Change of Heart - Feinstein to Support Filibuster

[kpete]

Change of Heart - Feinstein to Support Filibuster
Filibuster support is mounting!

From DiFi's office:

Senator Feinstein to Vote No on Cloture for the Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced that she will vote no on cloture regarding the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

“Based on a very long and thoughtful analysis of the record and transcript, which I tried to indicate in my floor statement yesterday, I’ve decided that I will vote no on cloture.”

http://realvalues.blogspot.com/2006/01/change-of-heart-feinstein-to-support.html

[blm]

1. MORE CAN CHANGE - DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!

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[RevolutionStartsNow]

2. Good for her

I'm hoping it becomes even more trendy.

[Sydnie]

3. Must have been the email that I sent her this morning

that changed her mind. What? It could have been, couldn't it? ;)

Good news no matter how she got there!

[gkhouston]

10. well damn, girl, better send it to all of 'em, then!

;-) Good to see Feinstein changing her public stance.

[Pithy Cherub]

16. Yours and mine were the one two punch!

:P

[hvn_nbr_2]

20. I think it was my email yesterday.

:)

I just sent this follow-up "thank you":

I just saw this on your website:
Senator Feinstein to Vote No on Cloture for the
Nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[Wordie]

4. K&R!!!! Excellent news! Thanks kpete! eom

[blm]

5. Salazar might change, too. Call him Colorado.

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[ProSense]

6. Thank you Senator Feinstein. n/t

[arbusto_baboso]

7. Well, a bunch of my friends and me let her know....

that she needn't seek reelection if she didn't support a filibuster. If she got enough responses like ours, I'm sure it tipped the balance.

[EFerrari]

28. I've been singing the same song.

Nice user name, lol!

[arbusto_baboso]

36. Thanks! I'm glad someone gets it!

[EFerrari]

38. Absolutamente y con gusto.

lol

[Marnieworld]

8. Take that you bunch of poopy-pants negative doomsayers!

See! They can change their minds. There has been no vote, no call for cloture. Nothing is over yet. Yay!

[ClayZ]

9. I think it was that message I left on her machine.

Flowers for Feinstein:

[patrioticliberal]

11. SOURCE?

[flpoljunkie]

12. Bravo! Fight for us Senators, and we will go down fighting for you in '06

...and beyond!

[quiet.american]

13. Maybe Oprah's showed it's okay to change your mind. :)

Whatever the case, this is very good news!

[radio4progressives]

14. is this a press release?

It's a quote from a blogger, but where is the official report?

[patrioticliberal]

15. OFFICIAL!

http://feinstein.senate.gov/06releases/r-alito-closure.htm

[kpete]

19. Thanks patrioticliberal

my nerves are shot

[radio4progressives]

25. Excellent! Thank You!! -- omg, this could be meaningful (or not?)

will DiFi, Clinton, Kerry, Kennedy et al shake some SENSE into the defectors?

stay tuned.... and keep reporting!

[Beaverhausen]

17. YEAH!!! It must have been my fax that changed her mind.

ha ha

I'm actually in tears here. So glad my senators- (I assume Boxer will fillibuster too) are doing the right thing!

[OnionPatch]

18. Well, Alright Diane!!

:thumbsup: She just picked up some mega points from me (and she really didn't have many with me before.)

[hvn_nbr_2]

21. Same here. n/t

[jsamuel]

22. Thanks!

[EFerrari]

23. Okay -- I guess they want me to stop calling her.

:rofl:


This is great news!

[faithnotgreed]

26. it was definitely you sfexpat

can you believe we actually make a difference
wow - so encouraging to have diane vote with/for the democratic base

and im serious about your efforts
thank you so much

[EFerrari]

29. No! I was kidding. But, I'm pretty sure they flip a coin when

my number comes up in that office.

"I talked to her last time!"

lol

[faithnotgreed]

35. they should be so lucky

and as the old saying goes
if they were actually doing their jobs you wouldnt need to hound them about it

i am just still amazed that dlc diane has crossed over for this
heres to many more...

have a great weekend

[EFerrari]

39. A nice surprise! We are definitely making gains in the "leadership"

You have a great weekend, too.

:toast:

[faithnotgreed]

24. wow.... just when you think minds are closed

thank you to everyone who is working so hard to change those minds
and a thank you to ms feinstein - still cant believe she wont support the bush nominee but glad to have a democrat back in the fold (even if for a little while)

[EFerrari]

27. DC, SF busy, LA office can't comfirm. n/t

[rodeodance]

30. whow---this gives me heart--thanks Sen. Feinstein.

[rodeodance]

31. email her and tell her thanks

[ProSense]

32. From her Web site

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2069965&mesg_id=2069965

[EFerrari]

33. Thank you! This is HUGH!!!!!!!!!!111

:toast: DUers!

[LiberalAndProud]

34. Good news!

Great news!

WONDERFUL NEWS!

[wookie294]

37. Wow, I just called her office two hours ago

I'm still skeptical of Kerry's motives in starting this, but still hopeful too.

[jenndar]

40. That's my Senator! I'll be thanking her with a check. n/t