(E)lito Looked Very Concerned When Ted Demanded His CAP Record

[stepnw1f]

That's a good sign.

[xray s]

1. and that's when they called in Operation Floodgates

boo whoo whoo

[Bjornsdotter]

2. Yeah

I thought it was an "Oh Shit" moment. :popcorn:

Hope Ted presses on this hard.

Cheers!

[Arkana]

3. Fuckin Arlen Specter started bleating about "I take UMBRAGE!"

What a crybaby. This is a fucking LIFETIME appointment--every angle of ScAlito needs to be scrutinized.

[ragin_acadian]

4. Old person here. I watched the Bork hearings, and the Thomas

hearings (until 3 in the morning.) This is, hands down, the sleaze of the sleaze. This guy should be in jail, not a Supreme nomination. Absolutely no moral or ethical character, just another greedy, grasping, amoral Repuke who will say or do anything to achieve power.

[upi402]

8. same experience, same opinion

I second that!

[Divernan]

5. The GOP disclaimer was "Alito was not a MAJOR contributor." !!!

Heads up, gang! I think another disclaimer was that Alito was not a "leader" of the group. Divernan predicts that the CAP records will show that Alito renewed his membership year after year; paid dues or otherwise regularly sent in $$$; was on a mailing list to receive all publications with their racist, sexist, homophobic content, put out by CAP; perhaps attended gatherings of the group and PERHAPS even sent in a letter to the editor or an article or two. You know damn well there was some reason Spector turned down Kennedy's original request. I thought Senator Kennedy handled the matter masterfully - setting Alito up to have to agree it was OK with him for these materials to be reviewed and then putting Spector on the spot on national TV.

[Cocoa]

6. for Specter to behave that way

you're right, he must have had some reason.

[yourout]

7. This is the Dems best hope of derailing him without a fillibuster.

If records show he was actively involved or was an officer then he is toast.