Report: We Are 2 Votes Shy of Fillibuster

[art3]

hi
just saw this report on annatopia. can anyone confirm. they claim we are 2 shy of fillibuster and "big news" to break today. anyone know?
art
http://annatopia.com/archives/cat_political_soapbox.html

[Halliburton]

1. pretty reliable blog

I don't think they would have reported it if they didn't think it was credible.

[upi402]

2. I sure hope so, for America's constitution

Did you see this site from another poster that tracks the 'filibuster or die' vote?

http://www.democrats.com/alito-48

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Filibuster Opponents - silent & scared

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D- DE) , 202-224-5042
Bill Nelson (D- FL), 202-224-5274
Daniel K. Akaka (D- HI) (1,), 202-224-6361
Mary Landrieu (D- LA) (1,), 202-224-5824
Byron L. Dorgan (D- ND) (1,), 202-224-2551
Olympia Snowe (R- ME) (1,), 202-224-5344

Filibuster Opponents - loud & proud

Mark Pryor (D- AR), 202-224-2353
Ken Salazar (D- CO) , 202-224-5852
Kent Conrad (D- ND) (1,), 202-224-2043
Alito Supporters

Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551
Tim Johnson (D- SD) , 202-224-5842
Robert C. Byrd (D- WV) , 202-224-3954
Ted Stevens (R- AK) , 202-224-3004

[jillan]

3. I'd like to know where this blogger is getting this info

It just doesn't add up.
Think of the dems that won't do it - Landrieu, Conrad, Byrd, Nelson

unless we are getting a few repubs to join us, which I would be in total shock.

I want to believe this so badly.
But I know better. Need more info.

[BigBearJohn]

4. OK! LET'S JOIN TOGETHER AND POWER EMAIL Landrieu, Conrad, Byrd, Nelson!!!

[doublethink]

6. Lets do it........

On it. :thumbsup:

[savemefromdumbya]

5. if they stay at home is that counted as a no vote?

if so don't let them out of their driveway!:dilemma:

[Halliburton]

7. I actually hope some of these yes votes will stay home

they need 60 votes, so instead of helping them they might as well just sit this one out

[savemefromdumbya]

10. That would be sensible or it ruins it

in the old days of local politics the whip would tell members to stay at home or go for a smoke during the vote.

[bryant69]

8. Nope, it's not present

That might work out to the same in a cloture vote, but I suspect that Frist would control the vote till he got his ducks in a row.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[undeterred]

9. If we have 13 and we need 41 we are more than 2 shy

That's what it looks like to me.

[sandnsea]

11. We have at least 15

Sarbanes and Menendez came on board. But there are others who haven't spoken who would just shock me if they didn't support this; Levin, Murray, Cantwell, to name a few. I don't know where we are at on the count for sure, but I'd bet it will be much closer to 40 than it appears now.

[Halliburton]

12. lou dobbs said we had 30 votes on thursday

we don't know where we are right now but we got momentum

[FogerRox]

13. earlier KOS said 15-- Solid-- with many tilting

WOOT for the Filibuster