Samuel Alito ~ Senate Judiciary Hearing [LIVE THREAD] (Day-3)

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Day 3: Questioning Continues

This morning, Round 1 concludes with Senators on the Judiciary Cmte. who did not question nominee Alito yesterday. During Round 2, questioning is limited to 20 minutes for each of the eight- een senators. Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) leads off, followed by the others, alternating by party in order of seniority.

WEDS., 9:30AM ET, C-SPAN

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[MEG33]

I hit the mute button..it helps.

[bkepley]

Although I agree that Alito is a better candidate than Meiers, I will never agree with the tactics used to get Meiers to withdraw. Many conservative pundits lost my respect over their behavior last fall, and they will have a hard time regaining it.

I disagree. I defended her pretty vigorously here. I was wrong.

[syriacus]

Dick Durbin says:

"Why doesn't the mean government give everything away to anybody who asks?"

[Dog]

I always wanted to be an oak.

[Chuck54]

Durbin is down for the count after Alito's last retort.

Will not be able to rise.

[ken5050]

Sound byte stuff...Alito is wise NOT to answer..

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL! ALito got in the last word!! Yes! Durbin is clenched!

[Paul C. Jesup]

the mentally retarded and now the miners - this is total misrepresentation = but that's the way the DEMS operate.

I would bet $10 dollars before these hearings are over, the democrats will try to blame Judge Alito for the dams breaking in New Orleans last year.

[netmilsmom]

>>the democrats will try to blame Judge Alito for the dams breaking in New Orleans last year.<<

He set the charges and blew them up.

[NeoCaveman]

LOL, Durbin is trying to tar Alito with membership in the Federalist Society.

Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Federalist Society.... asked Senator McTurbin.

[nuffsenuff]

Alito just told Durbin to stuff it... In a calm and reasoned manner.

[Pukin Dog]

Exactly Right. Arguing with Durbin would be akin to kicking a little yapping dog.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Alito cut him off from making an accusation and moving on and is answering his attack!! WAHOO!

ANd Little Dick Couldn't respond. Ha Ha!

Yeah my hero Brownback.

[milagro]

Alito just took a finger of the "crushing hand of fate" and stuck it in Durbin's eye! I LOVE it!

[mystery-ak]

From the state of Illinois, I apologize.

[Iwo Jima]

Miers would have been roasted in this forum. Instead of this fine victory we are looking at we would have had an unmitigated disaster.

That's exactly what I have been thinking, and what I thought at the time of the Miers nomination fiasco.

Had Meirs been given "her right to a hearing," she would have been publicly humiliated, her nomination would have been rightly rejected by Democrats AND Republican alike, we would have suffered a serious and likely permanent setback in our objective to return the Supreme Court to its Constitutional function, the Republicans would have suffered an enormous public relations black eye, the Dems would have been emboldened to even greater opposition the next time around, and potential candidates would be more reluctant to accept nomination.

In short, we would have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

[Dog]

>>the democrats will try to blame Judge Alito for the dams breaking in New Orleans last year.<<

No that was Bush and the Build-a-burgers....Shiela Jackson Lee said so.

[newnhdad]

they do. Their staffers write them up.
The staffers get them from the pressure groups.
That's why they keep hitting abortion(NARAL), CAP (NAACP, Vanguard (Trial Lawyers association) and "the little guy" (public citizen,PFAW, Move-on).

They don't have an original thought.

[Gunder]

Brownback: Sometimes the court gets stuff wrong.

So basic, but so nice to hear!!!!!!

[retrokitten]

I second that.

While we're at it, I'm sorry about Obama, too.