Posted on 10/24/2005 9:33:30 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Senators disagreed yesterday over the Supreme Court prospects for Harriet Miers, with a key Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee saying the nominee would lose a confirmation vote, a prediction dismissed by two of the panel's Republicans, including its chairman.
"If you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or on the floor," said Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat and one of the committee's most vocal liberals. Mr. Schumer noted that only a handful of Republican senators have endorsed the nominee.
But Chairman Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Republican, called such statements premature, saying, "There are no votes one way or another."
"I don't think the nomination is in trouble," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation" yesterday. "I believe that the critical part's going to be when she testifies before the committee. We have a Constitution. People ought to follow it, instead of having all of this prejudgment."
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"I don't think the nomination is in trouble," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation" yesterday. "I believe that the critical part's going to be when she testifies before the committee. We have a Constitution. People ought to follow it, instead of having all of this prejudgment."
Hell must have just frozen over. Spector and I finally agree.
Just think how I feel. I never thought I'd agreed with Charles "Chuck" Schumer in a million years. Now we're really talking a blizzard in Satanland.
Some times we are really stupid. All the Rats had to do to kill Miers was to have dirty Harry say he liked her.
We walked right into the trap, we just don`t know it yet
Once the hearings start, watch Chuckie keep reminding us that R`s don`t agree with GWB
Just think how I feel. I never thought I'd agreed with Charles "Chuck" Schumer in a million years. Now we're really talking a blizzard in Satanland.
LMAO!
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