tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post111444757259277100..comments2023-11-02T07:44:14.413-05:00Comments on Progressive Advocacy: The bottle bill: showing Lt. Governor Pat Quinn's strength and weakness simultaneouslyDan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114746136162742022005-04-28T22:42:00.000-05:002005-04-28T22:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jeff, but I can...Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jeff, but I can't take credit for that one. There is some other DJW out there. . .Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114524502624254722005-04-26T09:08:00.000-05:002005-04-26T09:08:00.000-05:00Dan,are you the DJW that Josh Marshall quotes here...Dan,are you the DJW that Josh Marshall quotes here:<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_04_24.php#005521<BR/>------<BR/><BR/>Straight outta Springfield!<BR/><BR/>Sen. Durbin serves up the counter-bamboozle smackdown to Sen. Kyl on the Newshour (emphasis added) ...<BR/><BR/> GWEN IFILL: Does Sen. Frist have the votes in order to force this nuclear option?<BR/><BR/> SEN. JOHN KYL: Well, I'm not going to characterize it as a nuclear option. That's what the opponent....<BR/><BR/> GWEN IFILL: Or a constitutional option. Whatever term we're using today.<BR/><BR/> SEN. JOHN KYL: It is a constitutional option because the Senate has the right to provide its own precedents. That's what would be done. I won't predict vote, but I don't think we'd go forward unless we thought we had the votes.<BR/><BR/> GWEN IFILL: How about that. Sen. Durbin, what's your nose count these days?<BR/><BR/> SEN. DICK DURBIN: Well, I can tell you it's very close; it's down to one or two Republican senators. And they understand the basics. First, this term nuclear option was coined by Trent Lott, a Republican. It's not a Democratic way to try to color this debate.<BR/><BR/>No wonder we like that guy so much!<BR/><BR/>(ed.note: Thanks to TPM Reader DJW for the tip.)<BR/>-- Josh MarshallJeff Wegersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189849564942186511noreply@blogger.com