Myopic Zeal :: May

May 31, 2005

W. Mark Felt: “I’m Deep Throat”

Posted by Eric at 12:32 pm. Filed under: General

W. Mark Felt, who retired from the FBI after rising to its second most senior position, has identified himself as the “Deep Throat” source quoted by The Washington Post to break the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation, Vanity Fair magazine said Tuesday.

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Bolton’s “Extraordinary-Circumstance Purgatory”

Posted by Eric at 6:46 am. Filed under: General

Apparently the “extraordinary circumstances” on filibustering presidential appointments only applies to judges, not ambassadors.

And it’s fascinating that this LA Times author doesn’t call this action a filibuster (though it refers to Republican quotes calling it such).

Thursday’s delay resulted from a failed Republican effort to cut off debate, a move that required the support of three-fifths of the Senate. The 56-42 vote fell short of the 60 votes the Republican majority needed to end debate and hold a confirmation vote.

What is a debate that requires 60% vote to cut it off in order to hold a confirmation vote, if not a filibuster?

“Well, John Bolton is in extraordinary-circumstance purgatory right now,” said an angry Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), when asked whether the Democrats’ actions Thursday undermined the spirit of the agreement.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) issued a statement excoriating the Democrats: “Some 72 hours after hailing an agreement that sought to end partisan filibusters, the Democrats have launched yet another partisan filibuster….

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