ASHCAN ALITO

Vic Ferrari was foaming and spitting mad yesterday. Apparently he thinks there was some flap about Howard Dean not wanting to play footsie with Kenny Boy Mehlman on Meet the Press Sunday morning. I was a little bleary when he started ranting, so if anyone has any idea what Vic was talking about, (or if you ever know what he's talking about) let me know, ok? Anyway, Howard Dean was strong and forceful about fighting Scalito:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite early signals to the contrary, U.S. Senate Democrats must keep open the option of blocking a confirmation vote on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, Democratic Party leader Howard Dean said on Sunday.

"This could be a defining moment," Dean said. "Judge Alito is a hard-working man, a good family man, but his opinions are well outside the mainstream of American public opinion."

Dean charged it was hypocritical for conservatives to denounce the possibility of a procedural hurdle known as a filibuster against Alito, a federal appeals judge since 1990.

Dean noted conservatives had helped force President George W. Bush's earlier nominee, White House counsel Harriet Miers, to withdraw without even getting a hearing.

"How dare they have an ad saying we want an up-or-down vote on Judge Alito, when they wouldn't give one to Harriet Miers?" Dean told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Exactly. Everyone on PalTalk should expect that when the Scalito hearings begin, we will all hear about how important an "up-or-down-vote" is. Don't let these scumbags get away with rewriting history. Make sure to ask them why Harriet Miers didn't deserve an up-or-down-vote too.

JC