Samuel Alito ~ Senate Judiciary Hearing [LIVE THREAD] (Day-2)

Senate Judiciary ^ | 1-10-06 | Senate Judiciary

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ALITO CONFIRMATION HEARINGS

Questioning Begins Today

Each of the eighteen senators on the Judiciary Cmte. will have 30 minutes to question Supreme Court nominee Samual Alito today during round one. Sen. Arlen Specter, as chairman, will begin, then they will alternate by party in order of individual seniority. Round two starts on Wednesday.

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[sageb1]

Perhaps the fault lies with whoever wrote that post 9/11 memo.

[Pukin Dog]

Your joke should clearly put you over the top. I bow to your superior humor.

[Dolphy]

I'd go with the X-Box knowing that you and your confident wit could make it the perfect, unexpected beginning :)

[A Citizen Reporter]

Graham is shooting back at his critics for being a part of the Gang of 14.

"We work best when we work together"

[LucyJo]

Leaky and Swimmer look absolutely pained by Biden's incessant rambling and, as for Biden, he looks "maniacal" as Howlin said.

[WillT]

Lindsay had a couple martinis during the break, that's for sure. He is practically eating the microphone and now he has this heavy breathing thing going on.......

[truth_seeker]

"He is on par with Roberts, but I think he is coming across as a much warmer, accessible person."

The best scenario the dems could hope for would be to provoke Alito to make a rash statement, suitable for an evening news soundbite.

But I doubt Alito will make such a mistake.

So the Senate dems are left with the prospect of trying to rattle the guy for days, only getting reasoned, respectful and smart responses.

And to decide to vote against such an obviously qualified person.

The ABA, his colleagues, his clerks, all speak very highly of him.

The dems will look like the extremists, out of the mainstream, if they vote against him.

I expect he will be confirmed in a few days, by over 60 votes. Without a filibuster.

The closest to a filibuster I have hears is Shumer's mantra.

[defconw]

No what he said was is if the statute goes to far it would impede the President's ability to wage war.

[SE Mom]

Now I'm lost...thoroughly.

At first I thought Graham was doing very well...now I'm not so sure.

I can't decide what his actual agenda is here..

[mware]

I did find the question on super majorities amusing.

[You Dirty Rats]

Bookmark for when I get home.

[beyond the sea]

Cant do it. I wont. You cant make me.

LOL. Apparently you're not alone. There are very few FReepers who have located their pictures there. I just wanted Janet Reno to put hers on there.

;-)

[Dog]

His agenda is:

Lindsey Graham.

[nuffsenuff]

He's educating the rest of the doofuses on that panel about what nominees should be answering and not answering.

[Mears]

He looks drunk or stoned,sorry but that's my unasked for opinion.

[MNJohnnie]

If based on noting the press pictures coming out of this hearing the Democrats are getting spanked hard. They really look upset and worried while Alito (GREAT picture of his wife whispering something to him with both of them grinning from ear to ear), is going to be THE image from the hearings. The only pictue of Feingold is one of him stifling a HUGE yawn. PR wise the Democrats look really, really, really bad in this.

[eeevil conservative]

I think he is playing good cop/bad cop....making sure that people see that Altio is TRULY beholden to the LAW- not PLOITICS--

and showboating...LOL!

[Pukin Dog]

No, its perfect. Alito is showing he will call them as he sees them, and has not prejudged anything.