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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Ace....which Democrats are posturing...the 18 who voted for the immunity or the 31 who voted against? or do all Democrats in the Senate posture on every issue?
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I don't know. But it looks like Fienstein, assume she voted her convictions, is headed for some trouble from some Democrats. The thought that she might agree with Bush on an issue?!? My goodness, what next?
It is easy for me to think that some in the Senate would vote their convictions on this issue while others may vote based on what may serve a political purpose, such as covering their a$$ or some other purpose than doing what is best for the nation.
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One day after voting to elevate a divisive conservative judge to the federal appeals court in New Orleans, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the president's guest aboard Air Force One. She had been invited to survey the damage from the recent spate of Southern California wildfires.
The senator later remarked privately that she found her conversation with Bush aboard Air Force One "illuminating," a source close to Feinstein told the Huffington Post.
Two weeks later, Feinstein was one of two Democrats on the Senate judiciary committee to vote to send Michael Mukasey's nomination to be the new attorney general to the full Senate. Her support helped turn the tide in favor of a nomination that faced an uncertain future after Mukasey refused to say whether waterboarding was torture.
When the full Senate voted, Feinstein was one of only six Democrats to vote in favor of confirming Mukasey.
Now, a coalition of progressive Democrats upset with Feinstein's controversial votes will ask the California Democratic Party to censure her at its executive board meeting this weekend, the Huffington Post has learned.
The move comes as Feinstein again finds herself under fire for saying Thursday that she now supports granting legal immunity to telecom companies that shared customer email and phone messages with the federal government as part of the warrantless surveillance program.
"Dianne Feinstein does not listen to the people of California," said Rick Jacobs, president of the Courage Campaign, a progressive organization in California. "She supports George Bush's agenda time after time."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/1...u_n_72342.html
Personally, I think it has been very clear that the rhetoric on the FISA issue has been "over the top". As the issue fades from the headlines, it seems Congress will do the right thing in spite of all the empty rhetoric.
Also, you think there should be more investigation into this issue, but I don't know what else you need to know and for what purpose - given a non-punitive goal. Seems like they would want to conclude investigative efforts before making law on this issue.