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...

[kjam22]

Sessions is doing real good. He "gets it".

[syriacus]

I wish I could find a full transcript of yesterday's comments by members of the judiciary committee.

I think one of the Republicans, who spoke later, "dissed" Schumer (indirectly), by saying that some members of the judiciary committee are not lawyers and might not understand some point or another

I doubt that Coburn was being dissed by a fellow Republican, and I wish I could remember the particular point of discussion.

[Founding Father]

Sessions following up where Kyl left off yesterday--regarding party line votes (perhaps a shot across the bow for future republican action?).

Latest vote totals:

51 For
29 Against

http://cayankee.blogs.com/cayankee/

[Cboldt]

I wouldn't exactly call Anita Hill a success.

"Successful delay"

[maggief]

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito walks out of U.S. Senator Patty Murray's Capitol Hill office in Washington January 25, 2006, following a brief private meeting. Alito faces a full vote on the Senate floor on his nomination to the court. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[Semper Paratus]

Doesn't the Senate have to act before Feb 1 to renew the Patriot Act?

[A Citizen Reporter]

Di Fi is not an attorney.

[kjam22]

Yep

[Founding Father]

This is already boring to the max. The republicans need to shut up and let the dems blow until they cannot think of anything else to say, then vote.

[kjam22]

It will get a little more exciting when they get some of the DU favorites up there speaking. :)

[Founding Father]

First dim wit up to bitch: Leaky Leahy

[Bahbah]

LOL. Leahy thinks the Senate should be the conscience of the nation.

[kjam22]

Leahy up now....

[syriacus]

Di Fi is not an attorney.

Thanks, A Citizen Reporter.

[kjam22]

Now he's trying to explain why all the dems voted against him. Saying it's not a "party line" vote.

[kjam22]

ONLY 100 Million OF THEM!

[puroresu]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nelson of Nebraska is the only Democrat vote for Alito. But he'll win anyway!

[maggief]

President Bush was "forced to withdraw" Miers?

[Founding Father]

Leahy's big point seems to be that this is not a party line vote, but a vote of conscience. Dems will seperately vote their conscience.

Works for me---all of them are dumbasses on their own merit.

[kjam22]

Forced at gunpoint don't you know...... :)