LIVE SENATE THREAD: C-span 2 - Noon EST; "Suppose the Dems throw a filabuster and NOBODY comes?"

C-span 2

[ken5050]

The Senate meets at noon today, again in Executive Session, for the 3rd day of debate on the nomination of Samuel Alito to SCOTUS. Not sure, what, if anything, will happen today..Will there be a filabuster?..will anyone show up..might be work while checking out the beginning of the session, to get the lay of the land....

[Howlin]

Bill Schneider on CNN was practically laughing at Kerry, saying that after Alito is approved, people are going to be looking at Kerry saying, "What was that all about?"

[Txsleuth]

Ford's family may hurt his chances...at least I hope so...Ford is a real "smart guy"...who thinks he knows everything...

[OXENinFLA]

Are they done for today?

[tsmith130]

"Sen Lautenberg (who was the former female NJ gov...

No silly, the former female NJ governor was Gov. James McGreevey.

[Howlin]

Thanks on the senator from Georgia.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Our Forefathers established The Constitution to get away from foreign (European) law.

That's good.

[AliVeritas]

JOHN KERRY, BACK IN TOWN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
Allow me a narrow point, but one that gave me chills.

On the Senate floor a few minutes ago, John Kerry, back from Davos and gunning for Left-wing money, referred to Stenberg v. Carhart, explaining that the Court did an important thing striking down a Nebraska law that banned partial-birth-abortion, because the Court by doing so protected women's health. Put aside constitutional law and Judge Alito for the moment, because, honestly, that's what the Dems do anyway--none of this filibuster-talk nonsense is about either one--John Kerry certainly sounded proud that a ban on partial-birth-abortion (click here--WARNING--for a visual [http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/PBA_Images/PBA_Images_Heathers_Place.htm]) was aborted by the Court. Because that's who he aligns himself with--people who think that was, in fact, a good thing. Yeah, he'll never be president. But he could have been.
Posted at 02:11 PM

[Bahbah]

Lautenberg introduced Alito, but refused to endorse him, even when Spector jokingly asked if he wouldn't like to do so.

It did not go unremarked.

[bigLusr]

Now they are

[Chuck54]

Ford is a real "smart guy"...who thinks he knows everything...

I lived in Memphis for 15 years. Ford Jr is an Einstein compared to his dad. LOL

[Laverne]

Adjourned until monday 1000am; cloture vote at 430pm.

[CedarDave]

Ahh. This thread just popped up into Breaking News. I was wondering why no on was on the previous one anymore.

May I suggest that you put a link to the new thread at the end of the previous day's thread so we can find the new one, especially if it isn't on the sidebar as Breaking News.

[newnhdad]

who is Molly Ivins?

[Txsleuth]

She is a writer in Austin, TExas...and she HATES George Bush...and is a real lefty.

[jennyjenny]

who is Molly Ivins?

And why is she wearing that hat?

[Txsleuth]

Frow what I have read....the whole family has a problem with "ethics"....is that right?

[CedarDave]

That's it for today? Heck I just found this thread!!

(RATS now have 72 hours to derail the nomination. They are so desperate that Chris Wallace announced on F&F this morning that Dr. Demento, aka Howard Dean, will be the guest on Fox News Sunday. Based on his lying performance on the Today show the other day, I don't know if I want my blood pressure to go off the scale listening to his lies Sunday morning.)

[Chuck54]

Without a doubt, the most ethically-challenged family in all of Memphis. Money came from funeral home business started by Jr's grandad and the family is large, very large and well connected to 90% of Memphis voters.

They vote in block usually, but the uncles, aunts, etc have fallen into disfavor in recent years. Ford Sr, and Jr are still considered in high esteem though.

[STARWISE]

np

[AliVeritas]

Cancer.