[ken5050]

What we know, and what we think we might know, so far....

Frist has filed a cloture motion. The cloture vote will be Monday afternoon, then the vote on Alito will occur Tuesday morning. He will be sworn in at noon on Tuesday, in the WH..( a GREAT photo op, BTW)..then he'll run over, with family to the Supreme Court building..for another photo op...then I expect that Alito, Roberts, and most of the justices will appear at the SOTU..

Kerry supposed flew back last night/early this morning from Davos, and is going all out to mount a "filabuster" A few Dems have said they will support it. Hillary isn't sure yet what she wants to do.

Enough Dems have said they do NOT support a filabuster, tat he whole thing appears to be an exercise in posturing and pandering to the left/lib loony base..an earlystart to the 2008 primary season.

Reid really looked disconsolate, "deeply saddened" yesterday afternoon, when he threw in the towel.

So, what will happen today? I expect that some of the virulent anti-Slito Dems will bloviate on the Senate floor. Boxer has yet to speak, IIRC, and we know she's got a LOT to say, right...and the Dems will try and get some media exposure for the weekend..so it seems they have to put on a show today, to set the stage for the "filabuster" on Monday..

I have a suggestion for the GOP leadership. Since they are alternating every hour, when it is the GOP's turn to speak, the senators should just read the text of Sheet's speech into the record..Heck they can even practice waving a Constitution around..

Anyhow, if you're around at noon, or during the day, check out the Senate and/or this thread..

[Peach]

Minutes ago on FNC: Harry Dean says he would support a filibuster.

[ken5050]

FYI

[P-Marlowe]

The dems are in self-destruct mode. Let us not stand in their way. Bring it on!

[iceskater]

bump

[areafiftyone]

THIS JUST IN FROM THE DARK SIDE:

Report: Two more Democrats are expected to back Alito, killing chance of filibuster - CONRAD AND DORGAN OF NORTH DAKOTA!

[areafiftyone]

Of Course you know I've been lurking all morning and now it turns out there are conflicting reports about CLINTON supporting a filibuster. Check this out - CLICK

[The_Victor]

Bookmarked! This whole affair has been immensely fun.

[firewalk]

bttt

[dubie]

What seats are up for grabs in 2006 for the senate???

[TomGuy]

I'd like to see Kerry do a 'real' filibuster. See how long he can stand there, reading, reciting, speaking, before boring himself to sleep.

I'd bet he wouldn't last 2 hours.

If the libDems try to filibuster, Frist to call their bluff and force them to do a real one, not one of these new faux filibusters where they only have to show up a couple of hours a couple of times each week.

[michigander]

The cloture vote will be Monday afternoon, then the vote on Alito will occur Tuesday morning.

You don't think the 'rats will use all of the 30 hours of debate time after cloture just to delay the vote until after the SOTU?

[nfldgirl]

He will be sworn in at noon on Tuesday, in the WH..( a GREAT photo op, BTW)..then he'll run over, with family to the Supreme Court building..for another photo op...then I expect that Alito, Roberts, and most of the justices will appear at the SOTU...

I wouldn't put it past the slimes to do all they could to delay this from happening. They so hate GWB that they'll do anything to steal a promising, successful moment from this president...no matter who it hurts. And what's so disheartening is that the wimpy Republican leadership in the Senate will allow the slimes to get away with it.

[Cboldt]

Sessions is laying down the gauntlet. Notes that the DEMs are accusing filibuster, but "where are the Senators?" Nobody is around to talk. Nobody is here to complain. Less than 25 DEM Senators have come to the floor.

He reminded the Senators that Daschle is out of office, likely in part due to mounting minority opposition to voting on judicial nominations.

Anyway, it's all political theater now, and I'm glad to see the GOP playing it up, against the DEMs. The only surprise would be Reid offering UC to vote on the nomination, without the scheduled intervening cloture vote.

[davidosborne]

http://democrats.com/alito-48

I might be a little late on this.. But I just came accross this website.. is this the "official" Democrat Campaign against alito... if it is what a joke !!

[davidosborne]

http://democrats.com/alito-48

I might be a little late on this.. But I just came accross this website.. is this the "official" Democrat Campaign against alito... if it is what a joke !!

[roaddog727]

current vote tally @1235hrs :

55 Yea
32 Nea

[TomGuy]

Sen. Sessions is blasting the concept of foreign law as the basis for SC decisions.

Good for him.

Trouble is, O'connor and other judges have been on the side of using foreign law. So have some Senators. Remember Sen. Specter's reliance of Scottish Law during the Clinton Impeachment hearing?

The best counter I've heard was someone who posted/said: Our Forefathers established The Constitution to get away from foreign (European) law.

[Cboldt]

Stevens in the AYE column ...

C-SPAN2 unofficial tally of Senators' positions on the confirmation vote of Samuel A. Alito to the Suprme Court.

     Aye = 56                   Nay = 32
     2 GOP yet to commit:       10 DEM yet to commit:

     Chaffee       _ __/|       Bayh            Landrieu
     Snowe         \`O.o'       Cantwell        Lautenberg
                   =(_ _)=      Conrad          Menendez
                      U         Dayton          Pryor    
                 Phhlllt Ack!   Dorgan          Rockefeller

     DEM Crossover = 3          GOP Crossover = 0

     Nelson  (NE)
     Johnson (SD)
     Byrd    (WV)

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[TomGuy]

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Praising the Senator from Minnesota.

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about advise and consent
and strip searching young people
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