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REAKING: KERRY WILL LEAD FILIBUSTER!!!!!
Submitted by Bob Fertik on January 26, 2006 - 1:06pm.Sam Alito
I have confirmed reports that Kerry wants to filibuster Alito, and he is talking to his colleagues to round up the 41 votes he needs.
Only two Democrats (Ben Nelson and Tim Johnson) support Alito. Only two others (Mary Landrieu and Ken Salazar) say they oppose a filibuster, but are expected to vote against Alito.
So right now, without the support of any Republicans, we still have 41 possible votes for a filibuster. There are roughly 6 moderate Republicans who should also be targeted (Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bob Smith, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich). And we should work as hard as we can to persuade Landrieu and Salazar that a vote against Alito is meaningless if they don't support a filibuster.
Alright, the suspense is over. Democrats should call for a floor vote and cut their loses.
IOW when conservatives take a stand, conservatives win.
The irony of a US Senator harping about "one man, one vote" is apparently lost on him.
SD
Democrat Senators up for re-election this year:
Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Mark Dayton (D-MN)
Diane Feinstein (D-CA)
Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Of the above, Clinton, Kennedy, Feinstein, Sarbanes, and Kohl will never vote to confirm. It will be interesting to see how the others end up voting.
Thank the 3 Democrat Senators for doing the right thing:
senator@bennelson.senate.gov
tim@johnson.senate.gov
senator_byrd@byrd.senate.gov
The DUers are going wild about this. hahahah