Warner on Feingold censure "it tends to weaken our president."

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.....Sen. John Warner (news, bio, voting record), R-Va., said on CNN's "Late Edition" that Feingold's announcement on a Sunday talk show was "political grandstanding. And it tends to weaken our president."



....The president's action were "in the strike zone" in terms of being an impeachable offense, Feingold said. The senator questioned whether impeaching Bush and removing him from office would be good for the country.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_on_go_co/bush_censure&printer=1;_ylt=AlDqM7Nv06EaaPI7XY9JzfeMwfIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Feingold Proposes Censuring President Bush

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 36 minutes ago

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1. Senate in session at 10 am ET

10:00 AM EST
10:00 (est.) LIVE
Senate Proceeding
Senate Session
U.S. Senate
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.

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2. If he's breaking the law, that's what NEEDS to happen, idjut.

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23. it is not an "IF' in my book.

[liveoaktx]

34. Warner also said in the same interview that the law was being

changed so that people won't *perceive* Bush as breaking the law.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Talking Points were blackberried as soon as Frist was on

with Stephanopolous.

I hope the Cons keep talking like this. Bring it on!!!

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22. gawd, I sure hope it gets onto the Floor of the Senate.

[Norquist Nemesis]

24. Probably not, unless Reid wants to shut it down again

That's about the only way it would get to the floor that I can see. Reid needs to kick some Con butt! Not that it's going to happen any time soon.

[Atman]

4. Psst...it's "censure" not "censor."

Although I do wish we could censor the damned fool's speeches, they're not the same thing!

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10. you are right.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. "And it tends to weaken our president." That's the idea, you idiot.

Or, if you prefer, it weakens Der BoobFuhrer.

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6. te he

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7. and calling him a lame duck will continue to weaken him--

[Virginia Dare]

8. As opposed to what the Republicans did to Bill Clinton, of course...EOM

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19. but but...we were not at war then!

the mantra from the Repugs.

[wicket]

31. I guess they forgot about Kosovo

n/t

[NYYFan]

20. Yeah- Funny how they love to forget how they pandered during that time

Assholes, one and all.
:mad: :grr:

[tanyev]

9. So Warner approves of Little Boots setting himself up

as the Emperor-in-Chief?

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14. he sure does-as does Frist--see below (Jr has a 'bold vision")

Frist, appearing on ABC's "This Week," said that he hoped al-Qaida and other enemies of the U.S. were not listening to the infighting.

"The signal that it sends, that there is in any way a lack of support for our commander in chief who is leading us with a bold vision in a way that is making our homeland safer, is wrong," Frist said.

[leftchick]

36. yes, the repukes in congress are despicable criminal enablers

of the little king.

[Roland99]

11. Warner is such a kiss-ass.

[havocmom]

12. When he & his staff start thinking about 'unitary executive' crap,

time to trim their wings a bit and remind them about what the rules are! Warner can bite me. The Senate needs to do their friggin job and become a fully participating part of the government again. Let them know you know Feingold has a legitimate grievance and they best be backing him up!

Thanks for the heads up as to schedule, rodeodance. Must See TV! (And thanks for being considerate about time zones! You are the best!)

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17. from what I read, the Senate is actually going to give JR the powers

he says he now has (through a new bill).

[havocmom]

30. yeah, been seeing that. Feingold is the only one with all his parts

Warner, Frist and too many Dems have given up more than their minds and free will.

[BOSSHOG]

13. Its a good thing republicans don't grandstand politically

And of course they had no intention of weakening the president in the 90's. God bless those loving, caring, moral, perfect republicans and their insane base.

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16. I recall that the Clinton Censure failed.

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15. No, Mr. Warner

Being absolutely, ruinously, murderously, wrong about everything "tends to weaken our president." The man's record of prevarication, deception, secrecy and total incompetence cries out for censure at the very least. If the GOP had an ounce of integrity, it would have begun impeachment proceedings against this fool years ago.

So, spare me that "political grandstanding" bullshit, Mr. Warner. Your president and your party are killing our country.

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18. Does anyone know if Frist has the power to stop Russ from introducing

this censure resolution?

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27. I'm sure he does

And Sen. Frist will do just about anything to avoid that sacrosanct "up or down vote" on a censure resolution.

[Idioteque]

35. Russ can introduce the resolution...

...but the Republicans can vote against or filibuster the motion to proceed. Essentially, the motion to proceed would be the vote to see who is on our side, as it will never get a real "up-or-down" vote.

[Totally Committed]

21. More DLC complicity with and enabling of this administration...

It's all bullsh*t, smoke and mirrors... they are just Republicans with a "D" after their names.

Resist all DLC candidates, issues, and assinine talking points like this. At worst, they are just colluders who are DINOs -- at best, they are sorrily misled and totally without balls.

RESIST THE DLC.

TC

[Mr.Green93]

25. "it tends to weaken our president."

That is the plan. Destroy him in the eyes of the World. Render him and his party forever impotent.

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28. "The president's action were "in the strike zone" (impeachable offense)

....The president's action were "in the strike zone" in terms of being an impeachable offense, Feingold said. The senator questioned whether impeaching Bush and removing him from office would be good for the country.....

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26. 10:00 (est.) LIVE ET (per cspan schedule)

10:00 (est.) LIVE
Senate Proceeding
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The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.

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29. Senate is in session (nothing yet) unless i missed it.

[liveoaktx]

33. I've been watching since an hour ago-hope he's this morning

and not the afternoon.

[mmonk]

32. Don't weaken the new powers

of our first king since the crown ruled here.