According to Tinman, Kerry's support of the filibuster is nothing more than PR.
If he was serious about it he would have stayed in Washington, held press conferences, lobbied his colleagues and tried to generate as much attention as possible. Since it was just a PR stunt, it wasn't necessary for Kerry to change his travel plans.
The more I think about it the more I agree with this point opinion, but that doesn't mean Kerry's posturing is craven. I think at the very least it has him publicly committing to a progressive position that he can be held accountable for later, unless he wants to succumb to the flip-flop. If we can make our leaders unafraid to come out in support of progressive positions, whether it's political maneuvering or not, then we've started to win the long battle.
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Actually, Kerry's lobbying hard on the phone. Maybe you can share with your friends a proposed filibuster agenda -- great reasons to discuss some issues.
I wonder why the RNC keeps yanging the link off the web . . . ah, same as what they did with the Iraq WMD and Patriot Act, "Oh, we just want a vote -- don't debate."
There's a great case to made for a filibuster -- mostly because the RNC won't discuss the issues.
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