"The need for a close and careful review of Judge Alito's record is all the more crucial because he will be replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has been the swing vote of moderation on so many issues."
One paragraph later:
"Judge Alito was the sole judge on his court who took the extreme position that all of Pennsylvania's limitations on abortion were constitutional, including the outrageous requirement that a woman show that she had notified her spouse."
According to today's John Podhoretz column, Alito based that decision on the opinions of one Sandra Day O'Connor. Does the NY Times even employ any fact checkers anymore?
("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")
That can't be a serious question. Since when did the NYT bother with facts?
Years from now when some Dem President is nominating people to the SC, will the NYT's worry that a "conservative white male" seat should be filled with another "conservative white male"? Hell would freeze over first. The NYT's isn't stating principle, they're seeking liberal advantage.
I bet 33% of voters believe it was a "outrageous requirement" - the rat base and they alone.