[Clintonfatigued]

I thought that Harry Reid was pro-life.

[SkyPilot]

I thought that Harry Reid was pro-life.

Only when he is talking about his own life.

As for innocent children, Reid doesn't give a damn.

[Cboldt]

"Senator Reid holds that Alito is so extreme, that Alito doesn't even deserve the courtesy of an up or down vote."

I thought that Harry Reid was pro-life.

So are Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and Al Gore, nominally.

But the point of my offhand quote was to illustrate the core meaning or core justification for mounting a filibuster against Judge Alito. The filibuster depends on the nominee constituting "extraordinary circumstances," a candidate so bad, that he doesn't even deserve an up or down vote.

I expect the nomination to proceed to a floor vote without the spectacle of cloture abuse.