There is weeping and gnashing of teeth in Democrat land tonight.

High hopes of derailing the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court have evaporated over three days of questioning.

Alito's quiet, monotone answers have exuded competence and decency.

There was no "gotcha" moment. 

The Democrat inquisitors were unable to recreate the drama of the Bork or Thomas hearings. Instead, they were reduced to berating Judge Alito over historical trivia and shamelessly insinuating that he is a bigot at heart.

And they made Mrs. Alito cry.

Soccer moms across the nation, who could care less about Concerned Alumni of Princeton, the unitary executive, or recusal in the Vangard case, woke up to see Mrs. Alito's tearful face on the front page of this morning's USA Today. 

The blandness and faux politeness with which Democrats questioned Alito today told the story ... they finally realized they were in process of driving off a political cliff.

It's over.

There will be no filibuster. There will be no Bork II.

Justice Alito can order his robe. 

Posted by nsremom

Stumbled across your blog. Here,here! Alito will be confirmed!!! Sometimes politics are so hard to be absorbed with that I just have to shut off the radio and/or NOT read...anything. (we do not have t.v.) During this time I did just that. I couldn't take it. I'll be checking your blog for tidbits. Keep 'em coming.