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January 29, 2006

Phone, fax, email, and be a PITA

I'm going to try and call the sentators who are still against a filibuster against Alito, or who will still vote for Alito, even though I'm getting tired of calling and emailing and writing to get a pat on the head and see so-called liberals dive to the right. It happened with Iraq, it happened with the USA Patriot Act, and it happened with Roberts.

Many Democrats deride us naughty progressives as being divisive and unreasonable, for not being pragmatic enough. We're told that the only way we can win elections is by bolting to the side of totalitarianism and compromising our rights away.

So, I'm glad that John Kerry and Ted Kennedy are finally pushing for a filibuster. I'm not surprised that Kerry, who made the statement, was deemed elitist by conservatives since he made the statement from Davos. This, despite the fact that even Saxy Chambliss also made comments about the filibuster from Davos. Attending Davos makes one an elitist unless you're a Republican, apparently.

Contact the senators listed here and urge them to vote no on Alito and to back a filibuster. We do seem to be making some headway in this. We have until Monday afternoon to call, fax, or email them. You'll want to note that a few of them have said they won't accept calls from people who aren't in their districts. 'Kay, fine. Remember that the next time the DLC asks you for money or support.

Right now, we've got a pack of senators who will either kindasortamaybe vote no but who insist that it's just so rude to filibuster. It's just so mean, and besides, the wingnuts will use the nuclear option.

To which I'd ask: would you rather go down fighting and keep your base, or would you rather go on all fours, whislte Dixie for the GOP, and have people vote you out of office because either a) you betrayed them yet again or b) you gave tacit approval to the right wing through your (non )actions?

Posted by at January 29, 2006 09:23 AM