Filibuster “Scalito”

“And I’ll tell you one thing, that wild horses aren’t gonna drag me off this floor until those people have heard everything I’ve got to say, even if it takes all winter.
” — Senator Smith.

O.K. up until now I’ve thought it best to concentrate on stopping the war and let the President have his nominees. But Bush has thrown down the gauntlet by nominating Samuel Alito, a judge that would be farther to the right than any member of the Supreme Court thus far. This is clearly a political ploy to appease his base by giving them the far right nominee he promised during his campaign. He doesn’t care about uniting the country, he’s trying to wage a culture war, since he’s not doing very well at the real one.

If the President wants a fight, the Dems need to take it him. I say filibuster till the cows come home. The American people will not stand for the “Nuclear Option.” Barack Obama should rent Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and start taking notes.

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