OK, You Can't Bitch-Slap Me On Samuel Alito--Will This Nomination Trigger The Nuclear Filibuster Option?--Can POTUS Sustain Any Kind Of Tussle?

President Bush, bitch-slapped by his own party and supporters over his misguided attempt to elevate aide Harriet Miers to The Supreme Court, this morning nominated veteran judge Samuel Alito. POTUS hopes to re-shape the Court, as well as pander to his conservative allies. Democrats warned us earlier in the week that Alito is a judicial extremist who would tilt the balance of the court in right to choose issues.

"Judge Alito has served with distinction on that court for 15 years, and now has more prior judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years," The President said.

"The Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada.

Alito is frequently called "Scalito" because his judicial philosophy closely mirrors that of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He is not so abrasive, but every bit as conservative as his nickname-sake.

Will this lead to the death of the filibuster? We should know before Christmas.
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