Sen. John Kerry will attempt a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN has learned.
Kerry said he told a group of Democratic senators Wednesday, and urged that they join him. Kerry said he has the support of fellow Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Some senior Democrats told CNN they are worried that the move could backfire.
This is the guy who said that Bush was dividing America and he was a uniter.
It's obvious that the latest poll showing Hillary's negatives is reason to ramp up her rival's rhetoric. Kerry is going to charge forward here and become the liberal darling for the moment.
What a waste of time with 2 1/2 years to go before the election. Nobody even remembers to blame Bush for New Orleans anymore. American politics has become a 4th quarter game. The Gore camp leaking Bush's DUI arrest was more important than any debate or speech or grand gesture.
It won't stop Alito. The best this will do is get Kerry honorary mention on the Huffington Post. But it might also get a lot of liberals complaining that they could have stopped Alito had they only tried something sooner.
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Sen. John Kerry will attempt a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN has hoped.
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