Hatch tries to protect judge amid fierce Demo questions

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http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635175718,00.html

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's ethics and past participation in a conservative alumni group dominated the partisan bickering during Wednesday's continuation of his nomination hearings.

Republicans used their questions to allow Alito to say why he would want to be on the Supreme Court and expand on statements he made during Tuesday's first round of questions. But Democrats demanded more answers and documents to get to the bottom of what they feel are lingering issues: his participation in a case involving the mutual-fund Vanguard Group and his membership in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, called the two matters "ridiculous" and said it was more than a stretch for the Democrats to continue even bringing them up.

"It makes them look really picky and small," Hatch said. "I think Democrats are running out of ways to justify to vote against him."

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was vouching for Alito's character at the time, and as Bomgardner left, he said, "Judge Alito, I'm sorry that you've had to go through this. I am sorry that your family has had to sit here and listen to this."

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1. Makes Alito look pretty wussy, doesn't it-

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Gee, Orrin, I think that if a man can't get his story straight and can't

remember if he did or did not belong to an organization nor remember he promised to recluse himself and then forgot, that he's probably not a good candidate for the Court.

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3. Protect the Judge?

Why? Judge Alito is a 55 yr old man. The last I heard, 55 was not the age of a child.

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4. te he. those little repugs are circuling him to protect him te he.