http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182585,00.html"I think it is, unfortunately, it is so partisan," Committee Chairman Arlen Specter told FOX News after the panel approved Alito. "I think it is not a good sign for the country to have the appearance for a party-line vote but senators vote as they choose. We really need to have the party-line straightjacket taken off."
Specter is right. The Republicans need to think about what it's like to give a President a permanent Get Out of Jail Free card when the President doesn't happen to be Republican who is a habitual lawbreaker.
A couple of Democrats say something along the lines of "I have seen no reason not to confirm him [Alito]," while all 55 Republican Senators are expected to vote to confirm, and the Republican Judiciary Committee chairman is complaining about a party-line "straightjacket." Right.
Compare FOXNews' story with CNN's:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/24/alito/index.html