In a matter of two weeks American grassroots patriots have rallied a filibuster from what was suppose to be a shoe-in.
Annatopia says we are only two votes shy of sustaining the filibuster. The story of the day on Sunday Talk should have been just how close we are to extending debate. The story of the day should have been Alito confirmation in trouble. Two votes! We have already flipped more than two to our side, we can get two more.
Instead we heard more of the same, "Alito is a sure thing, nothing to see here." Oh yeah and Kerry was in Switzerland, that was supposed to really matter and be very bad for some reason.
UPDATE - great point by Avian:
We are on the verge of a STUNNING upset over the President. Let's make sure THAT is the headline going into the SOTU.
That is why I wrote this diary, because the media is treating the filibuster fight like it treats third party presidential candidates when in reality the prospect of a stunning upset, an amazing come from behind victory is very real. That should be the headline story today, and the fact that it isn't shows the true colors of the traditional media.
Others have come to this conclusion long ago but today I saw for myself that sunday talk, and the opinion and debate shows are dead. Irrelevent.
I'm realizing more and more how hopeless this media is and how the media is our biggest enemy. I really wish we had our own cable news network. In the meantime maybe we can at least get equal time with conservatives, and some new liberal spokespersons. It is amazing how much we have been able to accomplish with the whole of the traditional media arrayed against us.
I am proud of Senators Kerry & Kennedy and they don't know how much I appreciate what they are doing. Day after day our hand has grown stronger, and we have been able to sway the declared opinions of several senators. I beleive we will have the votes tomorrow. We have to have the votes tomorrow. We have come too far, built to much momentum. We are so close. Victory will be so sweet.
I must sleep now, for tomorrow many phone calls need to be made.