The National Ledger: Harry Reid Will Support Alito Filibuster

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YEAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has now stated he will support a filibuster of the nomination judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. The liberal Nevada Democrat has reportedly been under heavy pressure from fringe left wing groups to help stop the nomination.

"Everyone knows there is not enough votes to support a filibuster," Reid said, referring to the procedural roadblock that some Democrats said should be used to put off a vote on Alito.

The Nevada Democrat said, however, he would vote for such a measure to at least send a message of opposition to the nominee. That vote will come on Monday with final confirmation set for Tuesday, reports Reuters.

"I think it is an opportunity for people to express their opinion as to what a bad choice it was to replace (retiring Justice) Sandra Day O'Connor" with Alito, Reid told reporters after a speech at a Washington hotel.


http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27263076.shtml

[converted_democrat]

1. It's on!!!!!!!n/t

[MercutioATC]

2. Hey! We're a "fringe left wing group"!

:party:

Yay for us!

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7. We're the MAJORITY FRINGE

So doesn't that make us a tapestry, and the GOP the tattered and fading fringe?

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

3. Fringe Left Wing Groups....

We're the fringe now. A bunch of radical left wingers out to destroy the country and freedom.

What a bunch of BS.

[acmavm]

6. Boy howdy, what a way to put it. And I'm not fringe anything. I'm a

rather moderate middle-aged female stuck here in the boonies of Nebraska.

[Career Prole]

4. Sorta damning with faint praise, but what the hell...

...I'll take it! :bounce:

[Vincardog]

5. I am soooo tired of FEARING to alienate the "Moderate" voters.

They better fear alienating the Vast Majority of Liberal Progressive voters/
Remember there are more of us then there are of them.

[1620rock]

8. Fringe left wing group???

What about the lunatic fringe on the right? Oh yeah, that's right, they are main-stream AmeriKKKa. :wtf:

[Niche]

9. My mom's a dem in Las Vegas....

funny - most of her co-workers are reps... and i will tell you they don't even know what's going on. the reps that is. no idea what-so-ever. "filibuster?" "Who's Alito?"... hope the church will save them.

[gumby]

10. Just on CNN

about 10 mins. ago showed Reid saying they didn't have the votes to sustain filibuster. He needs to do his job and LEAD.