Republican "OBSTRUCTIONISTS" in the Senate, fillibuster "No Confidence" Vote on Gonzales...

DESPITE NO ACTUAL-CONFIDENCE IN BUSH'S LAZY-MEXICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, AL "PEDRO" GONZALES,... YOUR TAX-DOLLARS HARD-AT-WORK. EVERYWHERE!
The G.O.P. Department Of Justice, had this to say:

"The Attorney General remains focused on the important issues that the American people expect him to address: securing our country from terrorism, protecting our neighborhoods from gangs and drugs, shielding our children from predators and pedophiles, and protecting the public trust by prosecuting public corruption. With so many pressing issues facing our country such as the threat of terrorism and the danger posed by gangs and violent criminals, we look forward to continuing to work with Congress to identify appropriate solutions to address these issues."

NO COMMENT. [Jesus Christ... (Almighty!)]

Phil Spect///Arlen Specter had this to say:

My own sense is that there is no confidence in the attorney general on this side of the aisle, but that the views will not be expressed in this format. Already some who have called for his resignation on the Republican side of the aisle have said they will not vote for this resolution. Others have declined to comment about his capacity but have said that this is not the proper way to proceed, that our form of government does not have a no-confidence vote. Is the principle reason for this resolution to help the Department of Defense (sic) or to embarrass Republicans? I think, clear cut, it is designed to embarrass Republicans. It’s designed to embarrass Republicans if the Senate says they have no confidence in the Attorney General...

Many on this side of the aisle, most, if not almost all, will vote against cloture here because there are ample reasons to vote against cloture. But as a I look at this matter as which is the more weighty, the more compelling, the more important – candidly stating that I have no confidence in Attorney General Gonzales or rejecting the outright political chicanery which is involved in this resolution offered by the Democrats, I come down on the side that the interests of the country and moving for improvements in the Department of Justice is to make a candid statement that I have no confidence in the Attorney General...

Back-in-the-day (Like a year ago!) we'd call it a "fillibuster." And we'd pretend like we were outraged (at them lib'rals). Today, it was "blocked.," every-where I saw the story -- print/online/tv-news... [?] Why? Spun, Herb.