Political Cortex: Brain Food for the Body Politic

Despite the SCLM's faithful parroting of the Republican mantra of inevitable confirmation (never mind that potential "nuclear" crisis involving the Senate breaking its own rules in order to prevent a filibuster), there are positive signs that the Democrats are not, despite the shared wishes of the administration and the media, simply going to roll over.  Harry Reid, for one, has been on note the entire time.

Now President Lawbreaker is begging for a quick confirmation -- nothing to see here folks -- and, what do you know, playing off of poor Mrs. Alito's horrible, life altering trauma this week.  Everything according to plan, right on schedule, but for this annoying detail:

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Friday in the waning minutes of Alito's confirmation hearing that unidentified Democrats will "exercise their rights" to put off next week's scheduled vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats say they won't be ready Tuesday to vote on his nomination since Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has called on party members to hold off making a decision until after a meeting Wednesday.

Wonder what Harry's gonna say at that meeting?

Stay tuned; this ain't over, not by a long shot, despite what we're reading and despite what we're hearing.

-- Stu