Fillabuster

It seems that the love in between Lieberman and the NeoCons continues:

"[...] a former Democrat who still caucuses with the party but is backing the Bush Iraq strategy, urged his colleagues to forgo the Warner measure. 'This resolution is not about Congress taking responsibility. It is the opposite. This is a resolution of irresolution', Lieberman said, warning that it would 'discourage our troops'."

So the GOP gets a reprieve from the hot potato:

"Sen. John McCain[...] a leading supporter of the Bush Iraq plan — last week proposed a resolution that backed the new Iraq strategy, although it also expressed the need for the Iraqi government to meet certain benchmarks that it has long failed to achieve[...]

McCain was one of four senators who missed the vote. A spokeswoman said he was in Texas, and referred questions to his presidential campaign. A campaign spokesman did not respond to messages."

Mr. WarHawk couldn't be bothered to vote yesterday, choosing instead to campaign. Even Clinton and Obama voted.

What's likely to come out of this is an attempt at a filibuster by whatever friends Bush still has on Capitol Hill-Lieberman perhaps getting some payback? McCain's "finest" hour? Who knows? Funny, how Filabustering used to be the greatest evil facing Democracy:

"'The compromise also blocked Republican threats to change Senate rules to bar the use of filibusters to block judicial nominations, a step considered so drastic it became known as the 'nuclear option'."

Up or Down?

“'I think that Judge Roberts deserves an up-or-down vote, and I hope that the other members of that group agree with me', said Sen. John McCain”.

But I tell ya something: Lieberman may yet be a Vice Presidential candidate. Afterall, what better "bipartisan" show for, I dunno, John McCain to distance himself from an Imperial President, than someone who still caucuses Democrat. Bridge building, ya know.

Yeah, right.