Leahy to vote to Confirm

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I thought he would; Kennedy has said he will not.

WASHINGTON - The senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday he will vote to confirm John Roberts for chief justice of the United States after leading senators met with President Bush to discuss candidates for a second high court vacancy.

The decision by veteran Sen. Patrick Leahy dealt a serious blow to liberal efforts to mount significant Democratic opposition to the conservative judge who would succeed the late William H. Rehnquist at the helm of the court.

Leahy's announcement on the Senate floor came shortly after he and three other senators met with Bush at the White House to talk about the vacancy created by the decision by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to retire.

Also, I love how compassionate DailyKos has been:

"On a day that Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) showed great leadership by announcing his opposition to John Roberts' confirmation to the SCOTUS, Max Baucus, Senator from Montana, demonstrated his wonderful backstabbing skills, undercutting his Leader by supporting Roberts...I have found that Max Baucus meets my criteria for a gutless son of a bitch. Baucus demonstrates a healthy disrespect for his Leader in the Senate and for the values and principles that define the Democratic Party."

What does rejecting a candidate have to do with leadership?

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They're already voting

7-3 so far - Biden, Feinstein, and Kennedy are the no's.

Kohl and Leahy got the right idea.

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Feingold - Yes

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If Biden's not going to vote for "one of the best witnesses to come before this committee..." then who is he going to vote for?