'Growing Sense of Inevitability' About Alito Confirmation (MSM Deeply Saddened!)

CNS news/GOPUSA ^ | January 11, 2006 | Susan Jones

[prairiebreeze]

(CNSNews.com) -- "Judge Alito Proves a Powerful Match for Senate Questioners," read the headline of a "news analysis" piece in Wednesday's New York Times.

The report described Alito as an "elusive target" for Senate Democrats who are determined to paint him as an extremist. "For nearly eight hours, Judge Alito was placid, monochromatic and, it seemed, mostly untouchable," the New York Times opined.

The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday compared Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to a "guerilla army searching for a weak point in a heavily guarded fortress...as they challenged Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing."

The L.A. Times described Alito as "contained and controlled...never seeming to anger and only rarely displaying flashes of humor," and the newspaper admitted, "He demonstrated an encyclopedic knowledge of the cases he had decided on the 3rd Circuit, fielding detailed questions on dozens of them without referring to notes."

The Associated Press reported that "Democrats appeared unable to stop the nomination, and seemed increasingly unlikely to mount a filibuster in the full Senate."

A Washington Post's news analysis described Alito as "low key" but "short on specifics." His replies didn't rock the status quo, the headline announced.

USA Today said Judge Alito "was effective and did not hit any bumps as he headed toward confirmation to succeed the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor."

Even a blog on the Planned Parenthood of America website wondered, "Where, oh, where is the drama in these hearings? Except for Dianne Feinstein's rally late today, it's like watching a tetherball tournament. Between the speech-making, his artful dodging, and the questions that not even Clarence Thomas could have messed up, I don't know how we're going to learn what he really thinks," the Planned Parenthood blogger wrote.

The Democratic National Committee posed the question, "Can We Trust Judge Sam Alito?" The DNC website said, "Judge Alito almost gives the impression of a man who will say anything he can in a job interview to get that job."

Likewise, the liberal interest group, Alliance for Justice, wondered, '"What won't Judge Alito say when he's trying to get a job?" Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron described Alito as "evasive," waffling, and said the American people "deserve a fuller, more forthright discussion of Judge Alito's record and views."

But Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a Republican supporter of Judge Alito, commented, ''There's a growing sense of inevitability that he will, in fact, be voted favorably out of the committee and confirmed."

[Crooked Constituent]

Good point.

[highlander_UW]

Likewise, the liberal interest group, Alliance for Justice, wondered, '"What won't Judge Alito say when he's trying to get a job?" Alliance for Justice President Nan Aron described Alito as "evasive," waffling, and said the American people "deserve a fuller, more forthright discussion of Judge Alito's record and views."

The democrats would have to stop making speeches and actually ask questions if they'd like to obtain more information...something that doesn't seem within their ability to do. It must suck to be a democrat right now given the incompetence of their representatives.

[TSchmereL]

"I had almost forgotten what a jerk you were during that entire [Harriett Miers] episode."

You thought I was a jerk then? Well . . .

I have a pretty good memory, too, sinksput. I recall that during the entire Harriett Miers episode, you sounded like a broken record.

"Just wait for the hearings. You will see what a real conservative fighter Miers is!"

"Miers is not going to withdraw. Just wait for the hearings! She will be a real originalist!"

Do you still think these hearings are about discovering the judicial philosophy of the candidate? Or are they more about Senators blowing smoke?

You are a real "Linus" Republican, sinkspur. Cheer no matter what Bush does and keep waiting for the Great Pumpkin! Meanwhile, outspoken conservatives like Coulter and Kristol whom you seem to fear will keep moving the ball toward the goal post.

[phillyfanatic]

We need to push this in the MSM's face via emails, blogs, newspaper letters to the editors. I do it and get some grief here in SoCal from the whining lefties. There is no way to compromise with these people, to negotiate. They are like Al Queda and the other Islamofascists. One must destroy them, Period.

[A Jovial Cad]

Great tagline! Wish I'd had it back during that entire Miers debacle.

[Sender]

I think I just saw final confirmation of Alito being confirmed...all the DUmmies are once again sobbing about their move to Canada.