A little on Alito

From what I read a good pick. A turn to the right to be sure and perhaps not as much as some who are more results oriented might like but definite right turn from O'Connor (and I am guessing Miers.) His mother tells us that he is against abortion, the inflammatory issue driving much of the judiciary politics. He is qualified regardless of what you think of his ideology. His whole career is headed toward this position. (I don't know -should we distrust this drive in judges like we might in someone running for president?) Most commentators think he will get the votes similar to Roberts. In fact, I think from my reading he seems more like Roberts than Scalia.