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Tue Jan-31-06 09:18 AM
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Alito will be confirmed in the senate" said Harry Smith on CBS news this morning.
Just now, before Steph Miller's show started, on the CBS radio news report a similar sentiment was expressed.
do they know something we don't?
anyone else catch this? Any chance of enough NO votes to stop confirmation?
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:21 AM
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| 1. Possible, but not likely |
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Unless certain folks are lying about their declared voting intention :think:
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:22 AM
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| 2. Don't kid yourself, Alito is a shoe-in. |
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:23 AM
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:24 AM
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| 4. No. He'll be confirmed. The only way he won't be confirmed |
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Edited on Tue Jan-31-06 09:24 AM by in_cog_ni_to
is if we have pictures of him having sex with another man recently, proof his wife had an abortion YESTERDAY, proof he's really an atheist and proof he has confiscated everyone's guns in New Jersey. ScAlito is going to be on the court...G-d help us all!:cry:
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:41 AM
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| 8. And some how, I don't even think that would be enough...n/t |
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:24 AM
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| 5. CNN actually had similar cautious statements |
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Miles actually mentioned some possible surprises could still happen today, that the democrats might have something up their sleeves, but we'll see. I was kinda stunned to hear that. Made my ears perk up. But I think it's bullshit.
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:35 AM
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| 6. Afraid our sleeves and our bag of tricks are both empty - |
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- any "snag" would have to come from the republican senators. Today is a simple majority vote. They only need 51 votes and there are 55 repug senators.
BUT, just because someone voted for cloture does not mean that they will vote for confirmation. They are two very different things. There will be more no votes today than yesterday, IMO.
Will 5 republican's vote NO to confirmation? I just don't see it happening.
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:38 AM
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For some reason, maybe to build tension so people will watch all day, they seem to be pushing this notion that something could happen.
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Tue Jan-31-06 09:50 AM
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| 9. Look at it from the other side |
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They are tossing a token acknowledgment that their is opposition.
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Tue Jan-31-06 10:22 AM
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| 10. Yep, now they notice the opposition |
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I hate the corporate media!!!
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Tue Jan-31-06 10:23 AM
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| 11. Weasel words with no real meaning. |
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Tue Jan-31-06 10:24 AM
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| 12. I think they are just trying to add a bit of suspence |
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so people will actually tune in and watch. They don't like it when the outcome is this cut-and-dry.
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