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Spinning the Alito defeat: It makes progressives stronger!

The Femininst Majority's Eleanor Smeal says the Alito fight "lays the groundwork" for a future filibuster.
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  • Tuesday, January 31, 2006 08:36 AM

    I suppose it beats the truth

    One could hardly expect Eleanor Smeal to come out and say "we lost because timid Senate Democrats sold out the progressive wing of the party."

    Though that kind of honesty would be refreshing.

    —austincynic Read austincynic's other letters

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