Alito

A few quick thoughts on the nomination of Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court:

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1. When I was watching the ticker on the news this morning I saw a quote from Sen. Schumer that "It is sad that the president felt he had to pick a nominee likely to..." and then I thought to myself "divide America" which is of course what he said, adding "instead of choosing a nominee in the mold of Sandra Day O'Connor, who would unify us." The talking points are just that predictable. I notice the nomination has also been declared "controversial."

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2. I find the talk of insensitivity against Italian-Americans because of the use of the term "Scalito" pretty lame.

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3. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a very left-wing Supreme Court justice was confirmed by the Senate 96-3. Steven Breyer, another liberal nominee, was confirmed 87-9. I will be shocked if Democrats extend nearly the same courtesy to Bush's pick of Alito. I think he will have at least 30 votes against.

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4. Alito was confirmed by a unanimous vote in 1990 after George Bush nominated him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Here is a list of some of the Democratic senators that voted for him then -- let's see how many vote for him this time around.

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Update: Forgot to mention Schumer's comment that the selection of Alito will make the court "less diverse." Strange, I thought the Supreme Court was about finding the best qualified people. Last I checked being a certain gender or race doesn't make you better able to interpret the Constitution, which should be the only thing that matters.

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Another one: Polipundit predicts his confirmation. I think he's right.

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And again: More Schumer idiocy.