Roberts predicition ... and a bet

[Stinky The Clown]

I'm takin' bets on this .......

In committee, all Repubs will vote yes, all Dems will vote no.

In the full Senate, some who voted no in commitee will switch and vote yes. I'll take bets on that.

While I won't take bets on this, I think it is possible all will switch and vote yes.

Wanna bet?

[Mr Rabble]

1. I wont bet against that. nt

[ewagner]

2. Won't bet against you

This is the time-honored :puke: political tradition of

having a vote in each pocket

[Toots]

3. Ahh the fix be in....

:+

[Voltaire99]

4. Oh, count on the Cowardocrats to bend over.

In the past five years, they've developed special joints.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. and when Roberts outs himself, how will they bend?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Further over ... till they kiss their own asses.

[gulfcoastliberal]

7. Now Specter, seeing how easily Roberts went over, is gunning for another

extremist for the other vacancy, since he knows the "opposition" won't make a peep. We're fucked with these Vichy Dems in the beltway running things.

[Laelth]

8. Just a guess, but ...

I think Roberts will sail through committee--just two or three Dems. voting no. And he'll sail through the Senate too, with only 8 or 9 Dems. voting no. Everything I've seen and heard says that Roberts fared well in the confirmation hearing. Note that discussion has already turned to filling the other slot, and Dems. are positioning themselves against the more firebrand conservatives on *'s short list. They wouldn't bother if they planned to fight Roberts. No, I'm afraid that we're going to be stuck with Mr. Roberts for many, many years. The Dems. seem inclined to let Roberts slide and fight then on the next one, instead.

-Laelth