October 31, 2005

From The Blogometer...

A quick survey of what key bloggers are writing re: Alito this a.m. Look for more in today's "Blogometer":

Hugh Hewitt, who supported Miers to the point of angering some fellow conservatives, is back on the same page with them: "Judge Alito is a great nominee, and as a result a great political battle lies ahead." Hewitt writes, "the best way to preempt a filibuster" is for the 9 GOPers "thought lukewarm or hostile to the constitutional option to announce" that they will vote for it if Dems "attempt a filibuster based upon ideology." Sen Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has already done so; he posts Senate contact info for the other 8.

Blogs for Bush's Matt Margolis, who was lukewarm on Miers, has already put together a banner reading "Confirm Alito Coalition, Est. October 31, 2005."

Alito's Casey dissent is already the hot topic many expected it would be. If you want to know whicht talking points the lefty bloggers are working off, for many it's CAP's Think Progress, which posts Alito oppo under the header "Samuel Alito's America," summarized with headers such as "ALITO WOULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE," "ALITO WOULD ALLOW RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION," and "ALITO HOSTILE TOWARD IMMIGRANTS."

And liberal Patridiot Watch points out that if Alito is confirmed, he'll be the 2nd Trenton, NJ native (the other is Scalia) on the Court -- not to mention one in a line of NJ GOPers to be appointed by Bush (including Whitman, Chertoff and Bernanke). [BILL BEUTLER]

Posted at 10:09 AM

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