Posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:36 AM PST by ken5050
Good Monday morning, fellow Freeper political junkies. One of the more ridiculous episodes of political theater is about to play itself out on the Senate floor, as the John Kerry-led democrats mount an exercise in political futility which will further expose their total irrelevance..So join us today, or drop in on occasion, for the festivities...
Not to my knowledge.
Europe: The Final Countdown
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He's getting his cloture
But the Dems cannot tell
And soon dressed in robes black
For Libs, a death knell
I guess they have themselves to blame
They're leaving town
Proving elections matter again
It's the final countdown...
The final countdown
Ooh oh
He's heading for SCOTUS (SCOTUS)
But Kerry stands small
From the ski slopes of Davos
as his party falls (Yeah)
And Ted has light beers to go
And ladies to drown (To be found)
I'm sure he didn't miss her so
It's the final countdown...
The final countdown
The final countdown (The final countdown)
Ooh ooh oh
(instrumental)
The final countdown
Ooh oh
I'ts the final countdown
The final countdown
The final countdown (the final countdown)
Ooh
It's the final countdown
Alito passes the Senate
The final countdown
Can anyone provide a brief summary of what's going on? are some of the votes for Alito disappearing? Is there a website I can follow this on other than this thread?
YEP!! Total and Absolute CORRUPTION!! Hoping Doug Forester is up for another run and a Victory this time. Maybe these outrageous Votes will sink the Menendez run.
Has Nagin been near the DNC coffers?
I must be mistaken. Sorry. Let's hope she comes through as a Yes for confirmation.
I wouldn't rule it out; he's eyeing everybody's money apparently.
There is the old Senatorial courtesy known as the pairing of votes. It is possible that vote pairing could come into play on the actual vote to confirm Judge Alito, should Senator Ensign be unable to get to the Senate floor. Senator Ensign, an Alito supporter, could contact an Alito opponent with whom he (Ensign) is on good terms. That Senator would abstain, and have his vote listed as "Paired Against," while Ensign would be listed as "Paired For."
This doesn't work, however, on a cloture vote. Sixty votes (not just 60% of those attending) are needed to shut off debate. So an abstention is functionally the same as a vote against shutting off debate. Therefore, there's nothing to "pair."
http://www.democrats.com/alito-48
Keep refreshing for current moonbat updates.
Oh, I just had a thought. If the sillybuster DOES happen, the Republicans can't/shouldn't pull the trigger on the constitutional option today, because they will need Ensign's vote on the question of using the fillibutster on judicial nominees. If there are only 99 senators available to vote, Cheney wouldn't be needed to 'break a tie'. The Republicans may have to wait until tomorrow to put the rule to the chair, assuming Ensign will be there by then.
As much as I have been following this whole Alito debate, the Republicans are following protocol.
I frankly don't give a rip what the Democrats think. They've been living in an alternative ever since the Rapist-In-Chief left office, and their boy Algore was reduced to a raving lunatic.
Do you have any Grey Poupon for my Filibuster?
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Sure, if you don't want to hear THE TRUTH!!
Trust FR for all of your political information needs.
LOL! And don't forget this one:
John Kerry explains his faux filibuster strategy (to the tune of Carole King's "It's Too Late"):
Stayed in Switzerland all morning just to pass the time
I'm hiding out here
there can be no denying
Left-wing interest groups are raging
And we Democrats can't stop lying
And it's too late baby, now it's too late
Our smears of Alito just didn't make it
The filibuster option has died this time
But that doesn't mean I can't fake it
It used to be so easy pandering to NARAL and gays
No Rush, no 'net, no FOX News
Those were definitely better days
But we've lost our media monopoly
Our power to "bork" has gone away
And it's too late baby, now it's too late
Our smears of Alito just didn't make it
The filibuster option has died this time
But that doesn't mean I can't fake it
Moonbats will love me when I run in 08
Abortionists and pornographers
will finance me at top rate
Alito's kicking our asses
But my faux filibuster will still rate
And it's too late baby, now it's too late
Our smears of Alito just didn't make it
The filibuster option has died this time
But that doesn't mean I can't fake it
Wouldn't surprise me if Schoolbus Nagin has been near the DNC coffers.
I count Harkin against the nominee and against cloture (even if he hasn't announced the cloture aspect).
What did Hannity say to give you that impression?
Hatch called it!!!
"The 800 lb precedent in the room is Roe v. Wade"
Woohoo!!!
They forced Strom Thurmond to sit in the chamber for an 11 PM vote because nobody would pair-off with him.
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