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  • By pushing for a filibuster, Kerry alienated fellow Democrats

    02/02/2006 9:48:03 PM PST · by LdSentinal · 57 replies · 2,555+ views
    The New Republic ^ | 2/3/06 | Michael Crowley
    Moments before Monday's vote on whether to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito, John Kerry was speaking to a near-empty Senate chamber. In his typical stentorian fashion, Kerry was arguing for a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee, an effort the Massachusetts senator had single-handedly initiated a few days earlier to the open chagrin of fellow Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. "What could possibly be more important than this?" asked Kerry, who stood alone amid a sea of empty desks. But Kerry's plea for relevancy didn't cause much of a stir until his Massachusetts colleague and filibuster partner,...
  • Obama: Votes aren't there for Alito filibuster

    01/28/2006 8:44:13 PM PST · by LdSentinal · 87 replies · 2,763+ views
    Quad-City Times ^ | 1/28/06 | Tory Brecht
    Illinois Sen. Barack Obama said efforts by Democratic leaders in the Senate to drum up support for a filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s confirmation are likely to fail, and he appeared to be leaning against delay tactics. “I have to tell you, the votes are probably not there for a filibuster,” the senator said during a stop in the Quad-Cities to open a new congressional office in Moline and to speak to the Quad-City Times editorial board. “It’s my understanding that at least seven Democrats have announced they will not be supporting it, meaning at most you’d get...