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More Democrats Get Behind Alito Nomination
AP ^ | January 26 2006 | JESSE J. HOLLAND

Posted on 01/26/2006 11:40:02 AM PST by jmc1969

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To: wickedpinto

"But he is one of the craziest."

I'm not even sure about that. I'll take Byrd over Kerry, Kennedy, Boxer, etc. any day.


21 posted on 01/26/2006 11:51:47 AM PST by SC33
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To: jmc1969

The other Democrats are behinds.


22 posted on 01/26/2006 11:53:05 AM PST by msnimje (http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/shared-blogs/ajc/luckovich/index.html . FREEP THIS HOURLY!)
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To: techcor
The DUmmies are ecstatic because Kerrys office has told them he will filibuster. They're phoning him and everyone is getting the same response. for all the good it will do them
23 posted on 01/26/2006 11:54:27 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: techcor

If they can get away with a TANKED filibuster without getting hit with the Nuclear Option, then they can use that as 'precedent' for future filibusters.

Better Nuke em just in case!!


24 posted on 01/26/2006 11:54:51 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (ride out and confront the evil!)
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To: FreeInWV

I sometimes get the feeling that Bryd is actually among the most patriotic of the Dems in office. Agree with him or not, it seems as though he actually bases most of his decisions on what he feels is best for AMERICA, rather then making decisions based on this overriding guilt that most Dems seem to have because the US is the sole superpower.


25 posted on 01/26/2006 11:55:29 AM PST by SC33
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To: hsalaw
he'd received hundreds of e-mails from all over the country

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

26 posted on 01/26/2006 11:55:55 AM PST by digger48
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To: Carling
Yep. Can't afford to bet on Graham's comments about judical nominations: "we'll clean your clock"! LOL!

Byrd knows what percentage of WV voters voted for Bush. ;) A vote against Alito would make his re-election bid that much more costly.

27 posted on 01/26/2006 11:56:19 AM PST by mosquitobite (As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
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To: WillT

Disappointed in Lieberman too. There is a reason he is a Democrat. At least he has the cajones to support the WOT.


28 posted on 01/26/2006 11:56:40 AM PST by newconhere
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To: jmc1969
More Democrats Get Behind Alito Nomination


This is a ch__ch. What's missing?

29 posted on 01/26/2006 11:57:24 AM PST by rdb3 (What it is is what it was.)
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To: FreeInWV

Byrd deserves to be bashed most of the time.
This time, he gets a pat on the head for doing something sensible. But, this one vote doesn't change my opinion of the man. He should retire.


30 posted on 01/26/2006 11:58:20 AM PST by Feiny (Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Help me out. How do you filibuster? Does Kerry just say, "I filibuster". Dont we have enough votes already?


31 posted on 01/26/2006 11:58:21 AM PST by newconhere
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To: newconhere

The Senate requires 60 votes to prevent a filibuster. Right now, they are not there yet.


32 posted on 01/26/2006 11:59:06 AM PST by WillT
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To: jmc1969

Come on, I want a filibuster. Let's break it once and for all.


33 posted on 01/26/2006 11:59:32 AM PST by doug from upland (NEW YORK TIMES -- traitorous b*st*rds)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Wow. If they filibuster, they are dumber than I thought!

Wow. Just wow.

Do they not realize how a filibuster will hurt them come November?? Stupid.

Right now a lot of conservatives are dismayed at the Pubbies in Washington. They've acted more like Dems in office with their waste & lobbyist money. If the Dems filibuster, the base will come out in droves to vote in November. I consider it a present!

Either way though, they're in a catch 22. If they DON'T filibuster, THEIR base will stay home. LMAO!

34 posted on 01/26/2006 12:00:10 PM PST by mosquitobite (As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
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To: Samurai_Jack
If they can get away with a TANKED filibuster without getting hit with the Nuclear Option, then they can use that as 'precedent' for future filibusters.

That's their strategy now. Since they won't do a real filibuster. This strategy will work on the DUmmies. Those idiots will never realize how they've been played. Kerry's response will be "I voted for the filibuster before I voted against it".

35 posted on 01/26/2006 12:00:31 PM PST by techcor
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To: SC33

I agree. Everyone acts like he is the anti-Christ, but he is actually a social conservative. He carries a copy of the Constitution with him and has demonstrated many times that he is a strict constructionist. If I recall correctly, he was the only ranking dem that harshly criticized William Blythe Clinton. Most here hate him merely because he has alot of power. IMHO, his reverence for the constitution beats a dozen Chafees, Snowes, Specters, McCains & Liddy Doles.

Too bad he isn't GOP. If he were, nobody here would tolerate anyone criticizing him.


36 posted on 01/26/2006 12:00:38 PM PST by FreeInWV
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To: jmc1969

I am pleased that Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) decided not to drink the liberal kool-aid on the Alito nomination. Tim is a decent guy and has, now that he is out of Tom Daschle's influence, been better reflecting this red state's values.


37 posted on 01/26/2006 12:00:39 PM PST by The Great RJ ("Mir wölle bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: Pukin Dog
Byrd is a bad one but he is being consistent in this case. I heard him say years ago that he thought the Supreme Court should be conservative and the Legislature, liberal.

I don't know what his reasoning is but he did say it.

38 posted on 01/26/2006 12:01:06 PM PST by yarddog
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To: Erik Latranyi
If true, that makes 58 Yea. 3 more to be fillibuster-proof.

2 more. Cloture passes with a 3/5th affirmative. It takes 41 votes to defeat the motion.

39 posted on 01/26/2006 12:01:19 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: FreeInWV

I'm going to get myself in alot trouble here for saying this, but I'm going to be completely honest. If I had to choose between McCain and Byrd, I would choose Bryd in an election.

I realize that this will draw the ire of many here, so I am eager to debate it.


40 posted on 01/26/2006 12:02:24 PM PST by SC33
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