Democrats to Delay Alito Confirmation Vote

AP via Yahoo ^ | 1/5/06 | Jesse J. Holland

[Mogengator]

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats plan to delay the Judiciary Committee's vote on Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court for at least a week, slowing what could have been a quick confirmation process for President Bush's pick to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter had hoped to hold a committee vote on Alito's nomination on Jan. 17, a little over a week from the Monday start of the federal appellate judge's confirmation hearings.

But Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid told Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., on Thursday that Democrats will invoke their right to hold the Alito committee vote over for one week, Senate leadership aides told The Associated Press.

The aides spoke on conditions of anonymity because the move had not been announced yet.

[Dog Gone]

When you're fresh out of ideas, I guess delay and obstruction are all that's left.

[Lexinom]

uh uh. It has ALREADY been delayed. No more.

[Salvey]

Anita Hill redux? Sorry, 'RATS ... it ain't gonna work.

[steveegg]

Thank you again, Scottish Law.

[popdonnelly]

They'll postpone it until after the November elections if they can.

[Nateman]

Short of a filibuster, using the rules, how long can the RATS delay this?

[shelterguy]

I saw that goofy looking Ralph Neas on TV yesterday. Saying something about how they were disgusted that W would replace the conservative Sandra Day O Conner with a right wing fanatic or something to that effect.

[Pimpmygop]

His confirmation is enevidable Mr. Reid.

[Aussie Dasher]

Nuke 'em!

[smoothsailing]

Sort of a non-filibuster filibuster.

[Brilliant]

delay = filibuster.

[RetiredArmy]

That would be November 08.

[cricket]

Spoiled, rotten. . .Demrats cannot ever do anything cooperative with this Administration. . .they are 'chain jerkers' of the lowest kind. . .

[Just A Nobody]

President Bush needs to do another recess appointment!

[ncpatriot]

This is what Clinton did: delay, delay, delay.

Apparently, it works.

[mewzilla]

Can the Dems be any more puerile?!

[RoadTest]

I thought the Republicans had a majority. Why are the Democrats running things?

[xcamel]

They have "Anonymous Aids" - oh that can't be good.

/dark sarcasm

[Pikamax]

state of the union is on Feb 2nd, they are trying to push pass that date as much as possible.