I'm sure they are. But he campaigned for the job, so I don't feel sorry for him.
I am sure they are behind Reid's stubbornness in allowing a vote to occur.
Yup. And perhaps pressure from Senators, as well. But he;'s now been asked to agree to a time for taking the vote, and is on the record with an objection. He is also on the record as offering DEM speakers through the weekend. I think we'll see a UC agreement to vote, and the agreement will come no later than tomorrow noon. If there isn't an agreement by then, a cloture motion will be filed.
If cloture is invoked, an additional 30 hours of debate are allowed by Senate rules. The 30 hours can be shortened or dropped by unanimous consent.
http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/cloture.htm
We know the Senators HATE working on Friday...and I am sure that any Dem senators, knowing that Alito will be confirmed, that will be asked to speak tomorrow...
will NOT be happy...so, I wouldn't be surprised if Reid made it seem that there will be dem speakers tomorrow...but, surprise..when tomorrow gets here..
NO one to speak...sigh....and at that time, the UC request for Monday at 5:30 will be agreed to...but, in the meantime, the GOP will show up when they didn't need to...
Politics is dumb.