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In keeping with my track record of deadly accurate five-minute reviews, here’s what I think of the SOTU: It’s a missed opportunity.
Rather than giving the people what they want, the president has adopted an eat-your-spinach approach. While that’ll make the goo-goo types happy, it does nothing to improve the GOP’s political fortunes. Sure, there may [...]

[Update: The portion Glenn Reynolds referred to in his post-speech post (thanks for the link, by the way) is located at the beginning and the end of the live-blog portion of this post (update III below) and the network was ABC.]
I have not yet decided whether or not to liveblog the speech. [...]

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I am a bit torn on this one. On the one hand, Cindy Sheehan would appear to be something of a security risk considering the wacko things she has said about the President and the company she keeps. But isn’t Cindy Sheehan a great representative of the modern day [...]

The latest email from John F.(ilibluster) Kerry:
Dear ________,
Yesterday, 25 Democratic Senators joined our effort to filibuster the Alito nomination — that’s more votes to filibuster the Alito nomination than there were votes against Justice Roberts’ nomination itself just a few months ago.
This morning, [...]

Worth noting: Each of the five senators who crossed party lines on the Alito vote hails from a state that went for the other party’s presidential candidate by 13 points or more.

Readers may be aware that I was fairly focused on national polling during the 2004 Federal Election campaigns, but have since dropped my scrutiny for the most part. There are a number of reasons for this, not the least being the very different methodologies applied by polling agencies during the ‘off-season’, so to speak. [...]

John Hawkins’ readers came up with some great lines that might just appear in the children’s book, Why Mommy is a Democrat. I am sure Polipundit readers can suggest some great ones as well.

From the Asocialist Press – Jan. 31, 2006:
“Bush Speech to Seek to Restore Confidence”
President Bush on Tuesday put the finishing touches on a State of the Union address designed to help restore faith in his leadership among the many Americans who don’t approve of the job he’s doing or [don’t] think the country is on [...]

If you thought those on the left had already gone as far as they could go out onto the lunatic fringe, you might want to pay close attention over the next 24 hours. Just this week we have heard Ted Kennedy blaming Sam Alito for everything wrong in the world including asthma deaths, [...]

“You better believe the Dem establishment knows we exist.”
In rather the same way that a cancer patient is aware of a malignant tumor, yes.
“While this may feel like a huge loss (and it is), understand that it’s not the end of the road. Republicans are still fighting to turn back the country to the 18th [...]

It’s been five years since Prez Bush first was sworn into office.
Regarding the all-important federal courts, here’s a synopsis of what’s been accomplished:
1) SCOTUS
John Roberts and Sam Alito.
I love it.
2) Federal Appeals Courts
Thus far a grand total of forty (40) of President Bush’s nominees to federal appeals courts have been confirmed. That does not [...]

It is now official. Justice Samuel Alito has been confirmed with a vote of 58 – 42. Gee, I wonder if the President will mention this vote tonight.
There will be a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the White House.
Polipundit and I are suggesting all those wishing to make it [...]

PoliPundit, January 27, 2006:
There are now no more than 32 votes to filibuster Judge Alito’s nomination.
Fox News, January 30, 2006:
On a 72-25 vote, senators succeeded in passing the 60-vote threshold to prevent a filibuster and allow a simple majority vote Tuesday.

This is just now breaking. I was unable to find a news story link, but only “breaking news” banners. I expect that Fox and the other news networks will have stories up soon. I am on my way out now, but will update when I return.

Justice Alito will soon be joining Justice Roberts as the second Bush nominee to be seated on the Supreme Court. This is time for celebration and for giving thanks. Thanks to the Senators who voted to confirm Justice Alito (even to the Democrat Senators who only did it because they were running for re-election.) [...]