John McCain about the future of the country, Obama again took the high road, insisting he was not interested in having a " colloquy" with the Arizona senator over the next four or five days about the issue because it was not in the best interests of the country. Well played, although does the average person have any idea what the world " colloquy" means?Īs for the disagreement between him and Sen. The inserted floor debate, known in Senate parlance as a " colloquy," has since become an intriguing side issue in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, whose case was at issue before the court yesterday. Nettley's foot behind her, and Elizabeth knew another colloquy was at hand.Ī colloquy is a public conversation on the Senate floor that often is used to ratify a deal struck in private. Let us recall the colloquy following a television debate between Nation editor David Corn and Richard Perle.īut just as she was getting quiet again, came the tread of Mrs. Remes, a Washington lawyer who has helped Hamdan's defense team, called the colloquy "outrageous." "This colloquy is critical to the government's legislative history argument, and it's entirely manufactured and misrepresented to the court as having occurred live on the Senate floor before a crucial vote," Remes said.ĭavid H.