Who are the Senate's 'Gang of 14' ????????????

[julialnyc]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1276295&page=1

Who are the Senate's 'Gang of 14'? I've never heard of this till now (I thought I kept my self fairly informed, but I never knew of this alliance,otherwise I would have spent more time targeting them when writing letters.Who are they?

[HillDem]

1. Wikipedia:

7 Republicans:
John S. McCain III, Arizona
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
John Warner, Virginia
Olympia Snowe, Maine
Susan M. Collins, Maine
R. Michael DeWine, Ohio
Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island

7 Democrats:
Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
Mark Pryor, Arkansas
Ken Salazar, Colorado

[bryant69]

2. The Gang Of 14 are done

Stick a fork in them.

I think the initial compromise probably was a good idea, but it won't last through the Alito confirmation.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[InsanityInc]

3. Don't give in yet!

I think there'll be a new gang of 14! The other ones (mostly repubs)are jumping ship because they're worried about being labeled a RINO. But there will be others that don't like that fact that Bush is stacking the court!

[newyawker99]

4. Hi InsanityInc!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[InsanityInc]

5. Thank You