Alito: Ashamed Of Himself; A Shame Of A Nominee

Michael at AmericaBlog has a great writeup on Samuel Alito's past, why he's ashamed of it, and why we cannot trust him to be on our nation's highest court. Much like the man who appointed him, Alito refuses to take responsibility for his actions and statements. I expect his hearings will reflect that. Take it away, Michael-

The far right wants us to believe that Supreme Court nominee Alito is similar to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Even though everyone knew Ginsburg was a liberal, she was passed by a vast majority in the Senate. They are both in the mainstream of judicial philosophy, the far right says. So Alito deserves the same treatment because he's "qualified."

So why is Alito so ashamed of his entire career?

Ginsburg IS in the mainstream of judicial philosophy, even though she's clearly a strong liberal. But she never pretended to be anything else. And everything on Ginsburg's resume was something she was proud of. Every group she belonged to, every organization she worked for, every position she staked out on the issues of the day and every promise she made reflected who Ruth Bader Ginsburg was, what she stood for and what she believed in....

...Nothing could be further from the truth for Alito. He is apparently ashamed of everything he's ever done ... The reasons change, but the fact remains: Alito gave his word and then he broke it. He can't be trusted.

Since Alito is so clearly ashamed of himself, shouldn't we be ashamed of him and keep him off the Supreme Court?

Read the link above for the full post, with details from Alito's past.

And should the Democrats get tough on Mr. Alito during these hearings and Republican pundits and politicians then denounce their behavior and demand they stop and just let Alito have an "up or down vote", remind them of their hypocrisy with two words-- 'Harriet Miers'.