I’ll blog this poofy puffery for a while … BooMan knocked himself out the past three days … (Mr. and Mrs. Alito don’t dig fashion, apparently. I like how Steven Cobert dresses … talk about snazzy.) So what’s goin’ on? Listenin’?
Update [2006-1-12 13:31:18 by susanhu]: The Senators are now in executive session to review the FBI investigation of Samuel Alito. (This is normal procedure, and involves questioning of neighbors and relatives to make sure there is nothing in his background of question.) Following that, they will return to hear the testimony of federal judges from the Third Circuit. This is very controversial in that judges are supposed to be impartial. Also, the testimony of judges during a SCOTUS nomination hearing is unprecedented. Tony Mauro of Legal Times is on C-Span saying that the judges have assured him that they will merely be character witnesses.
A brief commentary: There seems to be no “BIG MO'” for filibuster. The bulk of the Democratic senators’ questiioning was more dutiful than inquisitive in order to probe open wounds that could lead to a rousing resistance to Alito’s confirmation. Armando at Daily Kos says “Au contrare, mon cherie!” in “Lieberman Says Filibuster Is ON The Table!.”
