More on MoveOn 

More on MoveOn

The MoveOn.org virtual primary is currently in progress, with results to be announced on Friday. I mentioned some of the controversy surrounding it in a post this morning. The Globe article's specific charges are not addressed on their site, but there is a response to the "Gephardt Flap" here, as well as an FAQ section defending the decision to send out emails earlier from three campaigns only--Dean, Kerry and Kucinich--that the MoveOn membership was most interested in. Check out the candidate letters to MoveOn as well (same page as the FAQ link), which include links to campaign web sites, email list sign-ups, etc.

John Kerry uses his entire letter to the MoveOn membership to plug his petition opposing right-wing judges and threatening to filibuster. I mentioned his filibuster threat on Friday when he announced it, and today we get the news that the Rules Committee in the Senate approved a resolution to prevent filibusters of judicial nominees, with no Democrats in attendance at the meeting. It will be interesting to see how the Dems fight this if it comes up on the floor. As if the stakes were not high enough to make this a brutal battle already, conservatives enraged about the affirmative action decision are redoubling efforts to put opponents of Democratic priorities on the bench.