Kennedy joined the filibuster because he thought Kerry was issuing invitations to a fillet-bluster.
A fillet-bluster is a Democratic ritual at which they first cut Bush's nominees to shreds and then give long winded speeches, in which they try to justify their barbarity.
16 posted on 01/27/2006 7:39:30 AM PST by syriacus
(Kerry avoids Senate duties, afraid he'll catch Democrat cooties.)