Of interest in this battle is the family of Martin Luther King. Many speculate that Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been Pro-Life and fought abortion - an issue the Democrats do not want to confront head on.
The father of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Martin Luther King, Sr.) is opposed to abortion and would side with Alito on that point. There are other members of the Martin Luther King, Jr. family that are Pro-Life, so looking at the confirmation hearings from that perspective might be interesting.
Additionally of interest is that the vote on Alito is now scheduled to take place after January 22, 2006 -- and Monday January 23, 2006 -- the time that the March for Life will take place in Washington, DC.
Last year, about 250,000 Pro-Life people took part in the March for Life. It was countered by an awesome group about of 50 radical pro-abortion demonstrators -- probably 10 had to be paid to attend on the pro-abortion side.
It would be interesting to bring out the Pro-Family and Pro-Life aspects of Alito in the hearings -- a chance for Teddy and company to retain their lock on foot-in-mouth disease.
The propaganda arms (news agencies) of NBC, CBS, ABC, NYT, WP, LAT, Time, etc, are gearing up for their spin on the Alito hearings. They will give a new meaning to TRASH TALK with the new lows these media outlets will achieve in support of the failing Democratic National Party.
Makes you wonder why Bush didn't nominate JRB. ;)