I think it is AWESOME that he picked a friend of Specter -- doesn't get much better than that when Alito is a conservative. Maybe the support for Specter will now be seen by the conservatives in PA slightly different.
This is a choice I can get behind and support. Alito has a definate track record and is a known quantity.
I still would have preferred Janice Rogers Brown. Brown could have been another role mode for blacks and women alike. While Alito does posess the proper mindset, I do think it's important for people to be able to see conservative blacks and women in prominant positions. It allows them the 'choice' of following someone's role model, other than what is generally exhibited by the NOW and Race pimps.