. I want them on CSPAN 24/7. n/t

[Barack_America]

6. Bring it, bitch.

If you're looking for material to use while obstructing the Congress, here's some great stuff, courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm

Your constituents will appreciate it!

[FrenchieCat]

7. They should go ahead.

Folks losing their jobs. Folks losing value in their 401Ks.

Americans will be interested in seeing the length Republicans go
in order to keep up the partisan pap.

This would be a good thing.........for anyone by the Republicans. :)

[rwheeler31]

8. Alabama is doing so well, why do they support this nut?

[MadBadger]

10. They wont have the votes

I think Obama will get 60 plus votes in the Senate.

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[Jane Austin]

20. Is this a threat? . . . . . . . . n/t

[sohndrsmith]

12. What makes the GOP think that what they are arguing over and/or

insisting on will be different than the same things that have been proven to fail? Why do they think that what they oppose so vehemently is worse than that? I don't see new plans or proposals, I see sort of an insistence that we include much of the very things or priorities that we are all witnesses that this stuff didn't work...?

Am I just oversimplifying things? Perhaps... but I haven't seen much to give me an alternative hope here...

[MidwestTransplant]

13. That guy is a mondern male version of Tokyo Rose

[cooolandrew]

14. I don't get it what benefit do they get from going against their country they have to live with the>

consequences. They do make a person very ill. Loyalty to Bush was one thing but this is just bizarre.

[Parker CA]

16. The pukes are kind of like the goldfish getting flushed down the toilet.

It might not be completely dead, it might feel perfectly at home in the water, it might swim against the stream when the handle is pushed down and the water begins to swirl, but they are going to get washed into the sewer while people look down and wave goodbye.

This is a very short-sighted attempt at proving relevance. It. Will. Fail.

[backscatter712]

19. My bet is that they get clotured.

Obama will have to throw a few bones to the DINOs like Nelson, and to Snowe and Collins, but once that's accomplished, the Rethugs won't be able to sustain their filibuster, and will come across as douches, again, for trying.