Senator Joe Biden has already tried to tamp down speculation that Senate Democrats will filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, giving the ultraconservative nominee a boost by undermining other Democrats who have been speaking out against him.
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Led by California Representative George Miller, Democrats successfully pressured George W. Bush to revoke his executive order that would have undermined prevailing wage rates on the Gulf Coast.
David SirotaDavid Sirota is a journalist, nationally syndicated weekly newspaper columnist, and radio host. His weekly column is based at The Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Portland Oregonian, and The Seattle Times and now appears in newspapers with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.6 million readers. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine and The Nation and hosts an award-winning daily talk show on Denver's Clear Channel affiliate, KKZN-AM760. He is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and a Huffington Post contributor and appears periodically on CNN, The Colbert Report, PBS, and NPR. He received a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He lives in Denver with his wife, Emily, son Isaac, and his dog, Monty.