Ranting and Venting: Kerry returning to D.C. to lead fight against Alito

Here comes John Kerry to save the day! If we can keep Alito out until after the elections, and if we get a Democratic majority, we can stop this!

Sounds bad doesn't it? Even Kerry thinks it's an uphill battle. And Bush hasn't even started talking about attacking Iran yet.

From CNN.com:

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was heading back to Washington Friday after launching an overseas effort to rally his Democratic colleagues behind a filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.
But senators from both parties -- including Kerry's fellow Massachusetts Democrat and chief ally, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy -- described Kerry's efforts as an uphill battle.
Kerry was in Davos, Switzerland, attending the World Economic Forum when he called for the filibuster. Democratic sources tell CNN that Kerry called fellow Democratic senators Thursday to rally support.
A potential showdown could come early next week. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist filed a motion to cut off debate on the Alito nomination after his Democratic counterpart, Minority Leader Harry Reid, objected to a move by GOP leaders to schedule a final vote on his confirmation Monday afternoon.
Frist's motion, which requires 60 votes under Senate rules, will come up for a vote at 4:30 p.m. Monday. If successful, senators will then vote on Alito's nomination at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with a simple majority of 51 votes needed for approval. Democrats can block the final vote if 41 senators vote against Frist's motion.

This next year is going to be very tense for Democrats, for all leftists in general. We need to get rid of Emperor Bush and we can't do that until we have a Democrat majority in Congress.

[A] Kerry aide told CNN the senator is not concerned about the gossip on Capitol Hill and is standing on principle in backing the filibuster.
"Judge Alito's confirmation would be an ideological coup on the Supreme Court," Kerry said in a written statement.
"We can't afford to see the court's swing vote, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, replaced with a far-right ideologue like Samuel Alito."

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Kerry returning to D.C. to lead fight against Alito