Anti-war Dems gear up for big speeches

Prepare for more blathering from Byrd and Co.

Nine hours have been set aside Tuesday for debate, divided equally between Democrats and Republicans. On Wednesday, a brief series of statements is expected — and then the vote to put her in charge of U.S. diplomacy.

“We are talking about the safety and security of this country, so I very much and very quickly want to move with Secretary Rice,” Senate Republican leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said. He said he was disappointed by the delay and was confident the Senate would confirm her on Wednesday.

President Bush’s decision to go to war with Iraq in March 2003 and postwar violence that is taking a rising toll of U.S. casualties are the main causes of the slowdown. Rice was supposed to be confirmed last week, but Democratic critics insisted on an opportunity to air their views on the Senate floor.

Two Democratic opponents of the war, Sens. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia and Barbara Boxer of California, have booked an hour each to speak, with eight other Democrats due to weigh in with briefer speeches.

Tune in to CSPAN tomorrow – if you can stand it.

CavalierX says:

January 24, 2005 at 11:48 pm

Can you imagine listening to Klansman Byrd quavering on for an hour… and THEN having to listen to the darling of the Angry Left having a hissy fit for another hour after that? And when they’re done posturing and posing, there’s ANOTHER SEVEN HOURS of obstruction to get through. And when it’s over, they’ll put it to a vote, and Condi Rice will get in by a HUGE majority. So what’s the point? Just to waste as much of my money as possible?

Sister Toldjah says:

January 25, 2005 at 8:25 pm

Well, they went on for NINE hours about it today … calling Condi a “liar” and “Bush apologist.”

Sheesh. While we’re at it, can we call do a roll call of all the liars in the Senate? ‘twould be very interesting

January 25, 2005 at 9:06 pm

I could never be a politician. After the first ten minutes I would have been screaming “Will you just shut up already, you racist old windbag? Hey! Look! David Duke is in the parking lot!”