[ken5050]

Right now it's about getting 5 dems to invoke cloture..NOT to pass the judicial nomination, but to allwo them to come to the floor for a vote.. In one sense, it's an easy vote, the Senate shoudl be allowed to work its will. OTOH, it's the hardest vote for Dems, because it's the issue that drives their hard core idelogical base, the NARAL crowd..

The GOP needs to get 5 more votes...I think that Nelson and Bayh will go along, Tim Johnson also, for he can read the handwriting on the wall. What Frist has to do is get MORE than 5 Dems, so that no one or two of them will have to catch NARAL's wrath..The two Arkansas senators will also go along...Landrieu won't..she's too hard core..but we'll take her out in 4 yeras. Lieberman will go along..Frist must be a very happy camper this morning..

[patriciaruth]

Landrieu would probably go along with ANWAR, however.