"Judge Alito ... has more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years."
Learned a lesson there, did he?
BTW- Alito's a Jersey native- from Trenton, no less. Not that that should sway opinion of him, I'm just sayin'.
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Everyone balked at Miers - who was questionable but possibly moderate. And now we get "Scalito".
Maybe this was Bush's strategy all along. Throw out a moderate, take 'em away and then throw out what he really wanted. Now he'll be able to say "well, you didn't want my first choice...."
Ugh.
--*Rob
In all honesty,, I'd rather have a qualified conservative on the bench than an unqualified moderate. (I don't know whether Alito fits that bill or not; I only heard his name for the first time today.) Even if the court becomes hideously right-wing (which it almost certainly will until a Democrat can make some appointments), it's better than it becoming just another chance to thank a presdent's political cronies.
I have to agree with Rob S. I'd rather have Alito, who has the experience and dedication, than what's-her-name who was simply a Teflon Dubya crony.
Lucky for me, because that's what's going to happen. I don't expect that Alito won't pass the senate muster. He may get confirmed mostly on party lines, but he'll get confimred.
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