The Alito Hearings Confirm One Thing So Far: Democrat Senators Are Still Stupid

Here is a quick quote to illustrate why Senators will always sound stupid when talking with Supreme Court judge nominees:

"We are not asking him to take a certain position. We are asking him to take a position. It'’s that simple. So far he has not," a frustrated Charles Schumer, a Democratic Senator from New York said after the hearings.

Hey genius, he is a judge. By definition he can't "take a position" until he has heard all the facts and evidence in a case.

Good ahead and grill him on cases he has presided over. I would find that as a logical step in an attempt to discern the true nature of Judge Alito. However, the moment Judge Alito starts giving you positions on cases he knows nothing about, will be the same time I start to question him as a nominee.

I know this is a tough concept for a Senator to understand, but judges are not politicians. Huh, I thought you would have learned that lesson when Judge Roberts made you guys silly during his confirmation process.

If I have learned anything during these last two confirmation hearings, it is that judges are a hell of a lot smarter the Senators. Consider this exchange between Alito and Ted Kennedy (D-Mass):

When pressed on his own views of the power of the President - Mr Alito wrote in 1985 that he believed "very strongly in the supremacy of the elected branches of government" - Mr Alito gave one of his only direct answers of the day, telling the Committee: "That's a very inapt phrase".

"Excuse me?" Said a clearly startled Edward Kennedy, a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and one of the most outspoken critics of the Bush Administration and who had just awoken from a brief nap.

"It's an inapt phrase, and I certainly didn't mean that literally at the time, and I wouldn't say that today," said Mr Alito.

Don't tell me we need to keep a dictionary handy for Senator Kennedy. Is there something about the word "inapt" you don't understand? Clearly, there are statements or actions in your lifetime Mr. Kennedy would change if given the chance? You know, something you said or did in the past that doesn't truly represent the man you have grown into?

I am sure Mary Jo Kopechne could offer at least one mistake that fully embodies the meaning of the word "inapt" as it is applies to your actions.

Of course, maybe your actions concerning Mary Jo do truly represent the man you have grown into...