hurry

da prez wants the senate to vote on the alito confirmation before the end of the year.

i wrote on something similar earlier. it's a sales technique called "putting hurry into it." it's usually done by offering a lower price if you buy now.

recall how the bush admin tried to pressure the iraqis to finish writing their constitution on schedule when they said they needed more time, or how the gops forced a congressional vote on the iraq war authorization before the 2002 election. a number of dems who were up for reelection undoubtedly feared to vote against the resolution. the iraqis wisely kept working past the deadline. (i can't say i agree with the result, but that's not the issue here.)

i always get suspicious when somebody tries to get me to make up my mind fast.