The brainbox and the blowhards

"The brainbox and the blowhards"

You knew it was about Alito v. Sens. Kennedy, Schumer, Biden, Leahy et al; and you're right.

But did you think the post title was mine?

I wish it was but it's the British magazine, The Economist, headline for its Alito hearings story.

It sure tells us a lot about how the committee hearings turned out.

And will you look at how The Economist begins its report:

TED KENNEDY is deeply troubled by the ethics of the Supreme Court nominee. Between 2001 and 2006, Samuel Alito, who is currently an appeals court judge, accepted $7,684,423 in “donations” from special interests who perhaps wanted the law tweaked in their favour. That included $28,000 from defence contractors, $42,200 from drug firms and a whopping $745,373 from lawyers and law firms.

No, wait. Those are Senator Kennedy's conflicts of interest—or, rather, a brief excerpt from a long list compiled by the Centre for Responsive Politics.

You can read the entire article here.

One point the political left and right can agree on: Sens. Kennedy, Schumer, Leahy, Biden, et al are excellent representatives of their party.