{"id":1882,"date":"2007-01-11T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/mcconnell-threatens-to-filibus.html"},"modified":"2007-01-11T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T11:47:00","slug":"mcconnell-threatens-to-filibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/mcconnell-threatens-to-filibus.html","title":{"rendered":"McConnell threatens to filibuster Dems&#8217; plan to block Iraq plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drudgereport.com\/\">Drudge<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Top Republican in Senate threatens to filibuster any attempt by Dems to block Bush&#8217;s new Iraq war plan&#8230; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was wondering if we had enough Republicans to sustain a filibuster especially when you see people like Norm Coleman blasting the President.  It really is about time we heard some type of push back from the Republicans.  They are not without power and they can stop the Democrats from defunding the war if they stick together and support our President as he attempts to salvage this war effort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/McConnell\" rel=\"tag\">McConnell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Senate\" rel=\"tag\">Senate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Democrats\" rel=\"tag\">Democrats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Republicans\" rel=\"tag\">Republicans<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/filibuster\" rel=\"tag\">filibuster<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Drudge: Top Republican in Senate threatens to filibuster any attempt by Dems to block Bush&#8217;s new Iraq war plan&#8230; I was wondering if we had enough Republicans to sustain a filibuster especially when you see people like Norm Coleman blasting the President. 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