Senators aren't listening to us...

[jenmito]

Ed Henry on CNN just said that privately "It's over" with regards to Alito. They're not going to filibuster. They talk a good game and then don't even TRY to stop him? x(

[stillcool]

1. Listening to CNN?...

[jenmito]

7. Yes, to get all sides. n/t

[depakid]

10. Then expect to be misinformed

and propagandized.

[jenmito]

14. Why? It doesn't mean I necessarily believe it...

But I put it out there, just as I earlier put it out there that REID said a filibuster hasn't been ruled out. I don't see Ed Henry as a partisan hack. And I listen to Randi Rhodes, which I did from 3-4. I watched c-span all day 'til 3. I also watch Hardball, Countdown, and then The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. I think I'm pretty well-rounded.

[depakid]

26. It's insidious

and it's designed to get to you and color your thinking. Make no mistake- it WILL affect how you frame the issues and what you think is relevant.

[jenmito]

31. No-it WON'T color my thinking...

I'm not a "ditto head" or anywhere near anything like that. I have a mind of my own-a very liberal mind. I wrote posts today earlier that others said the filibuster is NOT off the table. When I heard Henry say what he said, I WANTED to hear that he's wrong.

[stillcool]

19. That's not getting 'all sides'....

that is getting an alternate reality.

[jenmito]

20. OK, then I get an alternate reality in order to compare it...

to the REAL reality so I can argue conservatives and know where they got THEIR info.

[ClassWarrior]

2. Oh yeah, and "Ed Henry" is such a hotshot Washington player. LOL

NGU.

[jenmito]

8. I HOPE he's wrong! n't

[Double T]

3. Let's see what happens when it is time to vote

[Avalux]

4. Why are you listening to CNN?

I highly doubt Ed Henry has been briefed by our Democratic Senators about what they're going to do. He's merely a puffed-up windbag speculating as they love to do. If a filibuster is in the works, are Reid & Co. going to announce it beforehand? No. Element of surprise is best. It ain't over til it's over.

[snowbear]

6. Leahy, Boxer & Dorgan are all on Big Eddie today.. Ed Henry is right..

Sure sounds that way anyhow..

Dorgan has been the only one on so far.. but said that the R's would just pull the Nuclear Option, and once that happens.. they'd use the change in senate rules for countless other issues on their agenda..

Boxer and Leahy will be on to talk about Alito soon..

[jenmito]

11. Because I like to hear different viewpoints...

And Ed Henry said what he said. I'm just "reporting" what he said.

[Avalux]

18. Listening to different viewpoints is just fine.

But you're assuming our Senators aren't listening to us based on what Ed Henry has said.

[jenmito]

21. That's correct...

And I'm angry about it. I HOPE it's not true, but why would he say that if he didn't speak to the senators? Is Henry a partisan hack?

[Avalux]

22. He could be.

I rarely watch CNN and when I do, I take what any of them say with a huge dose of skepticism. Objectivity is in short supply by our tainted media these days.

So - I prefer to just wait and see what happens. Then I can get angry. :hi:

[jenmito]

23. OK. Well, we'll see.

I didn't know CNN was bad. (Except that they hired Glenn Beck. What were they thinking?)

[Avalux]

25. Just heard the filibuster is not off the table.

Senator Leahy has just stated to Ed Shultz that Senator Reid will make the filibuster decision - so far, he hasn't decided one way or the other. ;)

[jenmito]

29. Good. Thanks for the news!

:hi:

[Lindsay]

5. I'm guessing Mr. Henry has an inside source -

Karl Rove.

[emlev]

9. We need to stop repeating their spin! n/t

[jenmito]

12. Donna Brazile just said a filibuster isn't off the table...

Can I repeat THAT?

[emlev]

24. Yes, but if you're not quoting, say IS on the table

not "not off."
More powerful.

[emlev]

28. Or you could quote Senator Barbara Boxer, who said

on Ed Schultz today, "Everything is on the table." The question was about the possibility of filibuster.

[Ian David]

13. If the GOP goes nuclear, can the unions call a General Strike?

Forget shutting-down congress.

Shut-down the whole damn country.

Cross-posted:
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If the GOP goes nuclear, can the unions call a General Strike?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=367&topic_id=99&mesg_id=99

[ramapodem]

16. Not really

Last time I checked unions have lost a lot of members over the year. Is having only 8% of the nations workforce being union enough to shut the nations economy down ?

[Ian David]

17. They could lead the way and the rest would hopefully follow

If not the rest, then at least the rest of us.

I know I'd do what I could.

Start with the truckers and the transit workers and the school teachers.

Unions may only represent 8% of the workforce, but they're probably about the most important 8%.

Another option: Can states freeze federal assets in their banks?

[Lone_Wolf]

27. It doesn't have to be limited to union members..

n/t

[LynneSin]

15. I wouldn't even rely on CNN for my weather report

Seriously!

[pat_k]

30. Conventional Wisdom is Wrong more often than right. . .

Don't listen to the beltway boobs.

Ed Henry was saying the same thing at 10 AM this morning (transcript in earlier post).

He hasn't heard anything new.

Now that Alito has been voted out of the Judiciary, the Pressure is REALLY on!

Like it or not, Senators really don't commit to a decision until they commit (and that is often at the last minute. Sen. Barbara Boxer made her announcement with little time to spare.)

"Never give up, never surrender!"
--Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart (Galaxy Quest)