I supported Miers on the grounds that a "stealth" conservative was the only way to get a true conservative approved by THIS Senate. I trusted the President when he said he knew Harriet Miers personally, and her journey through life had made her into someone a person like ME could support.
Alito does not seem to be a "stealth" candidate, so we're about to find out if the stealth strategy is really necessary.
If he's really conservative, the left will attack him with every bit of slime they can manufacture. Republicans were guilty of using the same kind of smears just one week ago.
Moral outrage when the low blows start is going to sound kind of hollow when it's Ann Coulter or George Will trying to call "foul". You can bet the ranch it will be more difficult to defend Alito NOW than it would have been if we had not thrown away the moral high ground.