Dem press conf just started on cspan

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1. Reid saying he will give reasons for no vote in more detail on Senate fl.

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3. need courts to do the checks and balances -talking of spying problems.

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5. says alito record demonstrates todays abuse of Exc. powers.

[gkhouston]

10. oh, really?

:popcorn: Planning on talking for a while, Harry?

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28. you will have to pop some fresh stuff for tomorrow.

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks! nt

[quiet.american]

4. This....sounds.... like....a..... possible.... filibuster! n/t

[gratuitous]

9. Oh, that can't be

Don Imus and Chip Reid decided between themselves just this morning that the Democrats wouldn't filibuster. Also, a bunch of other empty-headed know-nothings have been saying for the last couple of weeks that the Democrats wouldn't filibuster.

Now, who are you going to believe? Commentators speculating in a vacuum or the actual elected officials who would do the filibustering?

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13. well, i hear strong NO's but filly?--I do not 'hear' that.

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15. KICKYPOO

[quiet.american]

16. You could be right, too -- hence my word "possible." :) n/t

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25. yes. i swifted over the 'possible'--guess i think it so out of realm of

possible at this point. gut feeling is all.

[quiet.american]

39. We'll see... after all this, if they let it go through --

-- I think it would do more damage to the Democratic Party at this point than anything the Republicans could do.

Never a dull moment, is there!

[gkhouston]

19. I wouldn't expect Reid to announce it

I think he'd just start doing it.

[quiet.american]

14. :) Hello! n/t

[Wordie]

38. You know, that they are all coming out SO strongly against Alito does seem

to be a hopeful sign. Could be they are just getting on the record, but they surely seems to be making a case for a filibuster (whether that's their intention or not).

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6. Leahy alsos gets to the point.

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7. Leahy saying alito would follow the 'the pres. can pick and choose' what

laws he/she can follow.

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8. then referred to the mcCain torure bill and Jr's signiture comments.

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11. kennedy saying we have seen march in progress in discrimination laws

but they would not get fair shake with alito.

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12. and now talking to the snooping problem and the exec. branch.

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17. Durbin talking of rights--women, human, the disabled.

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18. talking of going too far to the right.

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20. Debbie stabenow telling story of backrupted farm in VT--shootguns pointed

at them--US marshells. family sued.
Alito ruled in favor of the marshalls

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21. gawd this is freaking out sad story.

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23. Fed marshall had put gun to farmers back and said he would be the

first if there were problems. used as human shield.

alito favored the marshall.

[Wordie]

VERY powerful! I'd put that up against Mrs. Alito's tears any day. eom

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45. you bet!

[FreedomAngel82]

22. I'm watching now

Stabenow is doing great. :D

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24. a few have mentioned the stripe seach of the 10-year old girl.

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27. saying Grahm has said the 'leaders" were urging Dems to vote NO-this

from a reporter--Reid says it was a vote of consciousness.

[quiet.american]

46. Yes, and I'm glad -- that creeps me out the most.

As I've said before, apart from the anti-Constitutional leaning, and the corruption of serving on a trial in which he was heavily invested in the stock of a party to the litigation -- I can't get the word "pedophile" out of my mind every time I think of how he doesn't think anything is wrong with strip searching a 10-year-old.

[Ian David]

26. Harry Reid just said Lindsey Graham doesn't know what he's talking about?

What did I miss?

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30. see my previous coment.

[CottonBear]

29. Reid is speaking now and answering questions...debate will start tomorrow

...we'll have to wait and see how this develops...I can see a number of scenarios none of which are worth your time (for me to explain..."

Now Leahy is talking about Rove, wiretapping and the Atty. Gen.
He says they're afraid to answer why they (GOP/Bush) have not captured OBL.

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31. Leahy asking--why didn't we catch obl --why did we take the best troops

out early!!!!!

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32. If they had not been doing this-illegal snopping-the terrorists would NOT

have know what is going on in this country!!--whow harry.

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34. He was smaking it ot Rove and his speech from a few days ago.

[CottonBear]

33. Reid: No FISA request ever made public therefore terrorists couldn't

have known about wiretapping in advance and it could have been done according to law.

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36. wonder if our smart press will pick up this great point?

[CottonBear]

40. Nah. n/t

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48. they are too content just being good little pets to the WH

[CottonBear]

35. Reid: "Laura Bush was right: we need more women on the court."

I LOVE THIS MAN!

He said something about Harriet Miers that I missed. Something to the effect of she would have been a better candidate for SCOTUS because she's a woman.

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37. 'oh by the way--you have to work for less"--is the WH response to

competitive markets.

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41. Kennedy is smashing parts of jr's kansas speech on FISA--got ted go.

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42. says the telephone companies will be asked about their role in snooping.

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44. says Gonzalas had said telephone comps were certified to release info

but ted says Fisa says nothing about tele 'certification" whowo wowow

[CottonBear]

43. Ted K: It's not Democrats who said Bush broke the law,

it was the Congressional research service...

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47. ted did good