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Daschle Still Obstructs the Senate!Like Dracula in those old Hammer Horror films, Count Daschle reaches out from the political grave to constipate the Senate yet again. This from the Washington Post:It took Democrats about five seconds to trigger the parliamentary move that forced the...Initial Johnson Position on Alito
Nelson to Vote Yes?Sen. Johnson says it?s too early to judge Alito
South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson talked to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito about ?a whole range of constitutional issues? Tuesday, though he says it is too early to draw any conclusions about the veteran judge.Johnson said it would be ?some time? before he makes a decision about the conservative nominee, who already faces opposition from several liberal groups and abortion-rights supporters.OK. Not too bad for this stage of things.
Later, in a conference call with reporters, Johnson said he hoped the hearing process would move quickly but be thorough.Still sounds reasonable, eh? But wait...
He said he would not rule out a filibuster from his party. ?I would leave all those options on the table,? he said.After all this, the Chief forms a mental image of Senator Tim carefully holding a moist finger up to check the wind direction before he says anything definite.
The Chief's projection on this: if it looks inevitable that Alito will win the "advice and consent" of the Senate, TJ will probably be released to support him. Otherwise, he'll probably say NYET!
But hey! What do I know, really?
Polipundit is speculating about the Alito vote, and notes Nebraska's own Ben Nelson may very well be the lone Democrat voting for confirmation. Polipundit is also guessing a 50 to 54 total tally in favor of confirmation. Via The Blogometer,...It's Getting Scary
Perhaps Prof. Blanchard has noted a trend. Check out this story from Minnesota: He was antlered and dangerous ? and he almost took out Gov. Tim Pawlenty. As Pawlenty arrived for work at the Capitol Thursday, he and his entourage...A Slight Shift To the Right
If Alito is confirmed, how will the Supreme Court change? Will it shift far to the right? Slightly to the right? Stay the same? Charles Franklin's Political Arithmetik blog looks at some numbers, which are very intriguing indeed. According to...Confirmation Hearings In January
Arlen Specter today announced that confirmation hearings for Alito won't begin until January 9th, a date beyond the pre-Christmas conclusion that the President had been hoping for. In the long haul this is probably a pretty good trade. Republicans have...FARK Headline of the Day
Link: Harry Reid wants Bush to fire Rove; would also like to magically regain the Senate majority, a simple solution to Iraq, to be 20 years younger, and free cookies...!!!B R E A K I N G N E W S!!!
Democrats don't like George Bush. DEVELOPING: Sun to possibly rise in east tomorrow....
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