Anyone know who is in the "Gang of 14" ???

[thecrow]

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

1. Nelson of Nebraska is one

[davepc]

2. They are:

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

[thecrow]

5. Thank you!!!

[davepc]

6. you're welcome

[hippiechick]

3. What IS the 'Gang of 14' ?

:shrug:

[win_in_06]

4. Surely you've heard this phrase used in the news?

It's the bipartisan group of Senators that agreed to reduce the possibility of a filibuster over Judicial nominations.

[otohara]

7. I'd Not Heard It & My Senator

is one of them. I wrote an e-mail yesterday asking about his membership into this "gang". I also called the local office and sure as shit, the lady on the phone said proudly "yes he is", when I inquired about his membership into "the gang".

I'm disgusted and embarrassed that my grown man senator feels the need to be in a gang.

[win_in_06]

8. Well in his defense I don't think they were self-named.

I think the press came up with it.

[hippiechick]

9. No, I don't have cable and don't watch network news.

And my internet meanderings have been straying away from things political toward things Spiritual, lately.

Thanks for the info ! :hi:

[win_in_06]

10. The conventional wisdom is that if Alito can win most of the 14 over

he'll get confirmed. I think he is focusing most of his office visits on these Senators in addition to the Judicial Committee members.