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Apparently, the Democrats are just now figuring out that they did not win the 2004 elections.
1 posted on 01/15/2006 7:08:48 AM PST by KCRW
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Good.


2 posted on 01/15/2006 7:13:04 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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They forgot that being a conservitive is not a bad thing out here in "fly over" country.


3 posted on 01/15/2006 7:13:23 AM PST by southernerwithanattitude (new and improved redneck)
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It's really hard to understand that an anti-American pro anything that is vile party doesn't win more elections in the U.S. Well, it is for the democrats.


4 posted on 01/15/2006 7:13:36 AM PST by DoughtyOne (01/11/06: Ted Kennedy becomes the designated driver and moral spokesperson for the Democrat party.)
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It's odd to have the Dems finally agree with us on something.


5 posted on 01/15/2006 7:14:01 AM PST by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate,

Well, yeah. The Dems shouldn't forget that it was to a great degree Conservatives who objected to a yes-person, not a qualified jurist (Harriet what's her name) being his choice before this.

If they had clamored for quality when it was appropriate, they maybe wouldn't be a joke now.

6 posted on 01/15/2006 7:14:10 AM PST by grania ("Won't get fooled again")
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Don't know what they are so glum about. This is nothing more than the will of the people being expressed through their elected executive and representatives.

Someday they may get another anti-American hack into office and we'll be inflicted with more ACLU lawyers on the bench.
7 posted on 01/15/2006 7:14:30 AM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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Democrats said the lesson of the Alito hearings was that this White House could put on the bench almost any qualified candidate, even one whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country.

What an idiotic statement.

Given the last few election cycles the dems should be wondering if they are the ones that are ideologically out of step with the country.

8 posted on 01/15/2006 7:14:54 AM PST by carlr
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I was looking through some 'progressive' blogs linked at memeorandum last week. It's like an alternate universe. They still think they can stop Alito's confirmation.

"If only" the Democrats and the media would get on board.

Perhaps it's a cynical scam to gin up financial contributions to a non-existent "effort".


9 posted on 01/15/2006 7:16:33 AM PST by siunevada (If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
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What wonderful news this headline brings to my Sunday.


10 posted on 01/15/2006 7:16:50 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Life is too short to go through it clenched of sphincter and void of humor - it's okay to laugh.)
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"Democratic leaders say that President Bush is putting an enduring conservative ideological imprint on the nation's judiciary,"

Cry me a fudging Nile River!! I LOVE IT WHEN the RATS are Glum and Disheartened!! LOL!

11 posted on 01/15/2006 7:18:56 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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They would have had their chance with Harriet Myers. Unfortunately for them, however, there are few people in this country more qualified for a spot on the Supreme Court bench than Judge Alito. They'll just have to live with it.


13 posted on 01/15/2006 7:20:35 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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Let's just hope that the Pres has a chance to name at least one more to the Supreme Court before the end of his term....


14 posted on 01/15/2006 7:21:27 AM PST by Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...
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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.


15 posted on 01/15/2006 7:21:44 AM PST by RedRover ("Curses!" say the Dems. "Back to the drawing board.")
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A very good article. Very well written, very easy to read, very informative...despite the obvious bias of the authors. What good journalism should look like.


16 posted on 01/15/2006 7:22:20 AM PST by liberallarry
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The New York Times said: "even one whom Democrats consider to be ideologically out of step with the country"

What the Times and the democrats do not say is that they are outside the main steam of the United States. They are fare left-wing fascist who the American People despise and would put under their heel if possible.
17 posted on 01/15/2006 7:24:05 AM PST by YOUGOTIT
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"Ahh... I love the smell of smoked rat in the morning."


20 posted on 01/15/2006 7:25:42 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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Come November and the elections, they'll paint Alito and Roberts as extreme right wingers. They'll concentrate on Abramoff scandals, Bush's so-called usurpation of power, spying on phone calls, etc.. (The imperial presidency.) One pundit said recently on Fox that some 15 congressional seats were up for grabs, but that dems had a realistic chance for only 7 of them. The republicans would retain control unless the dems can paint all of them as crooks. Dem strategists are plotting to do just that.


21 posted on 01/15/2006 7:25:52 AM PST by hershey
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That idiot in the WH whooped 'em agin.


22 posted on 01/15/2006 7:25:52 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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The Democrats are in a bind on this, as many of us tried to tell some of the more nervous types here during the Miers near-debacle. People kept saying President Bush needs to nominate a stealth candidate with unknown views and no record of standing firm on the Constitution because the Democrats would Bork a truly great nominee.

But they can't Bork a nominee when they don't control the Senate, and may not even be able to if they did. Borking only works for sure when the Democrats control the Senate AND when there's a liberal media monopoly. Bork was successfully Borked because when he was nominated there was no FOX News, no conservative talk radio, no internet, and limited cable penetration.

Yes, the Democrats controlled the Senate when Bork came up, which helped the left, but they also controlled the Senate when Thomas was nominated a few years later. But the vicious smear of Thomas failed. Why? Because by then cable was more deeply ingrained in our culture and people actually watched the hearings, plus by then the Rush Limbaugh-driven talk radio revolution had blossomed. The Rats smeared Bork and there was no way for Bork to fight back. Not so for Thomas

It's even worse for the Rats now with FOX News, the internet, and other outlets which have broken the liberal media monopoly the Rats need to Bork someone. Imagine Teddy Kennedy's CAP smear being unleashed in the mid-80's. It would have gotten enormous traction since anyone trying to counter his lies would run into a brick wall trying to find an outlet to get their message to the public. All the public would hear would be CBS, ABC, NBC, Time, Newsweek, the NY Times, AP, and UPI repeating the smear over and over. But in 2006 the smear was exposed as a smear within hours. By the next morning, millions upon millions of Americans knew that Ted was lying.

These hearings, which the Rats once benefitted from, are now detrimental to them. Most people, upon seeing the likes of Dick Durbin or Chuck Schumer grilling someone, will side with the person being grilled. The Rats have lost their media monopoly, which they relied on the spin the hearings their way. Today, people not only hear another spin from guys like Rush, but they see the hearings themselves. This is why Biden wants to scrap the hearings.


24 posted on 01/15/2006 7:38:01 AM PST by puroresu (Conservatism is an observation; Liberalism is an ideology)
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Alito dissented from the majority only an average of two times a year during his tenure on the Third circuit. This was fewer times than several of his colleagues. If that isn't "mainstream" I don't know what is. And where, by implication, does that leave the 'rats?
29 posted on 01/15/2006 7:48:04 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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