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No Filibuster

Samuel Alito again inches closer to confirmation:

The U.S. Senate has voted to end debate on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, clearing the way for his likely confirmation Tuesday.

If the Democrats had any confidence in their ability to win the Senate in the 2006 elections, they would have filibustered Alito and forced the Republican hand. But it seems they are wisely saving the filibuster issue for the next nominee - the one to replace John Paul Stevens. We speculate the elderly Justice Stevens will retire (or be poisoned) before the end of Bush's term. And you thought we had heard the end of the "nuclear option" vs "constitutional option" debate, and the (un)importance of Roe vs Wade.