Sen. Patrick Leahy (D - Vermont)

"This is a needlessly provocative nomination. Instead of uniting the country through his choice, the president has chosen to reward one faction of his party at the risk of dividing the country"

-- "Leaky's" take on the Alito nomination.

**I guess we know how Leahy's voting........No need for the hearings. --> Which is a given, because each of the 100 senators know which way they are voting already. The whole thing is a sham, and nothing more than a tool to beat up on the nominee and president.

Just wait till Ruthie or Stevens retire or die........The nomination of Alito is going to be a good fight, but the nomination of another Righty will cause Liberal heads to explode.

Not that I'm hoping for either to die............Not that I'd cry either:)