Read a little further down. You may think Media Matters is ‘partisan left’ but facts are neither conservative nor liberal. They’re simply facts. hdrk05 is going to have to deal with it, too. Or he can join in, if he’s got better facts.

A few paragraphs below the example of actual Republican filibusters, you can also read about the obstructionist legislative maneuvers that were employed by Republicans to torpedo Clinton nominees:

“The Republican-controlled Senate blocked approximately 60 Clinton nominees through other means. This included strict enforcement under Clinton of the “blue slip” policy, which at the time allowed a senator from a nominee’s home state to block a nominee simply by failing to turn in the blue-colored approval papers required for the nomination process. While Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) strictly adhered to the “blue slip” policy to allow Republicans to block Clinton nominees, he relaxed the policy nearly to the point of elimination in his efforts to push through Bush’s nominees.

For example, Hatch held committee votes on the nominations of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Carolyn B. Kuhl over the objections of Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), as well as four 6th Circuit nominees over their home state senators’ objections.”

All references I made to obstruction were when they were in the minority. They cannot obstruct now but they can change the rule they fought hard to preserve so that they can get their way (until a veto).

You said that you think (key word think) that a growing number…

I think that Americans do not want to lose. I have also seen a few polls that say Americans do not want to come home in defeat.

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often….

Regarding your falsehoods about Clinton being able to get his nominations thru with pliant Republican cooperation, see your argument get dismantled here:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200505180004

Regarding the Democrats being ‘obstructionist’, why would they need to be obstructionist if they had majorities in both houses? It doesn’t make logical sense.

The Republicans have the man they formerly referred to as ‘Joe Loserman’ in their corner so, unfortunately, that impedes some legislative progress in the Senate.

I have no idea where you get evidence to back up your asserton that the ‘majority of Americans do not want to leave in defeat’. If you have evidence, by all means, present it. I think a growing number don’t give a rip and view the war as a failed, insanely expensive enterprise that has accomplished the opposite of what it was intended to.