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...

[saveliberty]

I hope that you let his office know that so that he at least can try to get back on the right track.

"The American political system is like a gigantic Mexican Christmas fiesta. Each political party is a huge pinata -- a papier-mache donkey, for example. The donkey is filled with full employment, low interest rates, affordable housing, comprehensive medical benefits, a balanced budge and other goodies. The American voter is blindfolded and given a stick. The voter then swings the stick wildly in every direction, trying to hit a political candidate on the head and knock some sense into the silly bastard." - P.J. O'Rourke, "Parliament of Whores"

[Mo1]

Santorum sure doesn't deserve my vote....and unless he does a full prostrate mea culpa in the middle of Grant Street in Pittsburgh.......he's not going to get it.

You wouldn't vote for him even if he did do that

[Conservative Goddess]

No, actually Santorum has ticked me off to the point that I just want him GONE...and tomorrow wouldn't be too soon. I'm voting for Casey.

[nina0113]

We're going to have to get a few more crossovers to avoid a cloture vote. Right now it's only Nelson, correct?

[StarFan]

Has Boxer spoken yet? There was an earlier report on ABC:

"Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) plans to stun the world when she announces how she is going to vote on Alito during a speech in Los Angeles"

I don't see her name on your list.

[saveliberty]

Yes but so far, we are still doing a better job of tolerating dissent.

[p23185]

Ten dollars? Sheesh...they got more than that from Abramoff and Soros...

Sounds on the level of contributing to Err Amerika to keep them on the air!

[Conservative Goddess]

If he truly repented....I would vote for him. He's too arrogant to admit he's EVER made a mistake.

[defconw]

Fine cost us a judge in the future. Thanks!

[debg]

Hatch smacks Kennedy for using parody against Alito!

[Founding Father]

Hatch just bitchslapped Kennedy.

[Conservative Goddess]

LOL. Ricky's vote won't amount to a hill of beans. That is a specious argument.

[retrokitten]

Hatch: "One senator even tried to pass off a parody as the real thing!"

Gee I wonder who that was...thinking...thinking...thinking...

[defconw]

Over all with the occasionall exception, who can't see the big picture.

[saveliberty]

Maybe so, maybe not. Call his office and give him another chance? He's not a mind reader

[saveliberty]

woo hoo!

[Mo1]

If he truly repented....I would vote for him. He's too arrogant to admit he's EVER made a mistake.

Oh please .. you will never vote for him .. regardless of what he does or doesn't do

[olde north church]

I like how they took care of the Neveda Senator in the "Godfather II", maybe the should try the same thing with Sen Reid.

[Txsleuth]

I think it is a good idea for we freepers to read comments like those on DU today....

because SOMETIMES...we start sounding a lot like that...and I have even been guilty of it...

Reading it over there...makes me ashamed of how "over the top" I have let myself get...because they sound SO ______ (fill in the blank)...I have too many to pick just one.

[Mo1]

LOL