The F-Word
Filibuster, that is. That which must not be named - at least when describing the actions of Republicans. Fred Hiatt commands it. Instead, use the following euphemisms:
"...all-night debate"
"...procedural vote"
"...60-vote threshold"
"...round-the-clock debate"
"...floor debate"
"...fall well short of 60 votes"
Buncha weak-kneed wavering waffling wussies at the WaPo.
Senators Debate Iraq War in Overnight Session - washingtonpost.com
"...all-night debate"
"...procedural vote"
"...60-vote threshold"
"...round-the-clock debate"
"...floor debate"
"...fall well short of 60 votes"
Buncha weak-kneed wavering waffling wussies at the WaPo.
Senators Debate Iraq War in Overnight Session - washingtonpost.com
A handful of U.S. senators sustained a marathon all-night debate on Iraq overnight, alternating speechmaking on the Senate floor with snatches of sleep in makeshift dorm rooms or, in some cases, at homes and apartments a few blocks away on Capitol Hill.Technorati Tags: filibuster, SAY IT!!!, WaPo, wussies, Iraq, war
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The group VoteVets.org called in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to spend the night in the Senate gallery. MoveOn.org organized "counter-filibusters" in which protesters outside Senate offices and in other public places read firsthand accounts from Iraq war veterans and military families. "We'll send a clear message to senators and the media that this isn't about partisan games -- it's about people's lives," the group said.
