This has been reported by NPR, and confirmed by NBC.
It should get interesting.
I would say that if there is a policy of Republicans to follow, it is to appoint younger justices.
If you look at recent appointments, the Republican appointments were in their early 50s (43 for Thomas), and the Dems (Bryer and Ginsberg) were 56 and 60 respectively.
This was a conscious decision, in order to maximize their tenure.
I would also add, wait for Franken to be seated, in order to forestall a filibuster.
Freddie Mac actinf CFO David Kellermann was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Northern Virginia home.
My condolences to his family.
Generally, in such matters, it’s the decent people who care about what they are doing and the people that work for and their customers who do this.
Another senseless shooting, this one at a religious retreat in California.
What the hell is going on here?
This one at an immigration services center in Binghamton, NY.
What the hell is going on here? There have something like a ½ dozen of these over the past month.
Condolences to the family of Lockheed Martin test pilot David Cooley.
An F-22 has crashed near Edwards Air Force Base at around 10:00am mountain time. The status of the pilot has not yet been determinedd.
The 2nd Director of National Intelligence announced his resignation today, effective immediately, even though his replacement, Dennis Blair, has not yet made it through confirmation.
This is odd. Giving his history of lying about domestic surveillance and torture, my guess is that someone found something he had done, and he was told that he had to leave the building immediately.
Then again, my gut is frequently wrong, and even if it’s right, this sort of dirty laundry rarely gets aired out.
94-2, but no vote on Holder yet.
Part of the delay on Eric Holder is because the ‘Phants want to bash Bill Clinton over pardons again, but it’s also because they want him to promise not to prosecute torture.
He’s OK, but it appears that occasional seizures are a likely side effect of his surgery, and he may have more.
The mail was postmarked in Kentucky, and received sent to people working on the 11th and 9th floors of the office building, which are, “shared by executives, editorial and opinion-page employees.”
Hmm…I wonder what it can all mean, with white powder being bailed to floors 9 and 11….9-11…How convenient.
I smell wingnut.
He is apparrently conscious and speaking.
Broken hip, though the prognosis appears to be good.
Interestingly, I feel much more positively towards her now than I did 20 years ago when Ronald Reagan was president.
Seen around the blogs.
Care of Firedoglake, they will both show up to vote against cloture on the “give the phone companies a blow job” version of the FISA update.
Good for them, or more accurately, their pollsters. Someone told them that this was more important than a fund raising meeting.
Telco immunity is about Bush and His Evil Minions&trade covering up their illegal wiretapping activities that started before 9/11.
