Because A Filibuster Is So Unimaginative

This is actually sorta brilliant. Senators Kerry and Kennedy could have stopped the Samuel Alito nomination by EATING HIM.

Lawmaker Chews on Legislation [CNN]

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Daily Briefing: ‘Better To Go Down Fighting’

• Michael Brown spreads blame and says FEMA was grossly unprepared for Hurricane Katrina: “I predicted privately for several years that we were going to reach this point [of crisis] because of the lack of resources and the lack of attention being paid to what was [once]…a very robust organization.” [WP, NYT, WSJ, USAT]
• Democrats threaten to use “nuclear option” if next Supreme Court nominee is too conservative. Howard Dean: “If we lose, better to go down fighting and standing for what we believe in, because we will not win an election if the public doesn’t think we’ll stand up for what we believe in.” [WP]
• The New York Times wrongly attributed unsigned memo about libel law to John Roberts. [NYT]
• New Supreme Court justices will decide future of McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation. [WP, WSJ, NYT, LAT, USAT]

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