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November 01, 2005
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Posted by Bill

*** Judge Alito: the second coming of John Roberts?

The N.Y. Times, today, comes out with their profile of Judge Alito.

In short, it’s a love letter. At the end, you half expect them to invite him in to meet the parents, ask the guy if there’s any brothers left at home for their friend Maureen. The portrait is that of a man who’s brilliant, measured, thoughtful and, most of all, nice.

Ah, the power of being extremely competent, humble and nice. (Alternately: the reason most bloggers will never be eligible for any position of such prominence.)


*** The situationally super-savvy Kevin Drum and Marshall Whitman see Bush's nomination of Alito as evidence of ... the waxing influence of ... the Dark Lord Rove, Rove, ROVE! Tell me again, when did Rove's influence ever really wane?

More soberly, Drum asks what lower-key strategies the Dems can undertake to fight the nomination. Aside from the fact that I think that they're over a barrel on this SCOTUS nominee no matter what they do, trying to warn off high profile Dem activists and politicians from overplaying their hand is like ... well, it's like begging Wile E Coyote to stop chasing the Road Runner off the cliff. It's like asking your dog to show some self-control and pace himself when he eats leftover turkey scraps. It's like trying to resist licking the dusty inside of your empty xanax bottle with futile hope of milking those last sweet moments of benzodiazepine salvation when you're days from getting you prescription refilled and you're totally flipping out and why won't that damn dog stop chewing the empty pizza box?

...

I'm going to stop now. See? Self-control.

UPDATE: Case in point.

(Via the LB)


*** A ray of hope for Drum: citing poli-sci experts, the WaPo's Charles Babington puts forth the idea that GOP moderates could derail Alito's nomination:

Senate Democrats will lead the opposition to Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s Supreme Court nomination, but a handful of Republican moderates could ultimately decide its outcome, several analysts and lawmakers said yesterday.

The roughly half-dozen GOP senators who support abortion rights are scrutinizing Alito's dissent in a major 1991 abortion case. If they determine that his judicial record or his answers to questions signal a willingness to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion, they will fall under heavy pressure to oppose him, said congressional scholars and analysts.

With Republicans holding 55 of the Senate's 100 seats -- and with Democrats raising the possibility of a filibuster, in which 41 senators could prevent a confirmation vote -- Alito can withstand few Republican defections if Democrats solidly oppose him. That is by no means certain, experts note, but it is possible.

"I think the moderate, or pro-choice, Republicans will likely determine the fate of this nomination," said University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt, a constitutional expert.

As the card-carrying official spokesman for punch-pissing GOP Moderates, I don't see this happening.

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Hehehehe... that's what I want them to think.

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It could be a bind. From what I've read, Alito isn't anti-abortion per se, it's just that he doesn't like legislation from the bench. I'd like to see Alito tell the Schumers, Kennedies, Boxers, et al, that it's not the SCOTUS's job to make policy -- it's yours.

But then, what would their incentive be to do so? They like it the way it is, because their appointed-for-life proxies can take the heat without losing their jobs.

Still would be nice for him to call bullshit on these guys.

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