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Skriven 2006-01-28 17:22:00 av Jeff Binkley (1:226/600)
     Kommentar till en text av Vern Humphrey
Ärende: Double Standards??
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VH>JB>VH>Oh, the Democrat Party is self-destructing.  They have painted
VH>JB>VH>themselves into a corner and must pander to the most radical
VH>JB>VH>fringe, and cannot come to center to win elections.

VH>JB>Horsehead Kerry is calling for a filibuster.  I really hope they
VH>JB>do. That will sew up the election for the republicans.

VH>So do I -- two things can happen, either the filibuster takes place
VH>and the Republics apply the "nuclear option," or it doesn't.  Either
VH>outcome means Kerry is out of the running for the future.

This is excellent news...

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/386437p-327892c.html

Hil's for filibuster 
 
Takes rebel stand to oppose Alito OK for Supremes
 
By RICHARD SISK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU 
 
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday backed a rebel band of 
Senate Dems seeking to filibuster a vote on the Supreme Court nomination 
of Judge Samuel Alito.
Democratic leaders had warned that filibuster efforts were going nowhere 
and would let President Bush score easy political points, but Clinton 
said, "I oppose his nomination and support efforts to block his 
confirmation."

"I do not think Judge Alito would advance the principles Americans hold 
most dear," she said, adding she would vote against a move to cut off a 
filibuster should one occur.

Any senator can filibuster - or command the floor to block a vote. It 
takes 60 votes to invoke cloture to end a filibuster.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made it clear earlier in the 
day that the party didn't have the votes to defeat a cloture vote, so a 
filibuster was doomed to failure.

Nevertheless, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) have 
pushed for a filibuster, a move that delights Republicans.

"If the Democratic left does a filibuster led by Kerry, that's found 
money for us," a top GOP official said.

The filibuster tactic could have repercussions for Clinton. Her move is 
bound to be seen as an appeal to the liberal base that dominates the 
Democratic presidential primaries, following several Senate votes that 
could be seen as attempts to move to the center.

In an interview on the "CBS Evening News," Bush said of Clinton's 2008 
chances, "She's formidable."

A spokesman for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he had made no decision 
on a filibuster and declined comment on Clinton's move.


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