The nomination hearings for Judge Samuel Alito opened today, which means I should be in my room watching C-SPAN. What am I hanging around you people for?
Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter gave an opening statement cautioning people not to jump to conclusions about Judge Alito.
Alito's record as a federal appeals court judge shows he can "look like a flaming liberal" in one case or "an arch-conservative" in another, Specter said. He pointed to a tendency of Supreme Court justices to surprise those who thought they could predict how the nominees would vote once they came to the high court.
Why do liberals have to be "flaming?" Anyway, the WaPo has a poll, scientific as it may be, showing that a majority approve of Alito because they believe he will not vote down Roe. They expect him to follow a middle course despite all the evidence being to the contrary.
Stunning, but predictable.
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