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oregonjen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 08:56 PM
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Sen. Wyden says he will support Alito filibuster
:thumbsup:

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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 08:57 PM
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1. Woo-hoo, woo-hoo! I called him today.
:woohoo:

I'll call his office tomorrow and thank him. Wyden is usually such a go-along-to-get-along kind of guy, this gives me hope, however small.
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oregonjen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:49 PM
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9. I called him today too. Took 6 tries to get a staffer
I called last week too. Now, I'll call tomorrow to say thanks!
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:52 PM
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10. I got through right away and the staffer was very brisk.
Polite, but definitely in a hurry. I expressed my viewpoint, he asked for my zip code, and thanked me and that was it.

I was thinking about Wyden while hiking this morning, and was considering nicknaming him "Weenie Wyden" if he would not support the filibuster. Thank goodness he's been spared that devastating label. ;)
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 08:58 PM
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2. Yay! Go Wyden
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:01 PM
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3. still send him emails of thanks--they will need all the support they can
get.
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:28 PM
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4. It is building folks..Keep it up and ignore all incoming PsyOps!
"They" will be bombarding ud with disinformation so stay focused. Do not let them dishearten you... they will try. Help keep each other strong.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:28 PM
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5. and the good news keeps coming
thanks
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:34 PM
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6. Oh, give him a big hug for me!
That's so wonderful!
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democrattruth Donating Member (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:35 PM
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7. Yesssssssssssssss
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:44 PM
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8. yeah! That's great!
Have we heard about anyone else?
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:52 PM
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11. Wyden made a fool of himself on Roberts and got burned ...
... when Roberts voted in the minority (with Scalia and Thomas) on Oregon's 'Death with Dignity' laws. Wyden was widely reported to have been seduced by Roberts' assurances in their one-on-one interview. Trusting these two-faced, neoconservative, Federalist/Fascist Society autocrats is a repeated mistake of (so-called) Democrats.
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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:33 PM
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18. That's not the only time he made a fool of himself
In November 2003, he voted FOR the Medicare bill. :mad:

Maybe this will make up for his horrendous misjudgement.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 09:55 PM
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12. This is incredible news!!
I am so surprised, I really didn't think he'd go for it. Last I spoke to the staff, he was still on the fence. I am just ecstatic he came out in favor of the filibuster. I'm sending him a big fat check!! (Well not fat, slim actually, but a check all the same)

:woohoo:
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radio4progressives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:02 PM
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13. Here's the source for Senator Reid's offering no support for filibuster
Some other Democrats however, like Louisianna's Mary Landrieu, said they are worried that the move would be "very counterproductive" and could backfire. Most notably, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada offered no support for the attempt to keep Alito off the high court.

"There's been adequate time for people to debate," Reid said.

Senior White House officials said a filibuster attempt makes the Democrats look bad, and claimed Republicans already have the 60 needed votes to overcome any such attempt.

So, now we know this report is in the mainstream, but is it true?
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warbly Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:20 PM
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14. that quote is from yesterday
it is true, but dated. Harry better come around ...
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samhsarah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 11:35 PM
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22. nope. he said it today. right around 5:30
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samhsarah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 11:33 PM
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21. He did say that.
I saw him say it right on the SPAN. I almost choked. I don't know about anything else, though.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:20 PM
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15. Awesome!
:bounce:
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:22 PM
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16. Great Job! One more in the right column (or should I say the left column)
:thumbsup:
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 10:32 PM
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17. AWESOME. I might just forgive him for 1/6/05.
Senator Wyden? Nice work. Now keep your promise.
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jenndar Donating Member (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 11:11 PM
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19. Fantastic! I'll go send him a thank-you n/t
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-26-06 11:18 PM
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20. Great news! Now we can get to work on a "no" from Smith
Now Gordo is a long shot, but reminding him that the last "moderate" bush nominee just tried to burn Oregon on our voter-approved death w/dignity laws might count for something.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 04:36 PM
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23. I just called Wyden's office to thank him for supporting the filibuster.
"Please hold as we are experiencing a heavy volume of calls." :)

I didn't have to wait long and the staffer seemed very pleased to take my message.
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