Alito Triumphs

It seems that Judge Samuel Alito has prevailed in his confirmation hearings. It doesn't seem that the Democrats even have enough votes for a filibuster--which, at this point, would be their only course of action to stop him. Hopefully, President Bush has learned a valuable lesson from all of this. There are plenty of well qualified and respected Conservative Justices out there to choose from. Never make a choice out of fear (like Harriet Miers).

In the end, the Democrats looked like a bunch of drunken McCarthyites. Alito looked like an honorable and intelligent judge. Who said nice guys never win?