Bayh says he'll vote against Roberts--huh?

[thinkingwoman]

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050924/NEWS01/509240503

The Indianapolis Star has the story (late as usual but it IS the Star you know) that Bayh will vote against Roberts.

Frankly, I'm shocked, but I'll take it.

I like the sub header though: "Exploration of presidential bid has "zero" to do with decision, senator says."

Sure, yeah, we believe that. Uh huh. :eyes:

[punpirate]

1. So easy to stand up...

... when Roberts' confirmation is now affirmed.

Didn't hear him thumping for a filibuster to keep a Roberts vote from getting to the floor....

[thinkingwoman]

2. right you are punpirate

OT: Did you participate in International Talk Like a Pirate Day last Monday? Arrrggg!

[punpirate]

3. Every day is Pirate Day...

... for real pirates. :)

[thinkingwoman]

4. Again, I have to agree

as would my hubby who wears his Kiss Me I'm A Pirate shirt almost every day off.

We're big pirates around this house...but we get a kick out of International Talk Like a Pirate day and insist on being obnoxious with it out in public. This year we terrorized the local Menards very early in the morning.

[John Q. Citizen]

5. It actually looks like some kind of strategy. A lot of who we might

consider more 'centrist' Dems are voting against and a lot of who we might consider more leftist Dems are voting to confirm.

What's up with that?

[thinkingwoman]

6. Got me--I admit

to being completely confused.

I welcome schooling by anybody who has this figured out.

[Indykatie]

7. Flip Flops

All those Centrists who are voting against Roberts clearly have apirations to run in 08. I am not thrilled wth Roberts but I can't see them voting against him given some of the other Bush choices these Centrists have supported. Would have been a better strategy to give Bush a pass on Roberts and go to the mat on the next nomination, IMHO.

[punpirate]

8. What's up with that?

If that's a strategy, I'm a jet airplane pilot.

It's a good way to go on losing.

Cheers.

[thinkingwoman]

12. If it's a losing strategy

It's probably actually being used by the national Dem party. I swear they pull defeat from the jaws of victory better than pre-2004 Red Sox!

[hippiechick]

9. Probably jealous because Roberts is more evasive than he is ....

... but now Bayh knows what we feel like when we try to get a position statement out of him !!!

[thinkingwoman]

11. LOL! nt

[salin]

10. heh - that is the only reason for this vote

that I can think of... concern for the primaries.