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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:20 PM Original message |
Why are people blaming the Democratic senators for not filibusting Alito? |
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democrattruth (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why they should not? What is more |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Welcome to DU!!! |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Good point. And welcome to DU! n/t |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. More important to get elected in 2006. Have you not figured that out |
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400Years (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
38. Would have zero effect, bush has a very low approval rating. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. I wasn't taking polls literally - I meant "polls" as in voting day. That |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. for "moderates" it's all about what the polls say.. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. That's not the point |
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IselaB (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. But... |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Successful filibusters |
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tinfoilinfor2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Hey! Hey! Hey! |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. There's just one phrase that would change all that... |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Probably not, but it would have shifted the fight to whether repubs |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. principles don't get you much unless you can win at the polls |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. I can't remember where I saw the poll...I believe it was on Lou Dobbs... |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Rasmussen had 39% in favor of Alito a week ago. and 35% unsure. |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Exactly. How the hell does that translate into "favorable" polling? |
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zonmoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. sadly those rigged polls will allow the fascist takeover of our country |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. ridiculous poll. filibusters CHANGE PEOPLES' OPINIONS |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. EXACTLY! part of the role is to highlight and educate. |
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dogman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's called leadership. |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. You're right! |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. those polls are psy-ops against the democratic senators |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. And close to 40% don't even know who the hell Alito is. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:27 PM Original message |
under that rationale |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. under that rationale |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Without this filibuster.you've a right wing Sup. Crt for most of our lives |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Exactly - we're not talking about filibustering the Attorney General |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Read my post #16 |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Normally, I'd agree with you - but here, there's more at stake |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Perhaps |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. I agree with most of this, but the 51%ers gave Dimson** the power to |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Proves that only 38% of the public even know what a filibuster is |
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Azathoth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. Either you oppose the guy or you don't |
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beaconess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Bam! |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. Right, either they believe what they are saying |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's hard to gather support when the MSM |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Perhaps we should stop listening to known liars? nt. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Do the Dems really believe in something? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Why indeed! |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. there are a number of curious suppositions in the OP ... |
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Mistwell (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
43. Difference between "right to their say" and "filibuster" |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. I think most people don't really understand what is going on. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Just like the people who now ask "WHY ARE WE IN IRAQ???" |
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bigjohn16 (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Because its the right thing to do? nt |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. Latest poll by CNN. LOL |
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Mistwell (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. I mostly agree |
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Snivi Yllom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. filibuster is not the answer |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. A filibuster would provide us with confidence that we could do this. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. Polls showed that most people supported invading Iraq too. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
49. So you think CNN is telling the truth? You think that's really the |
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eve_was_framed (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. I was thinking the very same! |
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