Author: BooMan

From Robert Byrd’s website: In advance of the Senate’s vote on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court, Senator Byrd criticized the politicized, media-driven nature of the judicial...

Here is the math. The Dems have 44 Senators, plus Jim Jeffords, an independent. That is 45 votes. In order to maintain a filibuster they must keep 41 Senators in support. Senators Tim Johnson (SD), Robert Byrd (WV), and Ben...

From Democrats.com: I have confirmed reports that Kerry wants to filibuster Alito, and he is talking to his colleagues to round up the 41 votes he needs. Only two Democrats (Ben Nelson and Tim Johnson) support Alito. Only two...

From the Philadelphia Weekly: In case there was any doubt, Chris-Anne Smith, the moderator of a panel discussion on gun violence last Saturday at the African American Museum, started the conversation by rattling off last...

Saddam Hussein is suing George W. Bush and Tony Blair: Defence lawyers for Saddam Hussein Wednesday distributed copies of a lawsuit against President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair for destroying Iraq. The suit accuses Bush...