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I found the politics of this to be interesting. Those on the left with aspirations of the democratic nod for President in 08 were put in a position of having to support a failed filibuster. Kerry called for it, and so Clinton had to go along with it to have the support of the left in primaries. No support of filibuster, no support of the left wingers in primaries. I believe it was also an effort to stall confirmation until after the SOTU to prevent Alito from being seated with the SCOTUS.
But, back to the issue at hand.....I couldn't be happier the man was confirmed.
GD....interesting analogy. What would the board have done then? All you can do is look at the qualifications of the individual. No one has a crystal ball (example: David Souter, the worst justice on the court, IMO).
Would you consider Scalia unqualified? The man is brilliant, though if you disagree with Alito, I would guess you disagree with Scalia's take on the Constitution.
What scares me about your view point is that you dismiss intelligent people who disagree with you. I disagree with Ginsburg in just about every way, but she is intelligent and qualified. To dismiss intelligent people who disagree with you is to eliminate debate. I find that disturbing.
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