[Aussie Dasher]

To the barricades, folks!

[TheHound]

Meanwhile, a coalition of groups opposed to the nomination are preparing their campaign. Ralph Neas, head of People for the American Way, a liberal-leaning group (read: the American Communists), compares the coming battle to the 1987 fight over Judge Robert Bork.

"As you know I chaired the 'Block Bork Coalition' in 1987. In this coalition that's mobilizing is as formidable a coalition as the progressive (communist) community has had since 1987," Neas said. "Of course, this time it's an arch-conservative replacing not another arch-conservative but a mainstream (Liberal) conservative ... Maybe very importantly, is the extensive paper trail. This trail goes back over 20 years, in many ways it's similar to Robert Bork's paper trail in 1987."

[sgtbono2002]

He should have been voted in 2 months ago,

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Led by the hard-eyed Republican Arlen Spector.

[You Dirty Rats]

The campaign against Alito resembles a bunch of tenderfoot Boy Scouts trying to start a fire in a downpour by rubbing two smooth wet sticks together. Lots of motion, but little heat and no spark. Nevertheless, we need to keep making sure the powder for our guns is still dry.