Since Bush claims he has a direct line to God, maybe the Great Decider was waiting for a Hail Mary Pass to come thru the line.

From Sampson's testimony it sounds like the only thing to save them.

It sounds like Sampson is falling on his sword to protect Rove. Will that indear him to future GOP administrations?

31Tudor

"Subtlety, people !!!

Subtlety !!!"

Subtlety, nuance, wha.a.a.a.a.t!! They just decide, it's for others to do the details.

I expect the bite-marks of those details on their rear ends is really starting to show.

"even to point of cultivating that fashionable Rove evil dorky dwarf look"

Someone on another blog characterized him as Evil Radar. Gotta love it.

---"It sounds like Sampson is falling on his sword to protect Rove. Will that indear him to future GOP administrations?"---

WHAT future GOP Admins? Not in our lifetimes...

How long was it stopped for? Long enough for Sampson to get coaching or something?

This Constitutional criss and the looming WWIII will be postponed till April 16th or late in the day on the 17th because of the Easter Bunny Break.

You people are WAY to0 conspiratorial about this because you don't understand Senate Rules. Senate Rules dictate that committees can only operate for two hours each day unless otherwise approved by the Senate. It's a tool the minority uses to get attention and concessions from the majority on major items of the day, like the minimum wage, and the minority Democrats used it successfully to obtain concessions from Republicans.

It is extremely rare that the rule is used to actually stop a hearing; instead it's typically used to force the majority to make legislative concessions on which amendments will me made in order and what alternative the minority will be allowed to offer (remember, the Senate's Constitutional role effectively is to safeguard the minority from the excesses of the Mob-run House).

The fact this happened today really is just a coincidence and a mistake. A tool like this is only useful if used strategically a limited number of times. If the Minority abuses its powers, the Majority can eventually roll the minority. If the Repubs really did invoke this rule, than it was a strategic mistake in the long-run. So I guess it's back to the question of whether they're the "evil party" or the "stupid party"

BTW The equivalent House maneuver is voting to disapproval the journal of the day before. It's invoked to delay House action, especially near Congressional recesses, in order to force concesssions on which amendments will be allowed a vote under House rules.

This is supposed to reference the beginning of the comment trail, not the latest posts.

Sampson is so obviously a Rove Robot.How can these Senators beleive one word out of his mouth??

This guy Sampson will soon have a nice cozy corporate position if he isnt sent to jail; This story will not end.

---"It sounds like Sampson is falling on his sword to protect Rove. Will that indear him to future GOP administrations?"---

WHAT future GOP Admins? Not in our lifetimes...

Posted by: Anarchist

No, not like Rumsfeld who was fired from two different presidents? Or Elliott Abrams with his Bush pardon?

I don't think "It sounds like Sampson is falling on his sword to protect Rove." It sounds to me like Gonzales is being thrown to the wolves to protect Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and George W. Bush. Gonzales tried to blame Sampson rather than take the fall, but too many GOPers are calling for his scalp in order to protect the dear leader of their wholely corrupt political party.

Is anyone dumbfounded by Specter's question. Do you think it was wrong to use the provision put in the patriot act? ....... I am still dumbfounded by specter. There are times when I think he is suffering from dementia.