SCOTUS News
October 31st, 2005 at 8:21 am by Preston Taylor HolmesVia Fox News Alert – Bush to appoint Samuel Alito to the O’Connor seat. More later.
UPDATE:
More on Alito from Fox News.
So consistently conservative, Alito has been dubbed “Scalito” or “Scalia-lite” by some lawyers because his judicial philosophy invites comparisons to conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But while Scalia is outspoken and is known to badger lawyers, Alito is polite, reserved and even-tempered.
Personally, I was hoping for Janice Rogers Brown, Michael Luttig or Miguel Estrada. I would have loved to force the left to object to a minority candidate and humiliate themselves like they did during the Thomas hearings, but there is always a good chance they’ll humiliate themselves anyway, so no big whoop, I guess.
Harry Reid is not pleased, and that pleases me. More nuggets throughout the day as they float to the top.
October 31st, 2005 at 9:05 am
You Heard It There First
I won’t bother announcing that the cable news channels are…