Samuel Alito ~ Senate Judiciary Hearing [LIVE THREAD] (Day-4)

Senate Judiciary ^ | 1-12-06 | Senate Judiciary

[OXENinFLA]

Day 4: Hearing Resumes

This morning, Senators will question Judge Alito during a third round. They will then go into a closed session, to review the FBI background investigation on the Supreme Court nominee. Outside witnesses may be called to testify this afternoon, as well as the American Bar Association, to discuss its recommendations.

THURS., 9:00AM ET, C-SPAN

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[newnhdad]

Mra Alito just turned on her deathray, which means Fatty must have returned from his trip to the bathroom where he could hit his flask.

[Dog]

Biden : "Does the president have the authority to invade Iran tomorrow absent the ability to show there is no immediate threat to our national security?".

That question is not out of left field....did Slow Joe just reveal something.

[kjam22]

Alito.... should have said.... would you define "go to war". Are you talking about bombing a few asprin factories.... or are you talking about Nuking a nuclear facility in Iran?

[roses of sharon]

I called him once when he accused the President of "cooking up" the war in Texas. (just looked it up in the Capital Hill directory on the internet)

His staff is very combative, it was fun, I bi*ched him out, but don't let up, don't swear, they will eventually hang up because they cannot defend the indefensible.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm heading over to OpinionJournal right now.

[milagro]

Hope you're not on an exercycle--you just might break free and be heading down a road! Biden is insufferable!!!

[jpsb]

Thanks!

[JFC]

If I were Alito, his family and their friends... I would have to look at biden and kennedy sitting theri with their horns and pitch fork thinking..... so that is what hell is going to look like.

[mystery-ak]

Thanks...I just bookmarked it...

[Rebelbase]

Biden cuts off Alito. Calls the Professor "Ho" again.

[Dog]

Ho?

[fml]

He interupts his answer, not enough time, and bloviates some more.

[pghkevin]

Wow, only 2 and half minutes for Biden to get to the first question.. This must be a new record! Either that or someone pointed out how long it took last time...

[RasterMaster]

Kennedy back from the liquor cabinet? He must have restocked all his pockets!

[Cboldt]

What a stupid question. If there is an urgent need to use military force against Iran, of course the President will use it.

"If Iran launched an ICBM against the US, do you think the President needs to get Congress' approval before taking military action against it?"

At the end, the question of how far the President can go in these matters is a political question, settled after the fact. The President knows that, and so does Biden. Asking a SCOTUS nominee about this is assinine and academic.

[txrangerette]

See my #677 about the Leaky One...

[amdgmary]

[AliVeritas]

FYI, for those following the Barrett Report
Tony Snow Thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1556630/posts

Fox News Radio
http://www.foxnews.com/tonysnow/index.html

[Pukin Dog]

I read it, and you are very correct. Leahy is scum.

[MNJohnnie]

Biden - Do we need a declaration of war.

No Joe. The President is a CO EQUAL branch of Govt not a subsidary of the US Congress. Amazing how out of touch with basic facts these butt clowns in the Senate are.