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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.
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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: ken5050
Give the losers their
Razzie awards!
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posted on
01/31/2006 5:59:29 AM PST
by
Nateman
(Stop the spin! Flush Clinton again!)
To: ken5050
SAVES! ...
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:00:00 AM PST
by
maggief
(and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
To: ken5050
Senate adjourned until
9:45 The 40 minutes leading up to 11:00 are assigned as follows:
10:20 - :30 - Leahy
10:30 - :40 - Specter
10:40 - :50 - Reid
10:50 - 11:00 - Frist
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:00:24 AM PST
by
Cboldt
To: ken5050
ok here we go. This is goning to be so fun!
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:00:53 AM PST
by
beckysueb
(God bless America and President Bush.)
To: ken5050
Present and accounted for, sir!
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:00:58 AM PST
by
kimmie7
(As of January 23, I've been smoke free 11 MONTHS!)
To: Redbob
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:01:03 AM PST
by
petercooper
(Win the war. Confirm the judges. Cut the taxes. Control the spending. Seal the borders.)
To: ken5050
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:01:26 AM PST
by
petercooper
(Win the war. Confirm the judges. Cut the taxes. Control the spending. Seal the borders.)
To: ken5050
Although the democrats lost the cloture vote, all the media will say about the vote today is how Alito's votes don't compare with Ginsburg's.
They'll make her look like the mainstream justice.
Just wait and see.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:01:45 AM PST
by
Preachin'
(Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
To: katieanna
It's always the CJ, I believe..Stevens swore in Roberts because he was the most senior..
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:02:09 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
To: ken5050
"
... Up until the last 15 minutes yesterday, 95% of us on the thread were all sweating it, convinced that the Dems were somehow going to pull it off ..."
Sorta ... kinda like the "Hillary can win the presidency" crowd.
Can there really be 95% here that sweat about this? And if so, are they using ouija boards, tea leaves, or reading the New York Times?
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:02:15 AM PST
by
G.Mason
("I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone" -- Bill Cosby)
To: ken5050
Good morning, ken. I LOVE your awards.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:05 AM PST
by
Bahbah
(An admitted Snow Flake and a member of Sam's Club)
To: OXENinFLA
Checking in. One thing is for sure, the Democrats will be coming back for some more SMACKDOWN!
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:22 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
To: OXENinFLA
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:22 AM PST
by
defconw
(Bushbot,SnowFlake,Levinite, Dittohead,Hannitized and Sam's Club Member.)
To: ken5050
What a beautiful day today is!
Can you post a re-cap of the cloture vote (yeas and nays) on this thread, just for good measure?
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:31 AM PST
by
ccmovrwc
To: ken5050
Alito will get all 54 republicans* and the 4 dems who have come out in support.
59-41.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:37 AM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
To: Preachin'
Who cares what "the media" says. Ginsberg's vote counts no more than Alito's.
The "mainstream Justice" is the one that's part of the majority of the Court.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:03:46 AM PST
by
You Dirty Rats
(Poll: Is JF Kerry Respected? Yes 25% No 72% Other 3%)
To: pookie18
Worst Short Subject: Babs BoxerLOL, good one.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:04:00 AM PST
by
Bahbah
(An admitted Snow Flake and a member of Sam's Club)
To: Cboldt
"10:50 - 11:00 - Frist"
I loved the way Frist ended the debate yesterday before the cloture vote.
He quoted Ted Kennedy as saying something like "we need to vote. Everyone deserves a vote".
Frist was grinning from ear to ear. He was so proud of himself.
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:04:23 AM PST
by
Preachin'
(Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
To: Preachin'
Alito, and Roberts, should wear the negative votes they got as badges of honor..
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:04:31 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
To: ken5050
JOHN KERRY, OUTSIDE THE SCENE OF HIS LATEST FAILURE
"What about me?"
(from NRO: http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_01_29_corner-archive.asp#088730 )
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posted on
01/31/2006 6:05:10 AM PST
by
frankjr
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