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LIVE THREAD:Senate vote to confirm Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court;(UPDATE: Alito Confirmed 58-42)
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Posted on 01/31/2006 5:48:48 AM PST by ken5050

Edited on 01/31/2006 5:55:34 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

Good morning, all.

Join us today for the final victory lap, the vote to "confirm Samuel Alito, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court."

It's all over except the final vote tally.

Lots of surprises yesterday at the HUGE vote to impose cloture, so perhaps there are still some surprise votes to come?


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; alito; alitovote; scotus
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To: nutmeg

After this vote, up the kidnapped ones to 40 something.


1,541 posted on 01/31/2006 8:56:03 AM PST by Grampa Dave (The NY Slimes has been committing treason and sedition for decades.)
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To: Blurblogger
Prayer: May the wickedness of evil men roll back upon themselves; may they not prosper; may they be soon scattered as chaff in the wind, in Jesus' Name, amen.

Is this a Blurblogger original?

1,542 posted on 01/31/2006 8:56:04 AM PST by proud2beconservativeinNJ
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To: xone

Old and Busted: Fitzmas
New Hotness: Alitomas


1,543 posted on 01/31/2006 8:56:13 AM PST by Democratshavenobrains
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

Last night a prayer thread was started for the President for his SOTU address. I'm sure it's still there. We all might want to visit for a moment and say a prayer for our President.


1,544 posted on 01/31/2006 8:56:30 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: syriacus; ken5050

mega dittos, ken! great job!


1,545 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:02 AM PST by kimmie7 (As of January 23, I've been smoke free 11 MONTHS!)
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To: benjibrowder

More salt for the DUmmies' wounds---

http://dannyng.com/images/owned14.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~phantomlord13666/pwned.jpg

There ya go kiddies. You've been Owned!


1,546 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:06 AM PST by True-Stu
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To: Spktyr
Miers wasn't a disaster, she was bait and a feint.

This is certainly my preferred way of looking at it. President Bush has shown himself several times to be far cannier than he appears.

1,547 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:23 AM PST by American Quilter (The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
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To: ken5050

you are just BRILLIANT!!!!!!!


1,548 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:26 AM PST by righteousindignation
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To: Pukin Dog

Great link.. the DU's are imploding....I like the post where some DUmmy states he is going to write a note to the SWIMMER and Kerry to thank them for their leadership....If he wants the SWIMMER to read it...it better be on a cocktail napkin....WOO HOOO A GREAT DAY FOR AMERICA !!!!


1,549 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:28 AM PST by offduty (spending WAY too much time here)
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To: STARWISE

Anything more hypocritical than Reid lamenting the fact that the President didn't appoint a hispanic to this Court.


1,550 posted on 01/31/2006 8:57:44 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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1,551 posted on 01/31/2006 8:58:12 AM PST by kimmie7 (As of January 23, I've been smoke free 11 MONTHS!)
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To: ken5050
fantastic that this is over and positive ... now everyone's prayers need to focus on "Stevenson" ... this guy has got to go!!
John Paul Stevens, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1975, is the oldest member of the current Court and, behind Chief Justice Rehnquist, the second-longest serving. Nominated by Republican President Gerald Ford in the wake of the Watergate scandal to help re-establish public confidence in government, Stevens was widely viewed as a moderate, concerned more with the details of a given case than a broad and predictable judicial philosophy. As the Court moved to the right during the Reagan and Bush administrations, however, Stevens began to ally more often with the liberal bloc. He has voted to uphold Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to abortion, for example, and has resisted the Federalism doctrine that is one of the most notable characteristics of the Rehnquist Court.

As the senior member of the liberal wing, Stevens often controls the assignment of opinions in closely-decided cases. Still, his influence remains uncertain. Many observers point to his quirky and unconventional jurisprudence as a constraint on his ability to lead the Court. They argue that Stevens' individualistic personality keeps him permanently outside the mainstream of the Court and that he lacks the characteristics of a coalition-builder. Nevertheless, in light of the Court's close ideological split and Stevens remarkable intelligence and experience, it would be difficult to discount his role in determining the Court's direction.


above lifted from
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/legal_entity/101/biography

1,553 posted on 01/31/2006 8:58:24 AM PST by AgThorn (Bush is my president, but he needs to protect our borders. FIRST, before any talk of "Amnesty.")
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To: southernerwithanattitude

Any word on why GWB hasn't nominated JRB already?


1,554 posted on 01/31/2006 8:58:45 AM PST by conservatrice
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To: All

How embarrasing for those liberal Democrats who attempted a failed filibuster...


1,555 posted on 01/31/2006 8:58:56 AM PST by Heartofsong83
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To: kimmie7
HERE ARE THE VOTES FOLKS :


Republicans Vote   Democrats Vote
Alexander (TN) Y   Akaka (HI)  N
Allard (CO)  Y   Baucus (MT)  N
Allen (VA)  Y   Bayh (IN)  N
Bennett (UT)  Y   Biden (DE)  N
Bond (MO)  Y   Bingaman (NM)  N
Brownback (KS)  Y   Boxer (CA)  N
Bunning (KY)  Y   Byrd (WV)  Y
Burns (MT)  Y   Cantwell (WA)  N
Burr (NC)  Y   Carper (DE)  N
Chafee (RI)  N   Clinton (NY)  N
Chambliss (GA)  Y   Conrad (ND)  Y
Coburn (OK)  Y   Dayton (MN)  N
Cochran (MS)  Y   Dodd (CT)  N
Coleman (MN)  Y   Dorgan (ND)  N
Collins (ME)  Y   Durbin (IL)  N
Cornyn (TX)  Y   Feingold (WI)  N
Craig (ID)  Y   Feinstein (CA)  N
Crapo (ID)  Y   Harkin (IA)  N
DeMint (SC)  Y   Inouye (HI)  N
DeWine (OH)  Y   Johnson (SD)  Y
Dole (NC)  Y   Kennedy (MA)  N
Domenici (NM)  Y   Kerry (MA)  N
Ensign (NV)  Y   Kohl (WI)  N
Enzi (WY)  Y   Landrieu (LA)  N
Frist (TN)  Y   Lautenberg (NJ)  N
Graham (SC)  Y   Leahy (VT)  N
Grassley (IA)  Y   Levin (MI)  N
Gregg (NH)  Y   Lieberman (CT)  N
Hagel (NE)  Y   Lincoln (AR)  N
Hatch (UT)  Y   Menendez (NJ)  N
Hutchison (TX)  Y   Mikulski (MD)  N
Inhofe (OK)  Y   Murray (WA)  N
Isakson (GA)  Y   Nelson, Ben (NE)  Y
Kyl (AZ)  Y   Nelson, Bill (FL)  N
Lott (MS)  Y   Obama (IL)  N
Lugar (IN)  Y   Pryor (AR)  N
Martinez (FL)  Y   Reed, J. (RI)  N
McCain (AZ)  Y   Reid, H. (NV)  N
McConnell (KY)  Y   Rockefeller (WV)  N
Murkowski (AK)  Y   Salazar (CO)  N
Roberts (KS)  Y   Sarbanes (MD)  N
Santorum (PA)  Y   Schumer (NY)  N
Sessions (AL)  Y   Stabenow (MI)  N
Shelby (AL)  Y   Wyden (OR)  N
Smith (OR)  Y  
Snowe (ME)  Y   Independent
Specter (PA)  Y   Jeffords (VT)  N
Stevens (AK)  Y  
Sununu (NH)  Y  
Talent (MO)  Y  
Thomas (WY)  Y  
Thune (SD)  Y  
Vitter (LA)  Y  
Voinovich (OH)  Y  
Warner (VA)  Y  

WHAT THE HECK WAS LINCOLN CHAFEE THINKING ?


1,556 posted on 01/31/2006 8:58:59 AM PST by SirLinksalot
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To: PilloryHillary

I love these grouped photos! A Tale of Two perspectives.


1,557 posted on 01/31/2006 8:59:14 AM PST by joyspring777
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To: samtheman

"You make, me cry
Abortion rights, bye bye
Ain't that a shame?
My tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame?
George W.'s to blame

You broke, my heart
Our Caucus, torn apart
Ain't that a shame?
My tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame?
George W.'s to blame


1,558 posted on 01/31/2006 8:59:35 AM PST by TheRobb7 (The American Spirit does not require a federal subsidy.)
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To: PLOM...NOT!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x280494
kurth (808 posts) Tue Jan-31-06 11:45 AM
Response to Original message
4. Well the powder was kept dry, even tho it's well past expiration date
Some Democrats will INSIST on keeping the powder dry until we have "extreme circumstances" - like the Second Coming.


1,559 posted on 01/31/2006 8:59:52 AM PST by RainMan (Over on DU ... they admit that the second coming of Jesus would be a bad thing!)
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To: SirLinksalot

He needs to leave the GOP...he's of no help to the party being to the left of several Democratic senators!


1,560 posted on 01/31/2006 9:00:10 AM PST by Heartofsong83
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