LIVE THREAD: Day ONE - Senate debate on nomination of Samuel Alito to SCOTUS: C-span 2; 9:30 am EST

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[ken5050]

Good morning once again, all you fellow political junkies. Put on a fresh pot of coffee, put the sticky buns in the oven, put a fresh battery in the remote control, and join us for the latest episode of the world's greatest daytime soap opera, "As the Democrats Bloviate." Yup, once again, it's that time...

[maica]

Yes.

[puroresu]

Have you noticed that a greater percentage of Republicans have announced how they'll vote than Democrats. That's because a lot of the Rats are sitting in their Senate offices, worrying over how to vote. There are a lot of Democrats who come from conservative states. Landrieu, Lincoln, Pryor, Johnson, Conrad, Dorgan, Byrd....These guys get elected by pretending to be conservatives back home, but they vote mostly left-wing in Washington. They want to vote against Alito, but are weighing whether or not it's worth it since, after all, he's gonna be confirmed no matter how they vote. So they're worried. If they vote for Alito, they appear more sensible to their constituents but anger the leftist special interests they need for campaign dollars. If they vote against Alito, they'll get praised at DUmmie Underground and Daily Kommie but they'll hand their next GOP challenger an issue to use against them.

Scylla on the one hand, Charibdes on the other! Exactly the bind the Rats were destined to find themselves in if President Bush nominated a good judge!

[Txsleuth]

GOTTA thank you for posting that post from DU!!!

Cool "J"....OMG....we have nothing to worry about folks.

[retrokitten]

nor is there going to be any new "damaging gossip" about Alito, as somebody claimed to know this week on this very forum.

{Shaking my head} Where do people come up with this garbage from??

[puroresu]

I think it's Ben Nelson of Nebraska who's supporting Alito, not Bill Nelson of Florida.

[olde north church]

There is not going to be a filibuster, nor is there going to be any new "damaging gossip" about Alito, as somebody claimed to know this week on this very forum.

A small morsel, eaten with great relish. One of my favorite proverbs.

[Cboldt]

Am I missing something - how can there be a filibuster when there are already 47 yes votes announced?

Under cloture, it takes three fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn in order to move to the underlying vote. Failing that, the matter remains the business of the Senate. That is, cloture does not dispose of the matter. It's just a procedural tool with a nominal function being to insure all Senators have a chance to be heard, and have a chance to form a reasoned justification for their vote.

Once a Senator knows his position on an issue, the only principled cloture vote is "get on with it!"

[popdonnelly]

The DU. Those people really like to waste their time. And each other's.

[Mo1]

That's because a lot of the Rats are sitting in their Senate offices, worrying over how to vote. There are a lot of Democrats who come from conservative states. Landrieu, Lincoln, Pryor, Johnson, Conrad, Dorgan, Byrd....

Reid told them to vote no

[Primetimedonna]

I'm Afraid!!! I'm VERY Afraid!! ;>)

[ken5050]

looking at the hearings today, and the committee yesterday, specifically the Dems..am I the only one who gets the sense that they are just going through the motions...their hearts aren't really it...

[Mo1]

can I say senior moment!

I've had many of them .. I can relate ;0)

[nina0113]

What's the current (declared) count?

[ken5050]

Not sure....Frist is going for Friday afternoon, but Reid may play dirty..

[puroresu]

####Reid told them to vote no####


In the end, he'll call the shots. But it's hilarious how those Red State Rats are mostly laying low!

[Mo1]

but Reid may play dirty..

I think it's a sure bet that he will

[Petronski]

Tace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-25-06 04:14 PM

If The Dems Don't Filibuster Alito -- It Is The End Of The USA
I'm not sure our Congressmen or very many other people understand that the Great Experiment will have ended as a failure.

We will be left to build another nation on the foundation of what used to be the United States of America.

Hyperbole? I think not.

Nooooo. No hyperbole at all.