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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: cotton1706
Long live Ronald Reagan for giving us such people. And also a nod to Richard Nixon for his leadership in starting so many people on their careers that influenced the path to this day.

I second that.

61 posted on 01/31/2006 6:15:27 AM PST by beckysueb (God bless America and President Bush.)
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To: Sender

DUs Crying, Lord. Kum-Ba-ya!
DUs Crying, Lord. Kum-Ba-ya!
DUs Crying, Lord. Kum-Ba-ya!
Oh, Lord, Kum-Ba-Ya!


62 posted on 01/31/2006 6:15:59 AM PST by You Dirty Rats (Poll: Is JF Kerry Respected? Yes 25% No 72% Other 3%)
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To: ken5050
Great post. I don't agree with your opinion about Chafee though.

any voter in RI who was a single-issue, (choice) voter, woudl NEVER vote for a Republican

You're wrong here. His possible rival in the 2006 election is (was?) Rep. Jim Langevin, one of the few truly pro-life Democrats (and not a Harry Reid/Tom Daschle "pro-lifer") When Langevin announced his intention to run, NARAL and other abortion lovers practically started hyperventilating. If Langevin really decides to run there may be a very interesting race in RI, with pro-life groups endorsing a Democrat and pro-death groups endorsing a RINO.

63 posted on 01/31/2006 6:16:12 AM PST by Tarkin (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito...one more to go)
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To: Kozak
Whick will drive the DU and Kos nuts thinking if they could just have gotten those numbers on the cloture vote.....

It's not a drive -- it's a very short putt.

64 posted on 01/31/2006 6:16:41 AM PST by You Dirty Rats (Poll: Is JF Kerry Respected? Yes 25% No 72% Other 3%)
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To: ken5050
Best Picture: Mr. Kerry Leaves Washington



See ya! Going Dooooowwwn ...

65 posted on 01/31/2006 6:16:48 AM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: Cboldt

did Ensign make it back to DC ??


66 posted on 01/31/2006 6:17:02 AM PST by Dad yer funny
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To: Kozak

Whick= Which


67 posted on 01/31/2006 6:17:04 AM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: Perdogg

He'll be sworn in at noon ET by President Bush.


68 posted on 01/31/2006 6:17:24 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: ken5050
Am I a bad person for wanting the confirmation vote to be close? My fantasy scenario would be 50-50 with Cheney casting the deciding ballot.
69 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:13 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Cboldt

Thanks!


70 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:15 AM PST by ccmovrwc
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To: RetroSexual

Wasn't she supposed to officially "come out" this year?


71 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:18 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: xzins
Landrieu & Snowe will both go with Alito.
Rockefeller's been put in a tight spot by Sheets.
I've gotta stick with the 59-41

If all three go, the vote will be 60-40.

You win a dollar for 9 cents if you bet on the 60.

72 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:20 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Kozak

It will highlight Kerry's failure.

Kerry is a loser now:

Lost the campaign for presidency.

Lost miserably at blocking Alito DESPITE a huge investment of personal political capital.


73 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:30 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

HIGH NOON works for me! Symbolic, isn't it? lol


74 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:58 AM PST by Carolinamom
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To: Preachin'

I'd love to see Ann Coulter nominated to the SCOTUS. LOL, can you imagine these confirmation hearings? Of course that's never going to happen but isn't it nice to dream once in a while?


75 posted on 01/31/2006 6:18:58 AM PST by Tarkin (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito...one more to go)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
He'll be sworn in at noon ET by President Bush.

That is just wonderful. *big grin*

76 posted on 01/31/2006 6:19:19 AM PST by Bahbah (An admitted Snow Flake and a member of Sam's Club)
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To: frankjr

(Insufferably whiny voice) I ... I ... I was in 'Nam. Remember???? I was ... a hero? Remember?

77 posted on 01/31/2006 6:20:11 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Carolinamom; Bahbah

Even more symbolic is he'll be at the SOTU tonight, not in the balcony as some were speculating. LOL!


78 posted on 01/31/2006 6:20:25 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: Cboldt

I can't see winning 3 out of 3.

It'll be 59-41.


79 posted on 01/31/2006 6:20:28 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: xzins

Concur..I had the tube on the background during the vote..When I heard "Rockefeller-Affirmative"..I was both STUNED and BEEBED


80 posted on 01/31/2006 6:20:35 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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