Advice on Alito and Bush

The Democrats Should:

Grill Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito about his constitutional philosophy, but not filibuster him. If they don’t like his answers, quietly vote against him. They gain nothing by a filibuster, and lose what little credibility they have left. Indeed, between John Roberts and Samuel Alito, it seems likely that at least one will ultimately hold that a woman has a constitutional right to control her own body. When it comes to Roe v. Wade, neither man is a slam dunk. And that is the best non-radicals can hope for in the era of Bush II.

The Republicans Should:

Stop blindly defending-at-all-costs the Bush administration. The more Republicans try to paint a smiley face on the pile of wreckage formerly known as the White House, the more ridiculous, irrational and out-of-touch they appear. Their best hope for continued dominion of the house and senate is to distance themselves from the long line of bad decisions, policy failures, misjudgments, cronyism, deceptions and outright lies streaming from the Executive Branch. The public finally understands the inept-yet-savage nature of the malignant Bush crew. Do the Republicans in Congress?