More Democrats Get Behind Alito Nomination

AP ^ | January 26 2006 | JESSE J. HOLLAND

[Cboldt]

What happens if some Senators don't vote and the vote is, say, 59-38? That is over 60%

Three-fifths of Senators duly chosen and sworn, so it is a certain number of votes. AS the Senate now has 100 members, duly selected and sworn, exactly 60 votes are needed to pass a cloture motion.

http://rules.senate.gov/senaterules/rule22.php

[daybreakcoming]

The Dem caucas is likely going through senate race polling #s to see which red-state donkeys can give the Yea votes.

This is similar to watching a play develop and the actors all take their positions. It is as you say, so transparent.

[freeangel]

The DUers are going wild about this. hahahah

[maxwellp]

I do not trust Lieberman. He supports the WOT, I believe, only because he's Jewish and worries about the survival of Israel. In this, at least he is right. Also, Israel needs Bibi immediately!

[daybreakcoming]

Read some of Sheets speeches on the Iraq war. He is not a harmless old man who votes party line. He deserves no praise from me. He is simply acting out his part in the demo playbook while realizing he may have a tough election coming up. He is too old to run an active campaign.

[hsalaw]

He must be one of the only Senators up there that actually accept correspondence from non-constituents.

Sen. Frist does, too. I write to him because, as a California Republican, I do not have competent representation in the Senate.

[dynachrome]

Considering Byrd's age, you should throw in a VP choice, also. If you are talking a fantasy Presidential race.

[greccogirl]

Who knows what they'll do. I rarely surf over there, because I've never found a crazier or more hateful bunch of complete pyschos than are on DU!