On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:24:44 +0000, Bill McKee wrote:


But the question is: is he a qualified jurist. Not, what is their
political leaning. I hear the far left legislators, saying that the
President should select someone of their leanings, as that would be good.
They did not select someone of opposite political leanings when their
POTUS nominated.

Alito is clearly qualified, but I was suggesting the process, as
cumbersome as it seems, is working as intended. The President picks, but
his pick has to survive the Senate cat fight.