Roll in the cots, break out the pissin’ jugs, and refrigerate your “second dinner” of cold cuts and potato salad! For the Democrats are considering keeping the Senate in session all night, or at least until the mean old Republicans stop yapping about socialism, or at least agree to open debate on “FinReg,” which they have refused to do one million times already this week. Yes, John McCain, you can wear your jammies.
How very uncouth this would be!
Senate Democratic leaders are planning for an all-night session to put more pressure on Republicans to allow a debate on Wall Street reform.
Republican senators voted for the third time in three days on Wednesday to block an effort to bring a reform bill to the floor.
Democratic aides said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to keep the Senate in session overnight to force Republicans to reconsider their opposition to the Democratic legislation.
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said leaders had decided to hold a nighttime session to highlight GOP opposition to the Wall Street reform bill.
“I think so, that’s our plan,” Durbin told The Hill.
Democratic aides confirmed the internal discussions.
“There’s some appetite in the caucus for that,” said a senior Democratic aide. “We may be going in that direction.”
Can you feel that appetite for attrition on the Democratic side? “We may be going in that direction.” That is some naughty-speak! WAR! WAR! WAR!
(This will be the most boring thing in the history of earth, if it even happens.)
WAR! WAR!
[The Hill]
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Pissin Jugs, aka Mark Foley’s nickname for senate pages. Hoo ah!
Will Wonkett liveblog??
Cha. As if.
It’s a good point. Republicans have *threatened* a filibuster for just about everything, and the threat alone is usually enough. Force them to actually stay awake and make up things to say on the floor and either 1) Walnuts and a handful of others will opt for a good night’s rest or 2) plenty of video to use in campaign materials and/or Daily Show clips. Win-win.
What everyone wants to know: who gets to be in the sleeping bag next to Scott Brown?
Sure, it will be megaboring. But the boredom and tepidity is a weapon.
Strom’s bringing the toilet paper.
It’s the special GOP kind that has The Constitution printed on every sheet.
Usually when filibustering, Senators spend their time reading some meaningless crap into the record. Unfortunately for today’s redneck cracker party, reading is out of the question. Tonight, CSPAN2 becomes McConnell’s medical history hour. Hear how each hemorrhoid and his chin were surgically removed.
Now would these be the same reThuglicans who so enthusiastically praised GW Shrub’s efforts to “privatize” Social Security a few years ago? That would have put trillions into the hooves of these thieving Wall Street pigs.
Back then you practically needed mops to clean up the drool and slaver on the Senate floor. This time around, I think they’ll be needing Depends.
[re=566182]SmutBoffin[/re]: I’m sure Eric Massa regrets his decision to resign, what with the prospect of Scott Brown bunkmating.
I hope C-SPAN covers this. When else might we get the chance to hear “Bleak House” read in its entirety for free?
I hear that, at midnight, Mitch McConnel walks the night, searching for chins to steal, and Boehner bathes in the orange mixture of infants’ blood and widow’s tears to get back his “tan.” I feel fairly certain that the former, at least, will do anything to avoid exposure. The latter is in the House.
Mitch and his lack of chin are in for a long night.
We should make them read from the Yellow pages. That way perhaps some of them will learn how to spell.
Pages & pretzels will be served in the Republican lavatory for their eating pleasure.
“Senate Fiddles while Gulf Burns” – that’s going to look great as a headline on either of the conservative alternative DC papers of record -
ZOMG! Harry Reid has taken the Senate hostage — Alert the American Embassy stat!
[re=566190]HipHopOpotamus[/re]: Massa, of course, sneaking into such proceedings as a House member. Joke fail.
How does one get a nickname like “Whip Dick Durban”? Is the dick used as a whip? Is a whip used on the dick? A bit of both, perhaps?
Hmm. Caps v. Habs 7th game, or C-SPAN? Dilemma.
HEY SENATORS!
Lose yer teefs and hit yer knees — Harry Reid’s throwin’ a LEMON PARTY!
WOO-HENGGHHH!!
[re=566185]OzoneTom[/re]: Um, Strom’s is currently in a better place — a box six feet under.
[re=566201]Chain Tattoo[/re]: “‘Scuse me while I whip this out…”
[re=566206]FMA[/re]: You’re right. I was referring to the picture. Now that task will fall to his replacement, Sen. Graham.
All right, all nighter time! It doesn’t matter that the bill’s due tomorrow at 11AM and the Senate’s only got one page done; just brew up several pots of coffee and bring on the Mountain Dew, they’re getting this thing hacked out in time. If worse comes to worse, they can just set the font to 16-point Courier, double space it and put the margins at one and a half inches each; the President will surely never notice.
[re=566206]FMA[/re]: R U sure no one has pulled the oak stake?
[re=566203]bitchincamaro[/re]: Don’t worry, Caps will have finished the Habs off even before this thing gets interesting.
“Well we very well might be considering something along those lines would possibly include something to that effect because you never know because the options are right there on the table and who the fuck are we kidding all little bitch pussies and it’s bathroom time with Craig and Massa anyway and besides I kinda want a sandwich.”
Mmm hmm. “We might be going in that direction.” Until, you know, they don’t.
Give ‘em hell, Harry!
I can’t believe I was able to type that without throwing up in my mouth a little.
[re=566223]Dave J.[/re]: Wait and see which Dick starts the whipping, ah? HELICOPTER
Aight, we’ve fucking HAD it Republicans! We’re going nuclear! We’re going to actually make you do what you say you’re going to do and stay up after your bedtime! (gasp)
I hope that McConnell or McCain says that having to stay overnight is a shitty deal.
Fingers crossed, somebody pisses himself.
Well, if you really want to break a bunch of old men, making them stay awake after eight o’clock is actually the most sure-fire way to do it. Great idea!
Will this be to make a point or to make the Republicans break ranks? My bet is for Jim Bunning to be the guy to break ranks. I mean, if he complained about missing a basketball game on tv, I bet he won’t like being kept up after his bedtime.
[re=566187]An Outhouse[/re]: “Tonight, CSPAN2 becomes McConnell’s medical history hour. Hear how each hemorrhoid and his chin were surgically removed.”
Help Pleaz – how do you know which one is which?
[re=566305]BlueStateLiberal[/re]: Locking them in the chamber so their bladders explode would be cool, too.
The Republicans will look like heroes when they reanimate the corpse of Jimmy Stewart to filibuster for them.
[re=566275]aflurry[/re]: Nah, Vitter is passing out the diapers for just such an occurrence.
I believe it may be required that staffers at Wonkette live blog the entire event.
[re=566305]BlueStateLiberal[/re]: That, and make them wait for until the early bird special is over for dinner.
[re=566201]Chain Tattoo[/re]: Whip Dick Durbin is imperative mood. He likes a touch of leather once in a while.
If the nation is short on panem, fill ‘er up on circenses.
[re=566185]OzoneTom[/re]: Yeah, well I notice that the paper you use is WHITE. Explain that one, why don’t you?
Sincerely,
Zombie Strom Thurmond
Incidentally, McCain won’t be able to wear his pjs. It’s against senate floor rules.
Damn, that Senate Chamber is gonna end up smelling like a port-a-potty.
Booooo! McConnell just said the GOP will allow the debate on FinReg. I was so looking forward to watching hours of spittle-flecked oratory.
[re=566217]JMP[/re]: But that’s usually how they’re printed.
[re=566452]Cicada[/re]: He only did that because someone woke up Voinovich from his nap and he switched his vote.
If they actually did this, I would take back at least half the mean things I have said about Reid.
To all those who bitch slapped me for being ignorant enough to suggest this was possible previously, well, butthurt to you all.
During the health care filibuster, everyone was all, “Oh, silly you, that’s just Mr.-Smith-Goes-to-Washington! A real filibuster doesn’t require senators!” So, like, what changed? Has Harry been wearing the ruby slippers all along?
Will there be tickling?
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