November 7, 2005

THE GANG WINS AGAIN:

Biden does not see filibuster on new court nominee: Seeks commitment to up-or-down vote (Thomas Ferraro, November 7, 2005, Reuters)

A filibuster on the new Supreme Court nominee, Samuel A. Alito Jr., is unlikely, Joseph R. Biden Jr., a leading Democrat on the panel that will hear Alito's testimony, said yesterday. [...]

''My instinct is we should commit" to an up-or-down vote, said Biden, who is a member of the Judiciary Committee. ''I think the probability is that will happen.


Posted by Orrin Judd at November 7, 2005 10:55 AM
Comments

Playing the Centrist cards these days like a number of others in both parties.

Posted by: Genecis at November 7, 2005 6:33 PM
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