LIVE THREAD: Senate Democrats fake filibuster of Samuel Alito - C-span 2 10:00am EST

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[Checkers]

Spectre likes the Becker

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO!

[tiredoflaundry]

I think half of DU are on window ledges right now!

[NautiNurse]

Teddy's Last Stand

[Christian4Bush]

Specter sounds so subdued in comparison to the maniacs who have just spoken.

Sometimes I think that is by design, Peach.

BTW, how the heck are you doing? What an interesting three days at FR: a 1000+ Sunday Talk Show Thread, a sure to be 3,000+ post for the cloture vote today, and over 5,000 tomorrow (likely) for the SOTU. What a time for FReeping!

[onyx]

He's a Kennedy. Same difference.

:)

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Everytime I see Arlen I thank God he is not my Senator any longer.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Yeah, but Alito never said the Constitution was a 'living' document.

Yeah, that's what sets the liberals hair on fire.

Even still, they believe what's in the Constitution doesn't exist, and what's not there, is settled law.

[tiredoflaundry]

Nauti you rock!!!!!

[wildcatf4f3]

such a weird word....cloture,,,icky

[RobFromGa]

There is no sane argument for not closing debate.

But if we just kept it open for a few more days, the liberals might learn to love Alito. They just haven't gotten to know him yet in this mad RUSH TO JUDGEMENT.

[True-Stu]

"My respect for Specter can now be detected by extraordinarily sensitive scientific instruments." Hehee..,.just blew wine out my nose over that one (yeah, having a glass in celebration of the upcoming vote).

[mwl1]

what's the cloture vote prediction? 62-38? something in that arena?

[Bush gal in LA]

I agree Spectors been great. I have a whole new respect for him...........He's also been recovering from cancer during all this,,,,,,,,and now having to watch Kennedy flip out , screaming ALITO will break into the Watergate , he'll steal your children, he'll poison your water..........AHHHHH! This guy has to be strong to face that!

[shield]

LOL...window ledges...I never thought that the moonbats could really fly...guess I was wrong.

[Petronski]

FROM THE DUMPSTER:

INGAMAN NEEDS 2000 CALLS NOW


FROM MARY SCOTT O CONNOR ON DAILYKOS

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/30/161653/776

I just got an extraordinary challenge from a staffer in Jeff Bingaman's office:

2000 calls against cloture to his office in the next 20 minutes and Bingaman will be goddamned impressed enough to reconsider his Yes vote on Cloture.

It didn't occur to me to leave him my name, but I did tell him I'd be making an appeal on the Internet.

Here's the toll-free number (though they'll probably tell you the line is busy): 888 355 3588

Here's the direct number to Jeff Bingaman's office: 202 224 5521

Don't bother arguing, just tell them:

"I'm one of the 2000 people from the Internet one of your recent callers promised you'd hear from in the next 20 minutes, and I'm demanding/requesting/asking that Senator Bingaman vote NO on cloture."

Let's see if this means ANYTHING. Make the call.

[Semper Paratus]

Kennedy will probably go home and kick his dog.

Named Splash.
No kidding!

[EQAndyBuzz]

'I haven't read the entire 2050+ replies thread, and someone might have brought this up already, but did you know that Kerry was in Vietnam?
"

Got absolutely nothing done today. Read every post here.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

Would I be correct in labeling Kennedy's rant as his LAST Hurrah?

Yup. Kennedy sees all the damage he has done in the last 40 years go right down the drain. He's Finished. Done. Kaput. Washed Up.

[Txsleuth]

Something tells me that C-span will replay both of Kennedy's speeches...and both of Kerry's speeches that they gave today...

because they were truly entertaining in their bombast and bloviating crapola!!