October 31, 2005
He’s no JRB, but he’ll do…
Bush Picks Alito for Supreme Court
President Bush, stung by the rejection of his first choice, nominated longtime judge Samuel Alito Monday in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify his conservative allies. Democrats said that Alito may be “too radical for the American people.”
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So consistently conservative, Alito has been dubbed “Scalito” or “Scalia-lite” by some lawyers because his judicial philosophy invites comparisons to conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But while Scalia is outspoken and is known to badger lawyers, Alito is polite, reserved and even-tempered.
Sounds good to me. Has a judicial philosophy roughly comparable to Scalia, and pisses off Democrats. And I should point out that unlike the last nominee, he actually has a judicial philosophy, so that’s already a positive point.
I’m sure my fellow pundits out there will be on this in force. I’m no expert on Alito, but everything I’ve heard up to this point has been positive. But I probably won’t have much to say until the fight breaks out, and I’m looking forward to the trenches when that happens.
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Alright folks, the bottom line is that the more radical Democrats are already staking out their position on Justice Alito. And, to tell you the truth, I think that’s a good thing. It’s time to have this debate out in…
He looks good to me.