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Fitzgerald is going to be holding a news conference today at 2 ET, noon here in the Panhandle. Update: Fitzgerald's web page is here. Documents released will be posted to the page....

Not much of a blogging day around here today as I had to give the old carpals a bit of a break. The last thing I need to do is injure myself slaving away at this. On an administrative note,...

Today's featured article at the WSJ's Opinion Journal is an editorial arguing in favor of Judge Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court. You'll have to register for free to read it, but here's a quick excerpt. Like Chief Justice Roberts,...

From Fox News: A new judge will preside over the conspiracy case against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, after a motion was granted Tuesday to remove the appointed judge because of his donations to Democrat causes. Retired Judge...

Sen. Johnson says it?s too early to judge Alito

South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson talked to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito about ?a whole range of constitutional issues? Tuesday, though he says it is too early to draw any conclusions about the veteran judge.

Johnson said it would be ?some time? before he makes a decision about the conservative nominee, who already faces opposition from several liberal groups and abortion-rights supporters.

OK. Not too bad for this stage of things.

Later, in a conference call with reporters, Johnson said he hoped the hearing process would move quickly but be thorough.

Still sounds reasonable, eh? But wait...

He said he would not rule out a filibuster from his party. ?I would leave all those options on the table,? he said.

After all this, the Chief forms a mental image of Senator Tim carefully holding a moist finger up to check the wind direction before he says anything definite.

The Chief's projection on this: if it looks inevitable that Alito will win the "advice and consent" of the Senate, TJ will probably be released to support him. Otherwise, he'll probably say NYET!

But hey! What do I know, really?

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the re-election of George Bush (and the removal of an obstructionist). How is the antiwar movement going to celebrate? By skipping school!...

Jeffrey Rosen, the highly respected legal affairs writer for The New Republic, borrowing from John Tierney, dubs the indictment of former Cheney Chief-of-Staff Lewis Libby Nadagate. It's the investigation about nothing. See Rosen's piece here (free registration required). Rosen argues...

What a nice morning it was to watch the news: Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court. The nomination of a real, live conservative is a great way to drive nails into the coffin of the Miers debacle. And you can't...

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