Playing the Hand That's Dealt You: Advice on the Filibuster

[wyldwolf]

Well, by now it's obvious that the title of my last post on Democratic unity in the Alito debate should have ended with a question mark, now that several Senators have vowed to begin a filibuster, without the votes to defeat a cloture motion.

But you have to play the hand that's dealt you. I can only hope Senate Dems make a serious effort to stay focused on the Big Case against Alito during the debate, and not provide the GOP with any negative ad material. It's especially important that they deal with the GOP "obstructionist" talking point by relentlessly reminding people that Bush deliberately picked this fight by giving conservative activists their very own Supreme Court nominee. And it wouldn't hurt to spend some time exposing the hypocrisy of "pro-choice" Republican Senators who are deliberately giving the anti-abortion movement the fourth vote they need--just one short of a majority--to erode and then overturn Roe v. Wade.

If we are to have a filibuster, let it be one that is short on senatorial bloviation, and long on clear and concise persuasion. And if nothing else, maybe the debate will complicate Bush's State of the Union Address.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Agreed. Let the fillibuster get certain facts on record for the world

about Alito and his judicial philosophy and what his installment on the Supreme Court means to democracy. I don't like the idea that democrats once again would just hand over to * whatever he wants without protest and have him announce it as a bipartison victory.

[cali]

2. Well said, Wyldwolf. n/t