Judging Alito, Day 2

A quote from Sen. Schumer's opening statement that I think sums it all up-

"While every Supreme Court nominee has a great burden, yours, Judge Alito, is triply high. First, because you have been named to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the pivotal swing vote on a divided court; second, because you have been picked to placate the extreme right wing after the hasty withdrawal of Harriet Miers; and, finally, because your record of opinions and statements on a number of critical Constitutional questions seems quite extreme."

PS- The NY Times had a good editorial on Alito on Sunday:
Judging Samuel Alito