Senate Analysis: Getting to 60 On Judicial Nominations in The New Senate

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[crushkerry]

Ping.

[rwfromkansas]

What about Martinez?

[Dr Snide]

Judge Ann Coulter

[crushkerry]

He's part of the 55.

[Gil4]

I thought it was 55-44-1.

Close races were all wins (or looking good) last time I checked:
Thune (won)
Martinez (close, but ahead.)
Murkowski (close / ahead)

CNN shows 53-44-1, waiting on FL and AK

[rmmcdaniell]

What about Martinez?

Yeah, I don't get why they haven't called the race for him. 70,000 vote lead he has.

[duffthor]

Secretary of Hotness Ann Coulter

[searchandrecovery]

Great article. Will start visiting your website on a regular basis.

[Dr Snide]

it would be a shame to cover those legs with that long robe. Hey, mini-judical robes!!!!! Just don't let Ginsberg or O'Conner wear one.

[duffthor]

Has Puff Daschle conceded yet?

[kellynla]

BTTT

[San Jacinto]

It'll be time for the Nuke Option in January '05 if you ask me.

[mabelkitty]

They don't need 60.
All they need is Bush calling them out as obstructionists and they'll be fired in 2006.
Cheney also has nothing to lose by going nuclear and demanding an up or down vote.
I'm certainly not going to worry over this....

[crushkerry]

Murkowski is a "hold", not a pick up.

[Aetius]

Landrieu is not up for reelection until 2008, so she will be a lost cause until at least 2007 when she feels it may be necessary to try and moderate herself.

[LincolnLover]

You know, I wonder if the Dems are going to really select Harry Reid the new Minority Leader.

Why? Well, Nevada has just gone for Bush--again--and is more or less a GOP state (GOP has the governorship, one of two US Senate and two of the three Congressional seats).

What's my point? Reid as Minority Leader would have to, as Daschle did, slide to the Left politically as a national figure in the party, and be subject to being targeted by the GOP in 2010 (if he runs again) as being "out of touch" with a pretty GOP red state.

Do the Dems want to risk, six years from now, having yet another very high profile member of their leadership go down to defeat? Why not select a similarly experienced and respected Dem (I know, the phrase "respected Dem" looks very odd) from a safer seat?

[You Dirty Rats]

If the 'Rats in the Senate want to become Democrats and have a future as a party, they would make Bayh their new minority leader.

[LincolnLover]

"Landrieu is not up for reelection until 2008, so she will be a lost cause until at least 2007 when she feels it may be necessary to try and moderate herself."

She may tougher to beat then, since 2008 is a presidential election year and the Landrieus can and will GOTV in New Orleans.

On the other hand, either Bobby Jindal or Buddy Roemer should give her a real run for her money.

[1Old Pro]

No doubt, this a HUGE, the SCOTUS appointments that is. I now think rehnquist will not return to the bench and will instead retire in days/weeks.

Bush will have another 2 more at least.

Scotus appts by Bush AND 4 years of Federal bench appointments could be as important as winning the war on terror for the future of America, make no mistake, this is hugh.