September 22, 2005

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DIANNE FEINSTEIN?:

Judiciary Committee Votes to Recommend Roberts's Confirmation (Fred Barbash, September 22, 2005, Washington Post)

John G. Roberts Jr. moved a step closer to becoming chief justice of the United States today as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send his nomination to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation.

The committee vote was 13 in favor of confirmation and five opposed. All the opponents were Democrats, including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.), Joseph Biden (Del.), Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) , Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.)

Democrats who voted in the affirmative were Sens. Patrick Leahy (Vt.) , Herb Kohl (Wis.) and Russ Feingold (Wis.)


What stands out most here is the recognition that WI is becoming a Red State.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 22, 2005 2:14 PM
Comments

The hard core left wing establishment put down a marker. The leader of one of them, it really does't matter which one, was gloating that Senator Reid had "gotten the message". They know they are going to lose this one, but they are determined to humiliate their erstwhile allies to make a point.

I still think Roberts will get 12 to 15 Democrat votes for confirmation.

You would like to believe that the "movement" conservatives would not be so stupid as to insist on such symbolic defiance, but then I think of Robert Novak and that crowd, and I am not so sure.

Posted by: Earl Sutherland at September 22, 2005 3:11 PM

What stands out is that Wisconsin is a Red State that has voted in 2 Blue Senators and for two consecutive Blue Presidential candidates. With Red States like that who needs Blue States.

Posted by: h-man at September 22, 2005 5:00 PM

h:

graph it.

Posted by: oj at September 22, 2005 5:12 PM

OJ is right Wisconsin is trending red. Wish the same were ttue about Illinois. Maybe if Edgar runs things might change here.

Posted by: jdkelly at September 22, 2005 6:01 PM

WI would be a red state if it wasn't for Milwaukee and Madison.

Posted by: AllenS at September 22, 2005 6:42 PM

And don't forget the Dem vote fraud, especially in Milwaukee. Without it, Bush would have taken the state as he did Iowa.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at September 22, 2005 7:15 PM

Raoul, Right, but Milwaukee is also home of a strong school vouchers program, so there is hope.

Posted by: jdkelly at September 22, 2005 7:21 PM

I don't trust the numbers that come out of Milwaukee or Madison. There would be hope if we could get some armed Iraqi or Afghanistani poll watchers.

Posted by: AllenS [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 22, 2005 7:30 PM

Us cheeseheads sure love us some W!

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

Posted by: Rick Perlstein (Milwaukee native) at September 22, 2005 8:23 PM

ooops:

http://tinyurl.com/c3x7w

Posted by: Rick Perlstein (Milwaukee native) at September 22, 2005 8:24 PM

Rick:

Governor Doyle is even lower and seems to have a political death wish while the GOP could certainly take out Kohl with a decent candidate.

Posted by: oj at September 22, 2005 8:39 PM

JDKelly: Illinois is trapped because of the corruption and ineptness of the Republican Party, and because Dick Daley is the most conservative Democrat north of the Mason Dixon line.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 22, 2005 11:15 PM

Robert, Agreed.

Posted by: jdkelly at September 23, 2005 9:34 AM

Allen S, every state would be a red state if it weren't for their cities and their university towns.

Posted by: erp at September 23, 2005 1:18 PM

erp, yes, the closer you get to the tall buildings, the more Democratic base you will find.

Posted by: AllenS [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 23, 2005 4:31 PM
« WHAT A SISSY: | Main | HONORED: »