Sen. Kerry calls for filibuster of Alito

[kaymart]

Originally Posted by rlg94086

So, I guess that would be a 'no' on the chance for a filibuster then?

sorry Mr. Kerry you lost again!

[Dominic Brother]

Alito's confirmation is a blessing and an important battle has been won. The war is not over yet but we're winning. Keep praying and doing good works.

[EDB]

Originally Posted by kaymart

sorry Mr. Kerry you lost again!

Now if we could only extend his loss to his senate seat (Teddy too)

[shannin]

Originally Posted by Dominic Brother

Alito's confirmation is a blessing and an important battle has been won. The war is not over yet but we're winning. Keep praying and doing good works.

AMEN - We've a long way to go indeed but we are slowly winning each little battle along the way.

[amcalabrese]

My theory on the fillibuster calls is that the Democrats needed to play for the MoveOn/ACT/Daily Kos wing of the party, as the "Internet" wing now raises a lot of money for them.They knew they did not have the votes and that an actual fillibuster would have been disasterous for them politically. So it was a bit of a put up job.

[Mickey]

Originally Posted by Maureen Fiore

Hurray!!! Alito made it despite the likes of Kennedy, Kerry, and Schumer.

I read that Hillary Clinton supported the filibuster also. She turns my stomach!

[josephdavid]

I am growing tired of these Democrats who call themselves Catholic but whol heartidly defend abortion or big corporations over life and the common man.

The Church needs to reel them in. sorry to sound harsh.

[amcalabrese]

Originally Posted by Mickey

I read that Hillary Clinton supported the filibuster also. She turns my stomach!

She is running for president and her strong security stance is unpopular with the left wing of the Democratic Party. As the left now has a lot of fund raising juice (thanks to the Internet) she needed to throw them something. And I think it was known that a fillibuster would fail, and that the purpose was just to give cover to certain Democratic Senators under pressure from the left.

[Maureen Fiore]

Originally Posted by Mickey

I read that Hillary Clinton supported the filibuster also. She turns my stomach!

I watched the State of the Union speech last night and was getting sick everytime the camera panned in on her. She disgust me.

[Maureen Fiore]

Originally Posted by josephdavid

I am growing tired of these Democrats who call themselves Catholic but whol heartidly defend abortion or big corporations over life and the common man.

The Church needs to reel them in. sorry to sound harsh.

Yes I agree, but it must start with our bishops and cardinals. They should not be wishy-washy when it comes to Catholic "Pro-Choice" politicians. Kerry should have been denied communion when he went to receive during his campaign for president.

[josephdavid]

I am a Democrat and proud of it. But I am a Democrat who supports Social, Economic and Environmental responsibility which includes the preservation of life at all costs.

[josephdavid]

oops it sent for some reason before I finished.

But I was going to say is that I will not support some one like Bush who has done nothing to embrace human life. He panders to it but has done nothing with regards to really limiting abortions not only in law but social and economic issues.

[Maureen Fiore]

Originally Posted by josephdavid

oops it sent for some reason before I finished.

But I was going to say is that I will not support some one like Bush who has done nothing to embrace human life. He panders to it but has done nothing with regards to really limiting abortions not only in law but social and economic issues.

He started with the Supreme Court, that is a start. Hopefully these conservative judges will overturn R v W.

[josephdavid]

And the majority is Catholics.

[Maureen Fiore]

Yes, finally we may have a chance.