Kerry will try Alito filibuster

The White House keeps emphasizing Judge Alito's experience and judicial integrity. But nobody is questioning his experience or his capability to weave his way through complex laws. What is disturbing appears to be his deference to presidential authority and his willingness to overturn personal freedoms. During his Senate hearing, an issue was made of his being a member of a club at Princeton that excluded women and minorities. But I don't think that this was the pressing matter. What was disturbing to me is that Alito felt it was necessare to include this membership on his application for a job in the Reagan administration. Good luck to Senator Kerry for standing up for what he believes. Let's hope he gets some support.

CNN.com - Kerry will try Alito filibuster - Jan 26, 2006: "Democrats have been mostly united in opposition to Alito. The panel's eight Democrats opposed him, saying he would be too deferential to presidential authority and would restrict abortion rights."