Harry Reid kicking butt on C-Span 2

He talked about the indictments and how corrupt this Admin is. Nice stuff.

and reiterating Sen. Kerry's points from last week.

Yeah! Go Harry (on this)

regimen today. Need some spirit lifting. Thanks for the update - can't stomach the repuke glee over Scalito.

IT's sad that no one in GD is paying attention. Reid is really telling the Bush Admin off. He is t-h-i-s close to espousing what KErry said last week. T-h-i-s close.

Yes, he's calling for an investigation of WHIG, of how we got to war, of attacking Wilson. (C'mon Harry ask about the DSM, please!) He is now criticizing the Senate Select Comm on Intelligence. Yes, yes, yes. Every Dem must say this. Yes!

NOTE: That must have been one hell of a Tuesday Dem Senate lunch caucus. Wow!

I'm waiting to hear the announcement of the Pat Roberts indictment. Or at least investigation on ethics charges.

I'm glad that Harry is our leader in the senate. He's amazing! I love watching him work. The democrats are doing pretty well with making their message(s) work. :)

Or will it be online, do you think? Do they put everything online?

...which is available on Thomas (thomas.loc.gov) within 1-2 days.

In theory, every word spoken on the Senate or House floors goes into the C.R.

I'm not sure when they insert remarks "as prepared" vs. "as delivered" though.

on the US Senate site. Just use the search for Iraq and Sen. Reid. Read it, cuz it was a beautiful thing.

BTW, the idiot freepers are saying that the Senate shut down so the Dems wouldn't have to talk about deficit reduction. (Sen. Idiot of East Dumbf*ck just said that deficit reduction is the number one issue in his state. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

that Senator Reid was unmannerly, and made Frist sad. :cry:

that.

What was he expecting?

to explode from irony overload.

"We're going to stay above it."

:loveya: He's great!

Go Harry !!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

that the Senate go into executive session.

Wow!

OMG! TV coverage will end for a while.

WOW oh WOW! This is fantastic.

What happened???

Is Durbin live right now????

Oh my god!!! This is amazing!!!!!

Rockefeller: "The degree of frustration is impossible to explain."

(Okay, who put something into the water at that Senate Dem caucus luncheon. C'mon fess up, especially you tall Senators.)

The Senate Select Committee on Intel is the most secretive on the Hill. They get national security issues and very sensitive info to review. Harry Reid is demanding that the Senate discuss this, in a closed session that will have no one but Senators there to discuss this stuff.

Now, remember, Bush unilaterally changed the ability of individual Senators to get security briefings. He cut them off from most of the select info becuase 'Senate offices leak.' (Irony anyone.)

I love Rockefeller. He has specifically asked for part 2 of the investigations on what the hell went wrong in the build-up to the war. Now Rocky, please, please, please sign Kerry's DSM letter. Now!

to call close session until they get answers, this goes further than just the Intelligence Committee. Go Dems !!!!

For one thing, his Iraq speech last week cleared a way for Dems to talk about the war without having to be thrown back constantly by the IWR. I can see him encouraging them to strike hard now. Reid of course is no slouch when it comes to having backbone, anyway. But there is a tone of moral outrage that seems familiar.

I actually got tears in my eyes thinking about our brave warriors stepping up to fight against this corrupt government on behalf of their country.

esp. when he mentioned his grandchildren and full of talking points from last year and this year employed by other Dems. (Esp. Sen. Kerry.)

I think this was a joint recommendation of the Democratic Senatorial Caucus. And I still would have loved to have been a 'fly on the wall' in that luncheon today. Who spiked the punch at the Dem Caucus today indeed.

Bushco hoped to turn over a new leaf this week and move on from Libby. Well, the Dems had other plans. This hit the talk shows tonight--nothing they like better than a good fight. And Joe Wilson for a half hour on Larry King, even--and he was great too.

Oh and I want to mention Sen. Durbin. He was as good as Reid. Everyone was so united and resolute. And they're not done by a long shot.

or until they get Part 2 of the investigation. (Senate Select Comm on Intel.)

YES, YES, YES.

OH WEL, I love Sen. Sweetie. He may not be tall, but he is just wonderful. I loves him. :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
:loveya:

I have to say, it is completely delightful to see them all so PISSED OFF.

On edit: Did I understand them to say this hasn't happened since....??? When? Watergate? Iran-Contra?

And Frist is whining on C-Span 2 about 'the Democrats hijacking the Senate without warning.'

Game faces now people, this means war.

:rofl: What a hypocrite. oooooh those mean democrats.

He's OFFENDED.

:cry: :cry: :cry: We are being hijacked. STFU you wimp.

It is to laugh. We're the polite ones. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Lott: "an unfortunate stunt."

Perfect timing. Shut the whole slimy process down. Twenty cheers for the senate dems!!!!

BTW, what happened? I don't have CSPAN.

I'm reading this thread and all I know is that the Dems are saying stuff to get the Republicans in an uproar and I'm all for that, but can someone give me a quick run down about what this is all about. What is a closed session, how is a closed session different than normal and what are the Dems upset about and wanting to get right now. Anyway, just need a quick rundown, I'd really appreciate it, I hope I didn't annoy anybody coming in uninformed and wanting to be filled in, I just don't have time to read a bunch of topics about it right now, have to get back to work. Thanks.

Maybe this will help clarify what's been going on:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RS20145.pdf

(snip)

“Secret,” or “closed,” sessions of the House and Senate exclude the press and the public. These sessions are used for Senate deliberations during impeachment trials, as well as to discuss issues of national security, confidential information, and sensitive communications received from the President. During a secret session, the doors of the chamber are closed, and the chamber and its galleries are cleared of all individuals except Members and those officers and employees specified in the rules or essential to the session. Secret sessions occur infrequently and have been held more often in the Senate than the House. Any Member of Congress may request a secret session.

(End)

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Iraq

Senate Emerges From Closed Session on Iraq
AP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session Tuesday, questioning intelligence that President Bush used in the run-up to the war in Iraq and accusing Republicans of ignoring the issue. "They have repeatedly chosen to protect the Republican administration rather than get to the bottom of what happened and why," Democratic leader Harry Reid said.

(End)

pinkflower, in a nutshell, the Democrats are accusing Republicans of dragging their feet about starting Phase II of the investigation to examine Bushco's distorting Intelligence to fit their longtime plan to wage war on Iraq. The Democrats are demanding that Phase II start PRONTO, or they will force closed-door sessions on the issue until they comply.

SOCK IT TO 'EM, DEMOCRATS ! *whistle*clap*whistle*

"Senate hijacked by the democrats with absolutely no warning."


CRY me a fucking river, asshole.

Bite me you bastard.

it's in the rules of the Senate, but it's inappropriate??? Yeah. The dems are being "rude." Gimme more. This is like Christmas.

What are the lefty freepers going to complain about now. This is spine-tingling stuff. Wow!

blow my mind. Do you think they really believe what they are saying????????????

Just a preview of what to expect post-nuclear option????

too bad I have to go back to work now :-(

Replaying the 2004 election. Yeah lets replay it arsehole, lets see how much you deceived the American people.

I called my son just after 2:00 om and asked him to tape the Senate session for me on TIVO. My spider-sense was going off and I had a feeling I wanted to see this session.

Wow! Gotta learn to trust my instincts more, I guess.

The whole lot of them.

Sorry whiner I have no pity. :nopity:

just said they're going to try to re-show Reid's speech right now.

Hugh11111

Wow oh wow! Now really someone has to fess up. What the hell happened at that Dem caucus luncheon. I want to know! This is un-freakin-believable.

talking about how worried he is forthe future of his grandchildren. It was perfect. This fight is personal.

He reminded people of Frist's indictment - Probably why Frist is so mad right now (Oh, it is not fair play).

And also congratulation to those senators who supported Reid at the luncheon (unfortunately probably not all of them).

No idea who that was, but we own all of them a lot of gratitude for doing that.

I bet Sens. Kennedy & Kerry were like, yeah, I'm with ya Harry. Go in there and beat the living shit out of them.

Having Sen. Santorum (R-Dumbf*ck) say they did it to get out of talking about deficit reduction was just icing on the case.

PA people. Anything I can do to get rid of Santorum, I'm there. One of you is going to have to host me for a few days next year. I'm going down to work on getting him OUT of the Senate.

Mr Casey is going to kick his ass all over PA.
Santorum looked more like a moron today than ever (if that's even possible).

He was George Allen dumb today. He actually said that the reason the Dems called a closed session was to get out of voting on the deficit reduction bill. And did you know that Deficit Reduction is the number one issue in all of Pennsylvania. (Wow, you people are geeky.)

I don't necessarily agree with him on everything. But he's gotta be an improvement over Allen. Check his hints at running at the end of the article.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051030/news_mz1e30webb.html

I was kind of ticked off that Gov Warner wasn't going for the 'take out' on Allen. (He could nail that idiot, right? Warner's numbers are really good and I think he could have punched out Allen in a fair fight. But Warner wants to run for Pres, dammit.)

Another worthy soul who will ge a check next year. Thank you Gawd, it's just what I wanted for Christmas. And opponent for Barfbag.

he would have done it without a majority of consensus. I think they all finally realized that they were duped. I also think that one sentence that Fitzgerald said that he could of done this in Oct. 2004 but he was stonewalled ( paraphrasing here). Enough is enough.

of Reid's speech, it was great to see the eagerness with which Durbin jumped in to second the closed session motion.

Check your pm. I had a question for you.

letter about Iraq was the kicker.

Probably enough to get a quasi unanimity of Dems to say "Enough is Enough".

Wow oh Wow! I am so proud of these folks. (I will show the DSCC some love in the form of a nice check.)

but the people that we see are people on the leadership and the Intelligence committee, so I would not expect to see him.

his schedule as we know he's a busy guy!

of the letter Sen. Kerry sent way back in the late spring early summer to Roberts? If anyone does can you please post it.

I just wanted to see the date and who signed and what was said. I believe Kerry was the first to address this issue about getting Phase 2 started and he had good reason, DSM is just another point to bring up. He was right and the Dems on the Intelligence Committee should have listened. Corzine I believe was the only one who signed that was on the Intelligence Com.

(name your foe senator) is not speaking on this issue.

Duers will never be happy.

of Reid's speech here: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/01/video-closed-session/ (via Steve Clemons).

I have to say now that I have never been more proud of being a Democrat than I am today! I was super busy at work today, but this afternoon something told me to check into DU, and I did just as all hell was starting to break loose! Instead of being melancholy tomorrow because of the election anniversary, I'll be happy in the knowledge that the Democrats in the Senate are doing everything in their power to fight for the American people!

And so grateful that we have valiant Dems willing to fight so hard for the good of the country. It's got to be terribly hard. Brilliant move by Reid and the Dems today!
:applause:

You know, it totally strikes me that Harry got JK's back today - on his Iraq speech. JK demanded accountability, but ultimately it had to come from Reid as the Minority leader...

It was weird though hearing Matthews still insisting top Dems were still for their IWR vote (including Kerry). He has to know better - but I emailed the paragraphs in the speech to Hardball. Maybe if he gets enough copies he'll read it.

could have be lifted intact from a JK speech. The reasoning behind it was pure Kerry. (Really, I could go through it with the proverbial 'fine-toothed comb' but trust me, there was a lot of Sen. Kerry up there when Sen. Reid was speaking. A lot!