everyone with knives drawn for Obama re: Gonzales...

[carpe diem]

...looks like you can put 'em back in your pocket...

'The senator answered more than a dozen questions from the public on issues ranging from abortion to health care and the environment to the war in Iraq. He defended his vote last week to confirm Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and pledged to vote against the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general.'

The entire article: http://www.dailyherald.com/mchenry/main_story.asp?intID=3838491

...and in the "it must be snowing in hell" category...

Momentum against Gonzales grows; Vote against Gonzales may run as high as 40 Dems

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=17

[greyXstar]

1. Thanks for this

Some here already had the torches and pitchforks ready.

[ultraist]

2. Obama BaROCKS!

Barrack Obama is getting off to a pretty good start I'd say. He DID speak out during the electoral vote certification, even though he along with all other Senators (except for Boxer of course) voted for it.

[murray hill farm]

3. How many no votes are needed to stop his confirmation?

Is it 51...what? Is there any chance of stopping him? Have any republicans indicated that they would vote against him?

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. 51. n/t

[WrtMandamus]

5. No chance.

Without a filibuster and Dems said today they won't do that.

[SmokingJacket]

6. Phew!

I love Obama, was disappointed about Rice, but not ready to tear him to pieces quite yet.

This is a load off my mind.

Seriously -- I don't believe we should attack other Democrats as a rule, and I probably won't attack them publicly...BUT if **any** Senate Dems vote for Gonzales they can look forward to a LOT of angry email and mail and phone calls from me.

[Withywindle]

7. And of course the thread with something vaguely resembling actual info...

sinks way way faster than the idiotic pre-emptive bash thread.



kick.

[genius]

8. And he spit on the graves of the 9/11 victims, backs the torture of your

kids and voted for Bush for President.

[Walt Starr]

9. Reprieve

I'll give him a chance again, so long as he follows through and votes AGAINST Gonzales.