Kerry Aides Predict Fireworks in Senate this p.m. over Arctic Drilling

[kpete]

Kerry Aides Predict Fireworks in the Senate this Afternoon over Arctic Drilling
Posted by Pamela Leavey
March 15th, 2006 @ 9:30 am
From MSNBC’s First Read:

Aides to Sen. John Kerry (D) advise that there will be “fireworks in the Senate this afternoon over Arctic drilling” as Kerry “continues his fight to prevent drilling in ANWR.” Kerry and colleague Maria Cantwell (D) are trying to circumvent efforts by Senate Republicans to protect the provision from a filibuster by inserting it into the filibuster-proof budget bill.

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2275
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3626796

[MH1]

1. Also please see Kerry's email today - very detailed -

posted here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x27300

[AuntiBush]

27. Rec'd Mine

Hate to admit this, but if it were not for Conyers, Kerry and Kennedy as well as DU and other online sites I would be totally clueless.

Maybe thats why they want to control the Internet, ba$tards!

[LSK]

2. does that mean Ted Stevens will cry again???

:rofl:

[John Q. Citizen]

3. One can only hope....N/T

[ladjf]

4. How about some fireworks over the Feingold resolution?

[wisteria]

5. I'm more concerned about the ANWAR drilling right now.

The censure motion is in committee at the moment. So what, you are going to not fight for ANWAR because you don't like the response to Feingold? As I understand it, Kerry supports him and has come out a while back saying he thinks the President broke the law.

[smoogatz]

7. Why not do both?

And I haven't heard any public statement of support from Kerry re censure. He, of all people, should step up and offer to cosponsor the resolution--no?

[sasha031]

9. Kerry is in full support of Feingold and censor

[smoogatz]

12. Can you get me a quote/link in which he says so?

I know his staffers have said he'll vote for it if it comes up, but it ain't coming up unless there's a real wave of influential co-sponsorship, I don't think. The real measure of any senator's support would be the offer to co-sponsor, IMO.

[blm]

14. Like leading a filibuster or just voting for it.

BTW - I'm glad Kerry's working on something the GOPs are trying to sneak through TODAY while others are distracted by a censure that Feingold is taking to committee for a later day.

[smoogatz]

17. I'm glad Kerry's doing what he's doing re ANWR

but can the man walk and chew gum at the same time? Offering to co-sponsor would take five minutes. As a leading progressive, you'd think Kerry'd be all over this opportunity to hold Bush's feet to the fire--no?

[blm]

20. Feingold took it to committee for later and ANWR attack's going on NOW!

TODAY!

Can't you see GOPs are pulling this shit TODAY cuz they KNOW activists have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time?

[smoogatz]

21. Maybe there's more to this cosponsorship thing than you'd think...

Like maybe there's some really long, complicated form you have to fill out. Maybe Kerry will get around to it tomorrow, after he makes his stand for ANWR, which I support entirely. Tom Harkin just announced his cosponsorship, but maybe he's not as busy as Kerry. Or maybe he got one of his interns to fill out that pesky form...

[blm]

26. Kerry's LEADING the fight on ANWR as ALWAYS. The other Dems count on him

as their key man on it.

Feingold already has moved censure to judiciary committee for later. ANWR is TODAY. Either you get that or you're not serious.

[sasha031]

16. I called yesterday

he's my Senator, they told me he is 100% behind Feingold.

:tinfoilhat: me thinks the librul media is trying to cause a nonexistence crisis between Dem's.

why would the librul press bother to cover the high crimes of the adm. when they can talk about weak Dem's all the time.

to bad there isn't a missing blond somewhere that they can chase.

[smoogatz]

18. Right, but has Kerry actually come out and said so his own damn self--

up on his hind legs, in front of God and everybody? If not, you can't really blame the CM for not reporting something that didn't happen.

[Mass]

23. Why dont you call or email Kerry rather than hijacking a thread on

a different subject that is important too.

This is what I did (I emailed). This will be more useful and will not get people off subject (I imagine that you dont want people drilling in ANWR either and the vote is today).

[smoogatz]

25. I doubt I'd get a personal response.

But whatever. Apparenly it's a one-subject thread.

[Mass]

28. Keep on if you want. I dont see how it is useful, that is all.

Calling them will at least make them understand that we care. Ranting here accomplishes nothing, however. But if you have some time to lose, fine with me.

[blm]

13. Russ took it to committee - ANWR's slipped in while Dems are distracted

by censure.

Can't you be glad that Kerry's for censure and STILL paying attention to the maneuvers of our enemies?

[smoogatz]

19. I can. I am.

But so far his support for censure is only slightly less lukewarm than saying he likes Feingold's tie. He needs to step up and offer to co-sponsor, IMO.

[Mass]

29. Good, now we know what you think - Not that this changes anything

though.

I'd like to see him co-sponsor too, but I suspect that, if he does, you will complain about something else.

[smoogatz]

31. Christ on a cracker.

I respect Kerry's record on the environment and social justice issues. Truly I do. He's a good guy--I just think he's weak tea when it comes to directly confronting Bushco; he was during the election and he is now. I don't know if he's getting bad advice or what, but as I said before--as a leading progressive in the Senate, he of all people should be all over this thing. And that's the last I'll say about it in this thread--which I had no intention of hijacking.

[TayTay]

33. Right!

That's why you introduced these irrelevent issues to it. Ah huh, sure.

[smoogatz]

34. If you read upthread a bit, you'll find that I didn't introduce anything.

I was writing in a greement with another poster. And really, I don't think this issue is irrelevant--unless of course this really is a private, DU Kerry Krew only kind of thread. Anyway. See ya.

[sasha031]

8. this is so important

we can't let them destroy the last Wildlife Refuge...

the Artic and Antarctica are melting at astronomical rates and all these repuke grease monkeys want to do is drill for oil to increase corp. profits.

[blm]

11. Feingold 's taking it to judiciary committee. THIS is being pushed again

under cover while most internet forums are distracted with a censure that's now behind doors in committee.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. BP's very large spill at Prudhoe Bay this month

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/10/business/main1391608.shtml

plays very nicely into the anti-drilling senators' hands. I hope they really work it. ANWR needs to be left alone.

[Nutmegger]

10. Goodie! We get to see Steven's "Hulk Tie"!!!

:woohoo::bounce::woohoo::woohoo::bounce::woohoo::woohoo::bounce::woohoo:
:woohoo::bounce::woohoo::woohoo::bounce::woohoo::woohoo::bounce::woohoo:

[Rainscents]

15. Oh, this should be good!!!

:popcorn:

[gordianot]

22. There should be fireworks everyday in the House and Senate

Name one thing that is going right?

[AuntiBush]

24. Thanks for the Heads-Up. I WILL be Watching!

Rec'd email from Kerry about this, but did not see mention of this. Thank you kpete for the heads-up.

Its about darn time. Frankly, we need fireworks and I have my :popcorn: ready.

[Norquist Nemesis]

30. Maybe Stevens will throw another tantrum and offer to resign

Let's take up a collection for a on-way bus ticket and have it sent to his office.

[MH1]

32. 5 PM - "Arctic drilling showdown expected "

http://www.senatedemocrats.net/node/613

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/15/14355/0177

[ProSense]

35. This is critical. Watching for the vote. n/t

[KansDem]

36. What?! ANWR again?! What is with this GOP obsession with ANWR???

ANWR is to the GOP what an issue of Playboy is to a 12-year-old boy.

[kpete]

37. Being postponed until tomorrow

Debate on a challenge to the Amendment, lead by Senators Cantwell and Kerry, was expected in the Senate at 5pm EST. However, due to a long list of items up for debate, it now appears likely that the issue will not be addressed until tomorrow.

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