Supremely Confident
As the freight train that is Samuel Alito barrels towards Confirmation Station, Democratic opponents are left to create the illusion that they're actually doing something to stop it.
Aside from boldly questioning the qualifications of the United States Postal Service, they've begun hinting at the possibility of a filibuster (the new f-bomb) that everyone and their constituents and their constituents' dog know isn't going to happen. Behold, the incomparable Chuck Schumer:
Laurie Kellman - January 13th, 2006 "I don't think he's going to get many votes from Democrats on the committee," Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat on the committee, told CBS' "The Early Show." "As for a filibuster, it's something we'll have to discuss. So it's not on the table or off the table right now."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that anything that was not off the table was, by definition, on the table.
Meanwhile, while the threat of a filibuster hovers above the proceedings (apparently literally), the Democrats on the committee seek to delay the vote.
Bold Prediction: The Alito vote on committee will go something like 12-6, and the vote on the Senate floor will yield approximately 65 votes; including all 55 Republican Senators.
» January 13th, 2006
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