hey filibuster.

well, good evening to you, mo. how is a fine gentleman such as yourself feeling on the eve of the demise of your interviewee, which happens to be myself that i speak of.

umm, great. i know youre not much for being brief, but can i call you fil?

why, mr. mo, i see that addressing me by that shorter, more concise nickname would not have any adverse affects on my psyche or the quality of this current interview. i find no objections to your request and approve wholeheartedly.

great. so i hear bill frist isnt a big fan of yours.

well, if my sources are correct in the information that my staff have briefed me on regarding this current situation, than it would appear as though mr frist and the rest of the majority party in the senate would like nothing more than to eliminate me and my effect on the outcome of the confirmation of several of president bush's judicial nominees, in order to simply advance a highly partisan political agenda.

but did you really think that any of the gop senators would be willing to sleep on cots just to get rid of you?

umm, mo, i dont believe that an emergency midnight session of the senate, along with the cramped and makeshift sleeping quarters provided for them in case they get tired has anything to do with their desire to accomplish their goals.

oh come on, fil.

oh come on what, mo.

you know damn well why frist blinked first and gave in to a compromise that kept you around.

im not sure i follow you mo.

drop the act fil. we all know that theres not a single senator that would sleep in a row of cots just to get rid of you.

ummm...

we're talking about holier than thou, too righteous to pay for our own vacations, lets send someone elses kids to iraq on my crusade senators here, fil.

i suppose that, looking at their track record for arrogance and snobbishness, i can see how someone could see that the prospect of sleeping below their means would disgust enough senators and make them realize that the ongoing battle over my role in judicial confirmations is not worth, um, living like common folk for a night.

so you knew all along that you were safe and that the gop senators are a bunch of clowns who bitch and moan when they dont get their way?

well mo, im not sure that someone in my position would exactly go about phrasing my feelings about...

shut up fil. you talk too much.

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