Harry Reid can't count...

Senate Minority leader Harry Reid showed off his amazing counting ability when he said today, "He has chosen yet another federal appellate judge to join a court that already has eight justices with that narrow background" with regards to the Alito nomination. Apparently, Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are white men now. I'm sure they'll be a bit shocked to hear that.

The Alito nomination is going to dominate the news for a couple days (if not longer). I expect that in the end he'll get the votes he needs, although it could be a pretty bloody fight. It's already been brought up that he voted against Planned Parenthood vs. Casey (second only two Roe in the Democratic pantheon of judicial rulings). I'm sure there's other skeletons in the appellate closet of the nominee.

I would have liked to see another moderate candidate or someone from a more diverse background (not necessarily speaking of white men either... also that he's a lawyer turned judge). It'll be interesting how he compares to the Federalist John Roberts.