LIVE THREAD: Day ONE - Senate debate on nomination of Samuel Alito to SCOTUS: C-span 2; 9:30 am EST

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[ken5050]

Good morning once again, all you fellow political junkies. Put on a fresh pot of coffee, put the sticky buns in the oven, put a fresh battery in the remote control, and join us for the latest episode of the world's greatest daytime soap opera, "As the Democrats Bloviate." Yup, once again, it's that time...

[ken5050]

Rosie, dear..it's day one, hour one..take a deep breath..switch to decaf...hell, have a bourbon in the coffee...

[mystery-ak]

Gee...that King scares me everytime I see it....

[katieanna]

Is that a shot of wisteria lane?

[syriacus]

I want to watch this show
Even though it's going slow.
The Demo bunch,
I've got a hunch,
Will "share" their angst and woe.

[Peach]

"The American people are lucky to have me there. They get two for the price of one."

They actually said that in the new show Commander in Chief? OMG. Shameless Hillary shilling.

[Carry_Okie]

He should say that there will be three days of debate, with a vote scheduled for Friday afternoon, and that to accomodate Senators who want to speak at length, he will hold the Senate late every night.

Opening without room for a fallback position, by which to accommodate a "compromise," is very poor strategy. Frist should open with two days of debate, allowing for the Rats to "negotiate" a possible third. It's a good time to wring out future concessions.

[ken5050]

Yup...Direct quote...word for word..

[Petronski]

It is from the Bhagavad Gita, quoted by Robert Oppenheimer, on the creation of the atomic bomb.

[Graymatter]

How did you get a photo of Kennedy taking a potty break?

[veronica]

Blah blah blah. Sound and fury signifying nothing. He'll be confirmed. WE WIN. :)

[Peach]

We all knew Hollyweird was pushing a Hillary presidency, but that was pretty blatant. Somewhere I read that a writer for the show was connected to Bill's presidency.

[ken5050]

I agree conceptually, but there are many arcane Senate rules which govern how the debate lasts..Reid skipped leader time..I expect he'll motuh off in the next hour..BTW..it's rude..it will force Frist to come back to the senate floor while Reid speaks..

[syriacus]

Spector talking about possible scheduling for patriot act vote.

[Vision]

Is Kennedy four feet tall?

[Founding Father]

Specter speaking now; quorum call cancelled. Specter wants to talk about the Judiciary Committee schedule; discussing the Patriot Act and maybe trying to end the on-going democrat filibuster.

[Carolinamom]

While we're waiting for Specter and Leahy to shut up: Jimmah Carter is reportedly wearing a bullet proof vest while he is overseeing the Palestinian/Hamas elections. Does anyone know if Joe Biden is similarly attired/

[syriacus]

"Chatty Patty" Leahy talking about Patriot Act.

[LS]

"Aaaaaahhhhhh, ppooooooooo-daaaaaaaahhh."

[RayChuang88]

As one who suffers from slight hypertension, I will NOT be watching the floor debate. Not to mention the fact I'd like to save my Pepto-Bismol for other occasions, too.

[Once-Ler]

When the opposition wants to hang themselves, you offer them a rope.

Bears repeating...