Scalia-lite nominated for US Supreme Court
President Bush has nominated a well-known conservative judge to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Samuel Alito, also known as Scalito or Scalia-lite for his conservative views, has been sitting on the courts for 15 years. At 55 years of age, he will most likely last a long time on the bench. Already, the Senate Democrats are up in arms. Senator Harry Ried is questioning whether or not Alito is "too radical" for the American people - a good sign, in my opinion. Stay tuned....we may have a fillibuster on our hands.
President Bush has nominated a well-known conservative judge to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Samuel Alito, also known as Scalito or Scalia-lite for his conservative views, has been sitting on the courts for 15 years. At 55 years of age, he will most likely last a long time on the bench. Already, the Senate Democrats are up in arms. Senator Harry Ried is questioning whether or not Alito is "too radical" for the American people - a good sign, in my opinion. Stay tuned....we may have a fillibuster on our hands.
posted by Alexander Blair at 5:38 AM
6 Comments:
Well if the liberals don't like him, he must be great. :) But seriously everything I've read about him sounds good.
Great canidate, and we get a fight with the democrats!!!
I love this guy! Awesome canidate :)
btw-I added this blog to my blogroll. Can't wait to read more.
I like him also...looking forward to the FIGHT!!!
He looks good and the fight not be as big as some people are anticipating.
The Gang of 14 is breaking up. Lindsey Graham and Mike DeWine have declared that they're in favor of Alito and will oppose a filibuster. That minimizes the chance of losing the nomination due to RINO's.
Additionally, it appears that Alito will be getting several votes from Red-State Democrats who are up for election in '06.
Looking at these tidbits combined I think it is safe to conclude that a successful filibuster is very unlikely.
Sad to see a nomine that will further divide the country.
We needed another moderate to replace O'Connor.
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