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...

[Txsleuth]

I just bookmarked KOS lately for the reason you just gave..

for some reason, the politicos think KOS has clout or something.

[p23185]

Thank you God, so much, that he is not in the White House.

And that crazy woman of his!

[BigSkyFreeper]

What would you think if Scarborough joined the race? I am just curious.

He sold his soul a long time ago, now he's just some cookie-cutter BO'Reilly wannabe.

[Txsleuth]

Hey...at least JerseyDvl put in asterisks...which DU doesn't!!

[NautiNurse]

The entertainment industry can keep him. I never watched his show.

[nina0113]

If they go with UC, won't they lose all their far-left support? They're all slavering for a filibuster. I guess if enough of the D's say they're going to vote for Alito that a filibuster would fail, the others could get away with voting for UC, but the ones who announced that they were intending to vote yes would be toast.

Looks like they're toast any way you wanna slice it. Damn the luck.

[Fester Chugabrew]

C-SPAN has Boxer in the "No" column . . .

I reckon in the land of Gomer Pyle that's an earth-shattering revelation.

[saveliberty]

Screaming doesn't help? Then they decide that you've already made up your mind and you lose your strategic position as a good vote.

[Cboldt]

I'm finding Hatch great and hilarious at the same time

A few years ago he said something like the DEMs should "repent of their wicked ways." He used those words. I'll see if I can find it. Hatch can be a real hoot.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I feel stupid asking, guess I should know the answer... but what is so bad at Santorum that you would vote for anyone with a D next to his/her name? I can't stand McCain, but I voted for him last year... it boils down the reason it was so important to get President Bush re-elected... majority in Senate to protect who we get on the Supreme Court.

[retrokitten]

He's like O'Reilly and Greta VS had a baby.








(and it wasn't cute)

[saveliberty]

LOL! I loved it when he tore up at Schumer in the first Roberts hearings in 2003 or 2002 and he told Schumer to stop asking dumb@$$ questions. LOL!

[eyespysomething]

mark to pick up later

[JerseyDvl]

And that was the cleanest post..LOL.
Sorry guys, the thought of Dims getting physically ill over the SCOTUS has to be GREAT news!

[puroresu]

Boxer thought this vote over very carefully, using all five of her brain cells.

[nina0113]

Costa Rica. I know at least one who's checking it out.

[JerseyDvl]

One reason: Toomey vs. Specter '04

[p23185]

Wow, Kerry just said the President Bush was Constitutionally required to get Congresses consent before removing Miers' nomination and "installing" Alito. Of course, we know that Miers removed herself. And is now going after Anne Coulter.

Fits the pattern - most of the Dim in this Senate want GWB to get permission before he does anything. When did the President cease being a co-equal part of the three branches of Government?

[BigSkyFreeper]

So, C-SPAN has Boxer in the "No" column.

As if there was any doubt which way she was going to vote. The biggest surprise was Leaky and Bucket o' Kohl voting for Roberts.

[retrokitten]

Have mercy. Leahy is up.

"I ask the Senator from Utah if he is going to quote me to at least do it accurately."