here I are Txsleuth...thank you for the ping.
I took a quick early morning nap, (after a Waffle House breakfast with Honey), only to hear the discouraging words from FOXNews that the dems might want more rounds of questions, and Brit saying the more time the dems take, the more likely it is they could somehow thwart the nomination.
(I do hope maybe I misheard the probability of that possibility)
I heard the same thing. You did not mishear.
Brit has been guessing what COULD happen since the hearings started. I like Brit but his opining for excitement is irritating me.
The Fox analysis sounds accurate, however, if the Dems go too far (such as they did with John Roberts) as reflected in subsequent polls they may be compelled to back off.
The concern that FNC raises reflects the NYT's headline that Dems talked all about themselves and didn't let Alito speak.
I would see that as instructions from the MSM to try again.
Yes, Leahy opened the morning by saying that there were a lot of inconsistencies in Alito's testimony from yesterday, and they would need time to question him about them. Specter said that he wanted to complete round 2 of questioning today. Frankly, the longer this goes on, the worse the dems look.
Durbin got stung by his own "inconsistencies" in his record this morning already.
LOL---no wonder you needed a nap...you were up late last night..
I posted your link to the story about the 5 Congresscritters being targeted in the Abramoff "scandal" on the Tony Snow thread this morning...I hope you don't mind.
There were a lot of people that posted on yesterday's thread that Brit seemed unusually "cautious" about Alito's chances...and kept bringing up a possible "problem"
So he is doing it again today??? Yikes!!!