The Brainbox and the Blowhard
That's the headline of the Economist story on Judge Alito's encounter with the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Kennedy in particular. I'm sure you can guess which participant fits which description.
Here's a taste:
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.
Please read the whole thing.
