I am actually glad they are....they are getting enough bad publicity about the hearing, and the way Alito was treated, that I think this will, once again...
play right into the hands of President Bush...it might have been better to have them filibuster...but, this will do.
Also, the timing will be such, that it is possible that it will get more publicity around the SOTU address....and I can just see the faces of the dems when President Bush welcomes Justice and Mrs. Alito...while Mrs. Alito is sitting next to Laura in the balconey...
Delicious!
The Dems don't want a filibuster because they know in the long run it will hurt them
They are delaying because of a couple big cases to be heard in the USSC and they don't want Alito on the bench
They would rather take their chances with O'Connor
The delay is to let the smear ads run. I'd like the R's to invoke the nuclear option prior to this act that would eliminate the judicial filibuster if they want to delay the vote.
politics ain't beanbag