Victory! Senate Republicans Successfully Filibuster Obama’s Radical Leftist Appeals Court Nominee Goodwin Liu…
Well done, Senate Republicans.
(Politico) — Senate Republicans staged the first successful filibuster of a judicial nominee since 2005 on Thursday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration on the long-stalled nomination of Goodwin Liu to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The final vote was 52-43, eight votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome the filibuster. Only one Republican joined Democrats in supporting Liu, and only one Democrat voted no to opening debate on the 40-year-old University of California, Berkeley professor’s nomination.
The filibuster will be met with disappointment from both progressives and Asian-American groups that advocated for Liu and hoped to see him seated on the Western court that covers a region of the country with a significant Asian-American population. Liu even received support from some prominent conservative legal figures, including Ken Starr and John Yoo.
The procedural maneuver also upsets a six-year détente on filibustering judicial nominations. During the George W. Bush administration, a bipartisan group called the Gang of 14 agreed to vote to open debate on every judicial nominee who came through the Senate except in “extraordinary circumstances.”
Related: Obama’s Appeals Court Nominee on Slavery Reparations: “We’re Going to Have to Give up Something”
Posted by ZIP on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 7:19 pm | 
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Flush this turd twice.
Bout damn time you stupid fkn repugnants did something RIGHT
Liu is a total lunatic. It’s great that he didn’t get voted in.
Just one more step to stop our enslavement to the Communist World Order.
Good Job Guy’s!
Liu is a ChiCom.. we don’t want any fucking ChiComs or VietComs on our courts.. or Mohammedan swine for that matter.
Ok Senate Republicans, good first step now get movin’. Who the hell was the jackass Republican who voted for this communist? Needs to have her ass booted out of office. Pronto Did I guess right? Either Collins or Snow.
Chi-com placeman!!
The only good news I have heard today! Nobama is waiting for a recess appointment, no doubt.
Thank Gawd!
Good. 1 R victory since January. Of course they let the previous PP official go through.
One for the good guys
@Junius
Who the hell was the jackass Republican who voted for this communist?
I think it was that hag Lisa Murkowski.
@Junius
I found were I read it:
The final vote on cloture was 52 to 43, with one senator (Orrin Hatch of Utah) voting “present” — well short of the 60 votes required to end a filibuster. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) was the only Republican to vote yes, while Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) was the only Democrat to vote no. Senators Bauchus, Hutchison, Moran, and Vitter did not vote.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/19/gop-senators-might-filibuster-obamas-most-controversial-judicial-nominee/
Murkowski, voted for him
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I sure hope they vote that Murkowsky out next time, and do it so they can overcome the democraps cheating.
Is this the asshat who was also leading the charge to ban happy meals last summer?
Thankfully, a successful Senate move….except for that dolt murkowski……………
Well, why do you think they helped her steal the vote? She’s such a GOOD RINO. Miller should have been that vote. She’s practically a demoncat.
It’s nice to see they found their balls for at least one day.
Zero will jam it through anyway….
how did they manage this with all the present RINOS. The old GOP needs to go. Then of course we have Scott Brown,”A republican from Massachusetts” can’t wait to clean house on these freaks.
What brinksmom said. There is no way this petty, vindictive liar will allow his choice to be defeated. Definitely recess appointment coming.
Nice going Alaska GOP – Suicide by voting.
Omg. As an Alaskan I am so embarrassed. Didn’t vote for the idiot.
GUESS ITS TIME FOR OBAMA TO WRITE UP ONE OF HIS ORDERS?
NOW LETS GET OBAMA IN A COURT HEARING?