CNN.com - Democrats grill Supreme Court nominee Alito - Jan 11, 2006

CNN.com - Democrats grill Supreme Court nominee Alito - Jan 11, 2006: "'I would say it [a filibuster] is certainly not off the table at this point,' the New York Democrat told CNN on Wednesday. 'But I would also say that I don't think anyone on the committee, certainly myself and anyone I've talked to, has said we definitely should.'
When asked what would justify a filibuster and if Democrats were removed from the mainstream, Schumer responded with an example, saying that most Americans believe the conservative Justice Clarence Thomas is out of the mainstream.
'And is Judge Alito going to be like a Justice Thomas? That's the question we have to try to get to the bottom of,' Schumer said. "

The American people want to know what would justify a filibuster. To date, a satisfactory answer has not been given. "And is Judge Alito going to be like a Justice Thomas?" is not a good enough answer.

Is "And is Judge Alito going to be like a Justice Thomas? That's the question we have to try to get to the bottom of," an instance of "very, very sophisticated" discrimination as described by Joe Biden? They mean Justice Thomas is black right?

Senators, I'm very "puzzled" by this line of rationale, er, uh, ahem, you know, uh, "puzzled," in a uh, er puzzled, kind of, er, uh, ahem, sort of, you know way. I'm, er, uh, ahem...bepuzzled?.!

For more on Senator Biden and his "Bepuzzlement," see Slow Joe 3.0, on Princeton at Hugh Hewitt's site.