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...

[syriacus]

Leahy forgot to mention that he said, of Miers answers to the Senate questionnaire,

"The [Miers] comments I have heard range from incomplete to insulting," Leahy said.

[Mo1]

Checking in .. are there any updates worth mentioning?

[Bahbah]

Do these guys ever listen to themselves?

It is the thing they love most in the world.

[kjam22]

Leahy is being pretty entertaining right now.... :)

[OXENinFLA]

Nelson of FL is a NO vote. At lesat that's what I heard on the radio today.

[syriacus]

This sounds like a pre-buttal to the SOTU speech... it's not about Alito at all.

Sounds like a loser's speech, too I wonder if he will be re-elected next time.

[1066AD]

It was Cornyn I think.

[Founding Father]

No; dems bitching about spying on americans, expanding presdential powers, etc.--nothing about Alito.

[LibertyLee]

I dunno which one of the Dems irritates me more: "Gasbag Leahy", ChappaquiDICK Ted, or Sen. Shoo-MOOREr. God, we listened to this for days...Frist just needs to keep the Senate in session until these guys expire from their own bloviation.

[confederacy of dunces]

Thanks for the thread ken

Now he's trying to explain why all the dems voted against him. Saying it's not a "party line" vote.

So the split was just a coincidence? Good grief.

[Founding Father]

BREAKING:

Leahy can count backwards, "5,4,3,2,1."

[kjam22]

Now claiming Alito would be "in the pocket" of the republicans.

[syriacus]

Leahy is being pretty entertaining right now.... :)

Leahy pretending wiretappers don't spend lots of time listening to calls that yield no info.

[kjam22]

:) yeah... I thought the same thing.

[Bahbah]

nothing about Alito.

Except to assert that he is part of a presidential plot to deprive us all of our rights.

[pillut48]

Yeah, and the democrats don't lobby in the senate,
riiiiiiiiiiiiiigghht.

[Not A Snowbird]

YOu're right. All I''m hearing is waaa, waaa, boo hoo!

He's gone beyond being a complete liar to being completely delusional.

Whoa, now a swipe at my boss! Leave Chertoff out of this!

[kjam22]

Now on to the strip search of the 10 year old. Saying Alito won't uphold "checks and balances"

[ken5050]

When does Bush speak at the NSA?

[syriacus]

Kennedy coming up. Hold your noses.