[Txsleuth]

I have gotten the distinct impression that the Dems know that they have no chance to keep Alito off of the court...

And they knew that going in....so they are using this "hearing" as campaign commercials for their side...

and when this goes to the SENATE..watch OUT---Kerry and Hillary will bloviate all over the place out "presidential power"...and the other topics that will important in the Congressional and POTUS races..

[saveliberty]

It relates to fund raising for them and may help them with some Bush Derangement Syndrome voters this year.

But if they did make a significant hit, they would go in for more to do as much harm as possible

[LisaFab]

I have gotten the distinct impression that the Dems know that they have no chance to keep Alito off of the court... And they knew that going in....so they are using this "hearing" as campaign commercials for their side...

Winner!

[conservativebabe]

The Dems like Feingold and Schumer, were characteristically disrespectable and tried, unsuccessfully to rile Alito.

I think they feel defeated. Schumer doesn't need an excuse to be an @ss, but he was particularly vile.

Stick a fork in these proceedings, their done, along with the Dems hopes of making Alito look bad. It's simply not possible.

I agree with ken's statement at the beginning of the thread that the Republicans strategy has been working quite well.

[PerConPat]

I have gotten the distinct impression that the Dems know that they have no chance to keep Alito off of the court...

The fight now is for the middle, I know; what else is new? The confirmation hinges on the votes to be found within the "Gang of Fourteen." My count, right now, is four Pub's yes, two Dim's yes. When added to the forty-eight solid votes in the Senate, Alito goes on to the SCOTUS. And the "extraordinary circumstances" issue certainly can't be, IMHO, in play now as far as a filibuster is concerned.

Leahy limped in on the second round with very weak questioning. The Dim's are spinning their wheels up to this point; and the Pub's continue to provide Alito with effective questions to tidy up his responses to the lame Left's dithering.