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On Alito | 23 comments (23 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: On Alito (3.33 / 3)

The Republicans had this carefully choreographed. The marching orders to Alito clearly called for him to be boring and to avoid saying anything while pretending to answer.

The tactical mistake the Democrats made was to hang their hopes for a filibuster on the hearings rather than making it all about his record before the hearings ever began. They should have threatened to filibuster from the beginning unless Alito gave persuasive substantive answers to their questions about his record.

A filibuster is justified, but I think the Democrats were out-flanked by the Republicans, and I fear Bush will get his up or down vote.

jpol

by jpol on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:14:53 PM EST

Re: On Alito (none / 1)

the polls show that no one cares and the few people that do care support Alito 2-1. The polls in Louisiana, West Virginia, and Arkansas are probably even worse.

So, part of the problem is that there is no wind in our sails.

But, you're right. The only way to counter that was to scream bloody murder the second he was nominated. Unfortunately, no one was paying attention because of the holidays.

by BooMan on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:20:37 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (3.66 / 3)

Yeah, and you want to know why no-one cares? Because the Democrats haven't really been doing anything to opposte the nomination, which has let the media spin it as a "done deal". And who's going to waste their time worrying about a done deal?

Poll-based politics don't work.

Kill because somebody was killed. Get killed because he killed. Do you think peace will ever come like that?

by Egarwaen on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:39:11 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (3.80 / 5)

Sigh. This is so depressing. All of it.

I understand why people don't pay attention to news much, and would rather hear about the latest knocked-up celebrity. The real news is all so awful. I can't even believe I live in the same country I grew up in.

I'm going to go play Everquest II (aka Evercrack II).

I'd rather own books that I don't read than clothes I don't wear." -- Jonathan Safran Foer

by mlr701 (mlr701atgmaildotcom) on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:54:51 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (none / 1)

Both you and Jerry are making great points.

If you'd been in charge of the anti-Alito campaign, what might you have done differently?

btw, I hadn't listened to Majority Report on Air America in a while ... I listened to last night's archived show this morning, and it was superb on Alito.

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:31:12 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (4.00 / 2)

Hmm.

Well, let me look at the same way a cynical political advisor would, which is to say, let me look at the polls.

The Dems thought making it all about abortion would be a mistake. But that is exactly what they should have done. Now, they needed to do this in a nuanced way because our leader, Reid, is anti-choice, so he can't make that argument.

Therefore, I would have used a two-pronged approach.

Reid would say that he was going to lead a filibuster over the unitary Executive Power issue, while the mainstream pro-choice Senators would say that they would oppose unless he promised explicitly to uphold Roe.

I would have them compare rolling back Roe to rolling back Brown v. Board of Education. Over and over.

And I would have the centrists hammer on the NSA and also have a couple radicals mention the impeachment word.

Total offense.

I also would have made Senators appear on Cable news where they appear to be banned on all days but Sunday.

by BooMan on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:38:58 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (4.00 / 3)

The whole wiretapping mess should've made Alito's Imperial Presidency Ambitions a grand slam for the Democrats.

Kill because somebody was killed. Get killed because he killed. Do you think peace will ever come like that?

by Egarwaen on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:40:09 PM EST
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Re: On Alito (none / 1)

Don't forget how his wife burst into glycerine/tears. That had a psychological effect on everything! This admin plays on emotion, not fact!

"First, they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win." Mahatma Gandhi

by Street Kid on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:28:45 PM EST
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Hollywood should giver a best-acting award n/t (4.00 / 2)

by Gaianne on Thu Jan 12th, 2006 at 08:41:07 PM EST
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On Alito | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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