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...

[Jim Robinson]

But Scottish law rules.

[ken5050]

Do you give any credence to the theory that the Dems must keep the count over 60 so that they can say to the base that they couldn't mount a filabuster?..also,where's Dingy Hary?

[saveliberty]

He's in trouble actually. This sadly works in our favor

[puroresu]

Yep! The Rats are in a jam! I thank the Good Lord above every five minutes or so that Harriet Miers withdrew!

[Conservative Goddess]

Santorum doesn't deserve re-election.

He supported Arlen Specter over Pat Toomey.

He supported mandatory trigger locks on handguns.

He supported an increase in the Federal Minimum Wage.

He supported LOST.

He supports "giving" a larger percentage of our GDP in foreign aid.

He sponsored a sham bill to "Guarantee" Socialist Insecurity payments to all born before 1950.

He's a Socialist in Sheeps clothing....and he deserves to be thrown into the street.

[Bahbah]

Orrin Hatch is making a wonderful speech on the role of the judiciary in our system of government.

[defconw]

Yes, because President Bush asked him to. President Bush could not afford to get Arlen mad at him. PA was to tight a race and they needed each other. Some people are willing to throw a promising young man under the bus because of it. The history of the GOP is that incumbency is primacy. May not be right but that is the way the game is played.

[saveliberty]

LOL! I would pay money to see Specter eat haggis

[swheats]

LOL

it could happen. I'm just praying that President Bush will not allow Cheney to finish his term as VP if Cheney's not going to run for the presidency.

[ken5050]

"...life is short..."

[Pimpmygop]

"Filibuster Unlikley"

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[puroresu]

Good points!

[Conservative Goddess]

You are correct.

[Cboldt]

I've been working all day and just came in to check on this. What are they voting on at this moment?

Not voting. C-SPAN2 is keeping an informal account of Senators' positions on confirmation of Alito.

[Founding Father]

Here ya go---

http://cayankee.blogs.com/cayankee/2006/01/alito_vote_watc_1.html

Still 52-29 for.

[saveliberty]

he's fighting for his seat against a nobody. Yup, he's in trouble. That's why he was all over the mining issue.

[Bahbah]

What are they voting on at this moment?

They are not voting at this time. C-Span is showing the totals of those who have publically declared how they will vote.

[Necrovore]

Thank you.

[defconw]

Santorum has a line to walk in PA. But by all means elect Casey, he's a total idiot, nothing like the man his father was.

[puroresu]

I'd like to see Byrd vote for Alito just to see the reaction at DUmmie Underground! They think he's some kind of all-knowing village elder of some sort. LOL!