Notes From The All-Nighter

Just a collection of posts from last night's Senate debate on Iraq.  The all-nighter...

More Notes From The Senate All-Nighter

Our GOP hypocrite of Tuesday night -- and this is not an easy choice with this crowd -- is Lamar Alexander (R-TN) who said this about Harry Reid keeping the Senate in session all night to debate the Iraq occupation: "It does not show the proper respect for the men and women who are there and their families." Really, Senator Alexander? But I suppose Republicans filibustering Jim Webb's bill to [...]

Senate pulls an all-nighter

Well, how’d things go in the Senate’s overnight debate? As far as I can tell, the unusual debate was largely successful. Reports about procedural hurdles that would short-circuit the debate proved to be false, and lawmakers got down to business. Democrats rolled out cots and ordered pizzas as they settled in for a marathon Senate debate [...]

Thank You Senator Landrieu

As the Republicans rallied behind President George Bush and his failed war policy during last night’s all-night debate on Iraq, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) finally broke away from Holy Joe and breaks one off in them, giving one of the most passionate speeches of the night. The Republicans have been calling Tuesday night’s [...]

Live-Blogging The Senate Iraq Filibuster

[ThinkProgress is at the Capitol building, live-blogging the all-night conservative filibuster of Iraq withdrawal legislation.] 12:27 AM: 1,000 people gathered outside the Capitol tonight for a rally and candlelight vigil. Watch a highlight video of speeches from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Iraq war veteran Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sens. Carl [...]

How The NIE Undercuts Bush

Isn’t it amazing that the White House releases a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq and Al Qaeda at the outset of two weeks of Democratic efforts to hold Iraq votes before the August recess, when in fact Bush had this assessment back in June? Isn’t it amazing that [...]

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