Feingold on Ed Schulz show saying Reid says not enough votes to filibuster

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Said Reid has done his "due diligence".

Feingold says he is in support of a filibuster.

Supposedly votes are 51-48.

[Greeby]

1. Errr, if he means thats the likely cloture vote

That IS a filibuster

[redqueen]

2. *sigh* n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. One more circle left before it's all over

If I'm not mistaken this now will rest in the hands of SCOTUS. After that it's straight down and out to sea.

[Mass]

3. 48 NO votes was enough for a filibuster - All they needed was 41.

[rockymountaindem]

7. I guess there are people who will vote no, but not fillabuster

That makes no sense to me. They might as well vote "present".

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. Presumably these are people who are happy to register a losing "no" vote,

in a losing cause, but wouldn't want to go far enough to cause an actual unpleasant dustup.

It's like offering to pay for dinner, with the secret knowledge that your guest is on expense account and will pay. You get the free brownie points but don't have to actually do anything that matters.

Feingold would not name names.

[blm]

16. But we can guess who they are - - the Alito filibuster comes to mind.

Some who wouldn't vote for Alito but wouldn't filibiuster him, either. grrrrrr..........

[Jacobin]

4. but of course

and WHO pray tell, thought these idiots would do that?

WHO?

[StellaBlue]

5. Feingold was awesome.

I was listening in the car, but for some reason Randi Rhodes (who I don't like much) was on the internet streaming when I got inside with my Thai takeout.

[MrCoffee]

6. 48 votes is 7 more than they need to filibuster!!!

[Donnachaidh]

8. filibuster for the HECK of it!

Somebody GROW A SET!

[Nutmegger]

9. No excuse. Those who don't think that this needs to be filibustered, needs

to find a new career.

[davidwparker]

14. Exactly. I'd be on the NO side of this argument on principle. Guess

Dems really don't mind providing the "bipartisan" support that gets used against them again and again.

[LiviaOlivia]

11. Welcome to the new and improved version

of Pinochet's Chile.

[davidwparker]

13. don't they have to get 60 votes to break a filibuster?

unless the nuclear option is used?

I want Reid gone out of leadership.

[LSK]

15. yes, you need 60 yes votes