Posted on 01/09/2006 4:31:12 AM PST by OXENinFLA
Alito Hearings Set to Begin
Today the multi-day confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito begin. They are expected to last all week, possibly into Saturday. First up will be a series of opening statements by the eighteen members of the Senate Judiciary Cmte. After that comes the introduction of Samuel Alito and his opening statement.
C-SPAN 1 ~ MON., STARTS AT 11:30AM ET
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for Monday, January 9, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. in the Senate Hart Office Building Room 216.
Chairman Specter will preside.
Witness List
Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Monday, January 9, 2006
Hart Senate Office Building Room 216
12:00 p.m.
PANEL I
The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg
United States Senator [D-NJ]
The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
Former Governor of New Jersey
Former Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency
PANEL II
The Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
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Shades of violet for you.
I love W, real cowboys, the military, and nerds! They're REAL Americans! lol
""How did you get here." "
By bus.
I've never met her, and take you at your word that she is a lovely person.
So is my mother, but she (my mother) would probably not make a good governor of NJ, or a good head of the EPA.
And we can count on the HBM for "unbiased" report-- (cough, cough, cough, cough, oh excuse me, wheeze, cough, cough, cough)
He went 11 minutes without referring to his notes--spoke with restrained passion about the importance of the rule of law and his role as a judge to not argue for/against a client--but to interpret and apply the law as objectively as a thinking feeling human being can. I am IMPRESSED!
Sean Hannity is nailing Kennedy about his minority comment with regards to Ali oh toe
Is it over for the day?? .. Did Alito speak???
I had to run out
"I expect every word by the Judge will be challenged by the 'rats including the the's and the and's."
They seem to just like conflict for the sake of conflict. So no matter what you say, something will be wrong with it because they take it all out of context and apply slimey rules known only by the accuser.
How many times will Arlen say "super" tomorrow..in front of precedent..?
I've seen it in a few places, notably the Washington Times and CNN, which is the specific place that I got it from.
YES! HE HIT A GRAND SLAM (IMHO)
Heheheh. Yep - that was the story he told, and used it to show that he would strive to give not that answer, but the answer that reaches the question in the questioner's mind.
Did you hear his opening statement? Just curious, not meant as critical - he did a good job. Sounded a little nervous, but set out a good personal background.
Alito: Senator, are you drunk?
That's probably true. Do you recall the uproar about a document that a Republican staffer obtained electronically? While Democrats naturally blustered about spying, the contents of the document detailed which organizations required which votes for which nominees.
Lol very true. I should have known better than to pay any attention to that. They would do anything to make Alito look like an idiot.
Thank you, it's a very nice story.
:-) The great thing is that the more effort they put into it, the more it backfires.
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