I spent much of last night listening to Judge Alito’s testimony before the Judiciary Committee. A few things come to mind:

1. He’s not as smart as John Roberts. Roberts’ body of knowledge was amazing. While Judge Alito isn’t in the same category as Chief Justice Roberts, he has a solid understanding of the law.

2. He’s eminently qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice. Judge Alito shows the right mix of judicial temperament and intelligence.

3. For what its worth, the man is very conservative. He’s no Scalia, who’s an idealogue, but he is darn conservative. I was entertained by watching him put together answers that would be neutral and not inflame his detractors. He did a creditable job.

Good luck, Sam. I’m looking forward to seeing you on the Supreme Court.

1/12/2006 8:28:58 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)      Comments [0]  politics