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November 01, 2005
Opening volleys on Alito
Blanton at Red State reports that Democratic Senators may be backing off yesterday's bluster by Barbara Boxer et al. over a potential filbuster of Alito:
The Democrat strategy that is shaping up appears to be delay, stall, and pray for a silver bullet. The Democrats already realize a filibuster is not going to be successful and Alito will get confirmed without something very damaging coming out.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press breaks the following news: "Abortion emerged as a potential fault line," adding that Alito's mother "shed some light" [note: on what?] with this revelation: "'Of course, he's against abortion,' 90-year-old Rose Alito said of her son, a Catholic." So what? Hillary Clinton would say the same thing, and the abortion industry would claim to agree, too. Who on earth would admit to being "pro-"abortion? Margaret Sanger, perhaps?
One thing is assured as the battle ensues: the debate will sink to depths we'd rather not contemplate. With Ted Kennedy on the case, that much is a "metaphysical certitude," to borrow a phrase from John McLaughlin.
Posted by bill at November 1, 2005 09:56 AM
