The Robfather

Great punt

Great punt

The Dems may be falling into a no-win situation, actually. If they have 41 votes or greater against Alito, many people on the left will demand they filibuster, then Frist will respond with the nuke. They may wish to save the filibuster for a next time (it can only work if they have the popular support of the American people, I believe). But honestly, if there really were extraordinary circumstances to filibuster Alito or some other nominee, it wouldn't be necessary because that person wouldn't be able to get majority support on the floor.

Obama voted against John Roberts, and if a Dem couldn't support him, I doubt a Dem could support any Republican SC nom.

I doubt many voters get excited about moderate politics. I've heard the media refer to Lincoln Chafee as a moderate, when he really has quite a liberal voting record. I don't know what to make of the tag, actually. Can a moderate be pro-life or is a moderate always pro-choice? Are moderates expected to support McCain's campaign finance reform? Does a moderate just split the difference on a particular policy matter? Seems like a meaningless term, at least to me.

Durbin to vote against Alito, says filibuster possible snip:

Senate Democrat backs Alito Could it be, someone is up for re-election in a Red State?

Congrats to the Steelers

The judge's sister, Rosemary Alito, said her sister-in law took Graham's comments as a message of support. "Martha understood them to be kind comments," she said. "It was that expression of warmth, the feeling of support for Sam, that triggered an emotional response." Link

In the lead up to the hearings, I got the impression that this would be the battle to end all battles, an impassioned debate over the role of the Supreme Court. That never happened. The Dems big mistake is they tried to produce a gotcha moment. It seemed to be their only strategy. The highlight was Kennedy and Spector arguing over mail sent/received. The entire thing became comical.

Sounds like the WWE was way out of line on this one. Good for Dawn Marie.

I've watched quite a bit of the hearings. Yesterday, the Democrats hit rock bottom. It was embarrassing to watch them implode. I was impressed with the way Specter brought the smack down on Ted Kennedy.

Oh, I'm a Saints fan. Matt will learn a lot about humility if that is where he ends up. I noticed ESPN playing up him possibility pulling an 'Eli' the other day.

Lienart isn't going to have Bush to push him into the endzone in the NFL.

I wonder how all the great teams from the past feel about ESPN saying USC could have beat them in those fluff pieces that were put on in the run up to the Rose Bowl.

You know, there was a 13-0 Auburn team got shut out of the BcS. They didn't even get to "share" the championship like USC did. So yeah, shut up Matt Leinart.

Texas quarterback Vince Young rushes for the game-winning touchdown against Southern California as Texas meets Southern California in the Rose Bowl, the national championship college football game in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006. Texas won the game 41-38.

Matt is a prick. Listening to his bs on ESPN right now.

Fuck Matt, full of sour grapes if you ask me.

Shut up Matt. You weren't the better team tonight.

YOUNG! YOUNG! YOUNG!

Well, I think that's that.

That Young guy isn't half bad

USC needs to learn to tackle