January 26, 2006

Alito Filibuster

Drudge and CNN both are flashing that former Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry is going to initiate a filibuster.

A link off of Google News confirms it.

    Confirmed this info. Kerry's office says he is initiating a filibuster
    . . . of the SCOTUS nomination of Alito. His office is rounding up support now.
    I have confirmed this with John Kerry's office staff.

With Senator Byrd going for Alito, I believe the number of Senators for Alito stands at 54. Certainly filibusterable.

What remains to be seen is how the Gang of 14 will act.

By filibustering Alito, Kerry is definately pandering for the angry left vote.

SCOTUS Posted by AlexC at January 26, 2006 4:19 PM

This man was almost President. I hope this is not true, even though it might be a great thing for the GOP.

Posted by: jk at January 26, 2006 4:26 PM

Here we go again. Dear Senator Salazar:

I was disappointed to learn that you were voting against this nominee.

I hope that you do not join a filibuster. I rarely suggest that someone looks to Senator Byrd for guidance, but he is right about the politicization of the confirmation process and right that integrity and qualifications matter.

Judge Alito clearly has a majority of the US Senate, including three Democrats as i write. Please honor your "gang of 14" pledge and do not join a filibuster against this nominee.

Posted by: jk at January 26, 2006 4:47 PM

Byron York at the Corner thinks it's a bit of harmless Kerry weaseling

From a Senate source: Kerry's call for a filibuster comes after his leadership, that is, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, decided there won't be one. In other words, Kerry was making a brave, Kos-friendly pronouncement in the total confidence that a filibuster will never happen. And now, word is, he is off to Davos to continue what some Republicans are calling a "filibluster."

http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_01_22_corner-archive.asp#088399

Posted by: jk at January 26, 2006 5:06 PM | What do you think? [3]