John Kerry is going to filibuster
The Crats have already considered the possibility and rejected it as untenable and politically damaging.
Some senior Democrats told CNN they are worried that the move could backfire.Republicans would need 60 votes to overturn a filibuster -- a procedural move that extends Senate debate indefinitely, effectively blocking a vote. Senior White House officials said the move would make the Democrats look bad, and that Republicans believe they have enough votes to overcome any filibuster attempt.
There is only one reason for Kerry to charge the windmill on this--it'll play with the moonbats.
The other day I posted on Kerry's foray into the moon bat cave--Daily Kos. The evidence is emerging to fit the theory that Kerry, a pariah among the traditional powerbrokers in the Democrat party, is trying to tap into Howard Dean's constituency. Now moonbats are emotional people and the left-wing mantra on Iraq is religion not reason, but aside from that, they aren't really stupid. They understand that supporting a politician is a faustian deal--he or she cares only about achieving power and you (Mr. and Ms Moonbat) only care about your agenda. Kerry must find a way to look sincere and because he is John F. Kerry, he figures if he can fake that, he has it made.
The filibuster gambit is a demonstration without any real commitment, since it can't possibly succeed (three Democrat Senators have already said they would vote for Alito and six more have stated that they will oppose a filibuster). He won't hurt the party and he can't damage his own political aspirations anymore than he already has.
Politics in the Zero, a liberal blog, doesn't feel the love from Senator Kerry
Posted by Mick Stockinger on January 27, 2006 8:43 AM
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