Official Senate Debate – Alito Nomination – Day 2 – Thread 4

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Thread 1 –
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x245795

Thread 2 –
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=248719&mesg_id=248719

Thread 3 –
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x250159#251817

[Sammy Pepys]

1. Cloture motion filed

If cloture passes, there will be up to 30 more hours of debate and then a vote.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. If I heard right...

Tuesday morning vote ?

I'm missing all the fun today. :(

[Sammy Pepys]

4. What they're shooting for....

Frist will probably keep the place open all night long to get there.

[hang a left]

5. present...

Frist is a

[Kurovski]

6. "major league" .

:-)

[Kurovski]

3. Dee-da-deedle-dee-doo. La-la-la...Olympia, where are you?

Senator Snowe (R) from Maine up soon.

We're waaaiting...

[Kurovski]

10. I'm begining to wonder if Frist and Specter have her locked in a closet:

"Say 'YES'! say 'YES', woman!", Demands Mr. Fristy Critter.

[Kurovski]

13. AH HA! I was correct! There is a change in schedule.

Snowe will NOT be speaking tonight.

Let her outta the closet!

[Sammy Pepys]

14. She'll probably be a Yes anyway n/t

...

[Kurovski]

16. There's still some question on that matter.

I'd like to see at least ONE Republican vote outside of robotic lock-step.

[Lasher]

7. I just called Senator Byrd's Washington office

Went straight to voice mail, and the mailbox is full.

I called his local (Charleston, WV) office. I went to voice mail there too, but at least I was able to leave a message.

I told them I could understand if he decides not to support a filibuster, but I want him to at least vote against Alito. We Democrats need to send a message that says, "Alito is your Supreme Court Justice, not ours.

I made sure they will know that I am a voting constituent.

Lasher

[ralps]

9. Thanks Lasher

[ralps]

8. Thanks Viva & Everyone for moderating these threads

[Lasher]

12. We Dems will never be in lock step like the repukes

But we do make a great team when it matters, ya think?

Lasher

[Sammy Pepys]

11. Sarbanes

Last vote on a USSC nominee for Sarbanes.

[Lasher]

15. Sarbanes has not so far committed to a vote either way

It seems to be the convention that Senators advertise their planned votes during their speeches, so I guess we'll probably learn soon which way he plans to jump.

[Kurovski]

17. He seems to be going against Alito

Talking about Alito's tendency to expand Executive power.

-Takes a minimilist approach to recognising Govt error and abuse-

-Takes the side of corporations.-

[Lasher]

19. That's the very reason I think it's important for Dems to vote no

With the likely continued expansion of Executive Power, I want Democrats to be able to later say that we tried to do something about it.

Just heard him say he will vote no.

[Kurovski]

18. And there we have it, Sarbanes is a NO vote.

[Lasher]

20. Cloture vote is scheduled for 4:30 PM EST on Monday (EOM)

On edit: I really need to learn how to spell cloture.

[AZBlue]

21. Who's speaking right now? (I only have audio feed on my laptop)

[Lasher]

22. Repuke James Inhofe from Oklahoma

edit: Inhofe says he deals with environmental issues on his committee? Coulda swore they swept them under the rug.

What's this crap? Since Senator Kennedy is rich and powerful, he is not qualified to lobby against those who favor only the rich and powerful? Inhofe is a total weasel.

Inhofe sounds like someone who is trying to tell his wife that he has no idea how those fancy lace panties got into his pickup truck.

[Kurovski]

23. Oh LORD, how some of these Republicans prattle on.

Inhofe has the nerve to chatter like a caffeinated teen about how much he likes fellow Dems.

Yeah, I like you too, Inhofe...and allow me to prove it: "Go fuck yourself, James."

[El Supremo]

24. Lolito!

That's what Inhofe said. Now that is one photoshop I'd like to see.

[Kurovski]

25. Hehehe!

Motor-mouthed Inhofe just might have inspired someone!

[Kurovski]

26. John Thune (R)up now.

There will be no surprise here.

He's recounting Alito's (LOLITO'S) idyllic childhood.

Oh brother! Talking about how Alito's the kind of guy you meet in your "local hardware store."

What? To enter a backroom and talk about frisking 10 year-olds?

It's that same "a great guy to have a beer with" garbage. WTF does that have to do with a SC seat? Go ahead and hire him to mow your lawn if you want, Thune.

I want justices who have no time at all for an imbecile like myself.

[ticapnews]

27. When did Collins say she was voting Yes?

C-SPAN has her down as a Yes vote. She wasn't listed earlier...

[Kurovski]

31. I don't know, but you are correct as to C-SPAN's list.

So my question is, is Sen. Susan Collins still pro-choice?

She seems to be taking a big chance with her vote.

[ClayZ]

28. Jeff Sessions is YELLING now!

[Kurovski]

29. Leave it to a self-created stereotype like Sessions to bring up

"God and gays", threatening that one will be taken away and the other will be forced down your throat.

That clucking pecker-head is about as unclear on the Constitution as you can get.

[ClayZ]

30. He seems a little nervous, eh?

[Gregorian]

32. Good Lord! These guys are like 60 year old second graders.

Their little smirks. They pathetic gestures. How did they ever graduate from shoe salesman?

God help us. Truely sickening beings.

It seems to me that women should be deciding the fate of their bodies, not these preadolescent baby-men.

[Kurovski]

34. He actually seemed like Dumbya for awhile when he was

talking about Senator Kennedy, mimicking him in a mocking tone and smirking at his own performance.

Oh, geez...Sessions actually just said "too big for their britches" and "ooo, boy"

Okay, who let Jeff off the Antebellum Express?

[Gregorian]

39. Haha! Oh man, he's actually worse than Bush.

I really didn't know it was possible. He's not watchable, even with the sound OFF.

Antebellum Express. Hahaha.

[Lasher]

33. Sounds like thay have planned an aw, shucks position

Sessions wants us to believe Alito is just a poor backwater judge from Philadelphia who doesn't even know all these Beltway insiders. Guess Dubya just picked him at random from a phone book.

[Kurovski]

37. Well, just between you and me...

Alito does seem like the kind of Republican man who could have come out of a log-cabin.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. (aside from the hypocricy)

[Lasher]

61. Copy, Kurovski

[ClayZ]

40. Sessions reminds me of Dennis the Menace!

[Kurovski]

50. Dennis was never properly disciplined, either.

[bmcatt]

35. I know it's wrong, but...

I really want to see some of our senators stand up and start reading the minds of the Repubs and saying things like, "I know that Senator <insert name here> really wants to just bend over and take it from the President, but, because he can't do that, he's saying he'll vote for A-lee-toh instead."

I'm getting really freaking tired of all these Repubs trying to say they know why Kennedy or Kerry or *ANYONE ELSE* said anything they did.

[Kurovski]

42. Now THAT would be playing dirty.

It's intellectually dishonest, and damn, probably too late! :-)

It's funny that Sessions actually called Alito "intellectually honest" today. How the hell would Cletus know?

[Lasher]

36. What was that Sessions just said?

Alito is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent?

We all have beliefs unless we are planted pot?

[Kurovski]

38. ...and he'll help old ladies across the street

unless Halliburton instructs otherwise.

[Lasher]

43. Now I'm encouraged

Alito stands for truth, justice, and THE AMERICAN WAY!!!

[Kurovski]

45. He's faster than a speeding bullet!

[ClayZ]

41. Yep! "We all have beliefs unless we are planted pot?"

Brilliant! :sarcasm:

[Kurovski]

44. Potted plants?

He's brimming with cliches from the early 20th century.

Are the only people who vote in Alabama over the age of 75?

Or should the DEA be checking out all that 220 wiring in Session's home?

[ticapnews]

60. Judge Samuel Alito. He's a boy scout

[Lasher]

46. And humble! Don't forget humble!

How can he be so humble, when he's obviously a god?

[Kurovski]

48. A humble God is an accessible God.

A God you can meet at the hardware store, a a God who will lend you his best fishing pole.

[ticapnews]

65. Thank you Shoeshine Boy, you're humble and loveable.

[ralps]

47. Whew!!! I'm glad that's over

[Kurovski]

49. It was kind of fun, when you factor out the horror.

[Lasher]

52. I swear, some of you folks could write for Jon Stewart or Bill Maher

Remember when the Comedy Channel used to cover the SOTU address? It was a few years back, but was really funny. I wish they still did that.

Hey, maybe we'll do something like that here. We're certainly qualified.

[ralps]

53. That would make the SOTU speech go better, although it would still

be sickening.

[Kurovski]

55. It at least gives you a little more time to make it to the commode.

[ticapnews]

56. State of the Union Undressed

Al Franken in a giant bed with Arianna Huffington...
A translation of what the president really meant to say...
Comments on the people in the gallery...
It was a great way to watch. It's too bad TDS doesn't do it.

[Lasher]

62. Strange Bedfellows, wasn't it?

But there was something else, where they actually did a live coverage, cutting perpetually with appropriate jabs.

[ticapnews]

63. That's what it was

Didn't they do Strange Bedfellows before or right after the speech?

The State of the Union Undressed was the speech itself, with commentary. It would get huge ratings for Comedy Central if they did that this year...

[Kurovski]

66. It might be more like "Brawl in the Boudoir" this year.

If you matched Coulter with Maher it could work.

Imagine the ratings...

And those two might finally and at long last come to terms.

[Lasher]

68. I have a better matchup

James Carville and Mary Matalin? They sure have the practice.

Including Coulter would be like inviting Charles Manson to your PTA meetings. You would want to get someone who is at least a little bit funny, and she's not. She's not going to come to terms with anybody. See, she's made a career of not getting along with people. She intentionally comes up with the most outrageous things she can. That's because she really has nothing else to say.

I wouldn't watch if she were on.

[ralps]

51. Frist is up again, concluding morning business & dissing the Dems

[Kurovski]

54. Whenever he's on screen these days,

I actually see a huge neon sign that flashes the word "criminal".

...but then the medicare drug program has cut my meds as of 01/01/06.

[Kurovski]

57. Frist/Po says "Time for Tubbie-bye-bye!"

[Lasher]

58. Oh, and Catkiller says Alito has been FORTHCOMING!

How many times have I heard that claim today? Is that why he had to go to strategy sessions at the White House, where he was coached on how to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee?

[Kurovski]

59. Tell the senator we really don't care to hear about Alito's

sexual prowess.

[Lasher]

64. From the Research Forum

Foghorn Leghorn
Mississippi Hair Helmet
In a Lott of trouble

[Lasher]

67. Alito handles himself?

Did Helmet Head just say that?

Every year Lot's been in the Senate, we've been drifting further and further down. Could that have been because Lot's been in the Senate? Who's been in charge? Let's see, Democrats? No? Uh, The Greens? The Whigs? The Tupperware Party?

Who's that talking now, Alf's father Willie?