LIVE SENATE THREAD: C-span 2 - Noon EST; "Suppose the Dems throw a filabuster and NOBODY comes?"

C-span 2

[Howlin]

Bill Schneider on CNN was practically laughing at Kerry, saying that after Alito is approved, people are going to be looking at Kerry saying, "What was that all about?"

[Txsleuth]

Ford's family may hurt his chances...at least I hope so...Ford is a real "smart guy"...who thinks he knows everything...

[OXENinFLA]

Are they done for today?

[tsmith130]

"Sen Lautenberg (who was the former female NJ gov...

No silly, the former female NJ governor was Gov. James McGreevey.

[Howlin]

Thanks on the senator from Georgia.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Our Forefathers established The Constitution to get away from foreign (European) law.

That's good.

[AliVeritas]

JOHN KERRY, BACK IN TOWN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
Allow me a narrow point, but one that gave me chills.

On the Senate floor a few minutes ago, John Kerry, back from Davos and gunning for Left-wing money, referred to Stenberg v. Carhart, explaining that the Court did an important thing striking down a Nebraska law that banned partial-birth-abortion, because the Court by doing so protected women's health. Put aside constitutional law and Judge Alito for the moment, because, honestly, that's what the Dems do anyway--none of this filibuster-talk nonsense is about either one--John Kerry certainly sounded proud that a ban on partial-birth-abortion (click here--WARNING--for a visual [http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/PBA_Images/PBA_Images_Heathers_Place.htm]) was aborted by the Court. Because that's who he aligns himself with--people who think that was, in fact, a good thing. Yeah, he'll never be president. But he could have been.
Posted at 02:11 PM

[Bahbah]

Lautenberg introduced Alito, but refused to endorse him, even when Spector jokingly asked if he wouldn't like to do so.

It did not go unremarked.

[bigLusr]

Now they are

[Chuck54]

Ford is a real "smart guy"...who thinks he knows everything...

I lived in Memphis for 15 years. Ford Jr is an Einstein compared to his dad. LOL

[Laverne]

Adjourned until monday 1000am; cloture vote at 430pm.

[CedarDave]

Ahh. This thread just popped up into Breaking News. I was wondering why no on was on the previous one anymore.

May I suggest that you put a link to the new thread at the end of the previous day's thread so we can find the new one, especially if it isn't on the sidebar as Breaking News.

[newnhdad]

who is Molly Ivins?

[Txsleuth]

She is a writer in Austin, TExas...and she HATES George Bush...and is a real lefty.

[jennyjenny]

who is Molly Ivins?

And why is she wearing that hat?

[Txsleuth]

Frow what I have read....the whole family has a problem with "ethics"....is that right?

[CedarDave]

That's it for today? Heck I just found this thread!!

(RATS now have 72 hours to derail the nomination. They are so desperate that Chris Wallace announced on F&F this morning that Dr. Demento, aka Howard Dean, will be the guest on Fox News Sunday. Based on his lying performance on the Today show the other day, I don't know if I want my blood pressure to go off the scale listening to his lies Sunday morning.)

[Chuck54]

Without a doubt, the most ethically-challenged family in all of Memphis. Money came from funeral home business started by Jr's grandad and the family is large, very large and well connected to 90% of Memphis voters.

They vote in block usually, but the uncles, aunts, etc have fallen into disfavor in recent years. Ford Sr, and Jr are still considered in high esteem though.

[STARWISE]

np

[AliVeritas]

Cancer.