tradition, because 1917, woodrow wilson was about to become a wartime president. he did not look with great favor on the idea of having to deal with senate filibusters while trying to conduct that war. he referred to the filibuster as a little group of willful men who render the united states government helpless and contemptible, a phrase that probably could be used nowadays. so what did wilson do? went to the leaders o. senate and said, this really can t happen. why don t we find a way of shutting down filibusters. that s when they came up with cloture. the idea that if you had two-thirds, you could stop a filibuster end and the debate. even then, that had not been there before. so the evolution of rules, there s been negotiation led by presidents on this fact. absolutely. and the nuclear option, which is a term that was actually coined by trent lott in 2003, as the
he loves maureen dowd. here s maureen dowd talking about the weiner story. aside from being a gift to clowns, hacks, punsters, rivals, and the writers of the good wife, carlos danger is also a gift to political scandal survivors. his behavior is so outlandish and contemptible, the sort of thing that used to require a trenchcoat and park, that it allows eliot spitzer and bill clinton to act huffy. weiner continues to play the rebel without a pause. he shrugged off reports that the clintons, who have been christened the careless daisy and tom buchanan of politics, regard him, in the words of f. scott, as the foul dust floating in the wake of their dreams. i am not terribly interested in what people who are not voters in the city of new york have to say, weiner sniffed about the first couple of westchester. at an event tuesday evening in times square with advocates for new yorkers with disabilities, the 48-year-old seemed tired,
we are having it now. why do we have to have it now? it is a way of controlling the press. helen, i find it unfortunate that you use your front row position bestowed upon you by your colleagues to make such statements. you are con testimony few us with instead of contemptible. you are familiar with that, helen. one of the press secretaries grilled by helen is on the phone. dana pa ri no is the co-host on the five. sorry i couldn t be there, but i am honored to talk about my time . interesting the clip you played of me, juliette, that was the only day i ever actually lost my temper with helen. that was actually me losing my temper. from what you can hear from other white house correspondents, they covered it during helen thomas time, you were patient with her. she was the type if she went after a president and press
they say everyone on the outside s evil. and they don t allow any outside influence at all. how do they equate being a religious group, with their appalling behavior, picketing funerals of soldiers, the anti-gay outbursts and so on? they claim to speak for god. simple as that? yes. all-encompassing excuse? it s not a good excuse at all but they do it. it s unfortunate and atrocity the things that they do and say. horrible things they do and say. but yeah, they claim they re speaking for god. do they brainwash people like you, young people? yes, they did brainwash me. did they make you picket and things that you look back and find contemptible? they make children believe they re being good christians, to go out and protest all these different things. and it s very hypocritical. they don t even hold themselves
they say everyone on the outside s evil. and they don t allow any outside influence at all. how do they equate being a religious group, with their appalling behavior, picketing funerals of soldiers, the anti-gay outbursts and so on? they claim to speak for god. simple as that? yes. all-encompassing excuse? it s not a good excuse at all but they do it. it s unfortunate and atrocity the things that they do and say. horrible things they do and say. but yeah, they claim they re speaking for god. do they brainwash people like you, young people? yes, they did brainwash me. did they make you picket and things that you look back and find contemptible? they make children believe they re being good christians, to go out and protest all these different things. and it s very hypocritical. they don t even hold themselves