Didn't I hear yesterday that there's an outside chance Spectre will grant a delay in the hearings this week?
Perhaps you did hear that. Did you? I heard that the Committee vote stands to be delayed a week from its present schedule. Specter and Leahy talked about this on whatver Sunday show they were on, yesterday.
The dems were hoping Sharon would die so they could use that as an excuse to delay the hearing.
SPECTRE - the Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion? What are they doing getting involved in this? ;)
What I heard was that if Sharon passes, the Dems were planning on holding up the hearings...There are also rumors that they will hold up the vote for one week; W wants the vote on 1/20 in time for the State of the Union speech...However, the Supreme Court is in recess till the end of Feb so it really does not matter.