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LIVE THREAD:Senate vote to confirm Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court;(UPDATE: Alito Confirmed 58-42)
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Posted on 01/31/2006 5:48:48 AM PST by ken5050

Edited on 01/31/2006 5:55:34 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Good morning, all.

Join us today for the final victory lap, the vote to "confirm Samuel Alito, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court."

It's all over except the final vote tally.

Lots of surprises yesterday at the HUGE vote to impose cloture, so perhaps there are still some surprise votes to come?


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; alito; alitovote; scotus
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To: Sender
The irony is this poster says they hugged their daughter....why didn't they take advantage of the SCOTUS ruling and have an abortion instead?
201 posted on 01/31/2006 6:58:47 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: conservativebabe

I think one of the posting rules 'round here is that direct insults to turds are not allowed.


202 posted on 01/31/2006 6:58:51 AM PST by KStorm (Currently residing in the NO TIN ZONE)
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To: jennyjenny

Turbin is race baiting again as usual....and "It seems unlikely Alito will preserve O'Connor's moderation". "He favors the "heavy hand of government"....Blah Blah Blah...same stuff, different day.


203 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:07 AM PST by PilloryHillary (Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.)
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To: PilloryHillary
Somebody remind Reid about all of the Democrat hours last week where NO Democrats came to the chamber to speak. I remember long periods of silence on Thursday in particular when the Senate was in a perpetual quorum call. Now we're grousing about not having enough time to speak.

These guys are in-freaking-credible.

204 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:08 AM PST by TechJunkYard (DMCA: Don't Make Content Accessable)
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To: mosquitobite
Can they still attempt a filibuster? A real one?

No, but I'd still love to see them try. Then they can kiss the next few election cycles "BYE! BYE!".

205 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:15 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: small voice in the wilderness

Yesterday it was a hot wind - Kennedy. Today a chill wind; death to their amoral values.


206 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:36 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: BigSkyFreeper

Senator Schumer, it's a saucer of what?

Cooling.

Yes, Senator, a cooling saucer. But what's cooling?

The saucer.

Of what?

Cooling. The Saucer of Cooling...


207 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:44 AM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: TonyInOhio

There's a chill wind blowing allright. That's Alito's robe as he dashes past on his way to the SC building.


208 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:44 AM PST by conservativebabe
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To: conservativebabe

Conservative victories -- just throwin' a little bleach in the old gene pool.......


209 posted on 01/31/2006 6:59:55 AM PST by kimmie7 (As of January 23, I've been smoke free 11 MONTHS!)
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To: Cboldt; maggief

Am I the only one who think that Vitter sounds just like the guy on SNL who plays Al Gore?


210 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:00 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: ken5050
Terrific job my FRiend, conducting these fabulous threads on our well deserved victories on the Court.. I can't help gloating.. I just love the smell of napalm in the morning.. :)
211 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:04 AM PST by carlo3b (http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com,)
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To: GeneralStorm

LOL!


212 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:17 AM PST by conservativebabe
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To: Lizarde

the chill wind could've just been ,...

Fat Teddy Wetbrain had some of those snacks at the bar,

... did'jah ever see those huge jars of pickled hardboiled eggs ??


213 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:22 AM PST by Dad yer funny
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To: TonyInOhio
I *should* go login there now, so I can post a message of condolence before they lockdown the boards again. :)

Don't forget yer gear...


214 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:34 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: PilloryHillary

And that is ironic as well; how many times did they point out that Alito gave judgement to local authorities and not rule directly?


215 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:35 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: mosquitobite

No. Cloture passed. Discussion is over. It's on to the vote!

If I'm wrong, somebody correct me. But bring me flowers first.


216 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:38 AM PST by kimmie7 (As of January 23, I've been smoke free 11 MONTHS!)
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To: zook

" I have been crying and crying...for hours on end ...ever since Teddy ate that cream-puff....My keyboard is soggy and Im afraid all these tears may affect the computttttt tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt"


217 posted on 01/31/2006 7:00:43 AM PST by woofie
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To: kimmie7

When do they start voting?


218 posted on 01/31/2006 7:01:21 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: mosquitobite

I thought that was decided already with the vote yesterday?! Why is the chair allowing Durbin more time?


219 posted on 01/31/2006 7:01:34 AM PST by clawrence3
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

Democrats asking for additional time. Another fake filibuster today???


220 posted on 01/31/2006 7:01:48 AM PST by PilloryHillary (Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.)
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