I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but "fighting" Harry Reid seems to think that Senator Kerry's filibuster push is
DOA:
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry took to the Senate floor Friday to rally his Democratic colleagues behind a filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.
But senators from both parties -- including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid -- described Kerry's efforts as an uphill battle, at best.
"Everyone knows there are not enough votes to support a filibuster," Reid told Reuters.
As if that weren't bad enough, it seems like Dick Durbin has decided to snark on Senator Kerry:
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, who is in charge of rounding up his Democratic colleagues for key votes, Thursday played down the possibility of a filibuster.
"One of the first responsibilities of someone in Congress is to learn how to count," the Illinois Democrat said. "Having made a count, I have come to the conclusion it is highly unlikely that a filibuster would succeed."
Would the filibuster have worked if Kerry had called for it earlier? I guess we'll never know. But for everyone who thought Reid had something up his sleeve when he refused to give Frist and Specter a definitive answer as to when the Dems would be done debating, it looks like the pipe dream is over. Even more irritating, Scotty "I fear karateexplosions" McClellan is having a great ol' time openly mocking Kerry in his press briefings. Ugh.