ScAlito Poll: Majority of Americans Brain Dead

The Washington Post reports that a majority of Americans are brain dead and thereby support the confirmation of ScAlito to the Supreme Court. According to the Post, a majority of Americans believe that ScAlito would never vote to overturn Roe.

This confirms our suspicions that many of the polls are, a.) rigged, or, b.) conducted by some certifiable heckuva-job Brownie clones, or, c.) the majority of Americans are brain dead. (Disclaimer: I used to work for some of these polling companies, and I vote for b. Cast your vote in the comment section.)

But never mind. If the Dems do their job - and make the confirmation hearings wildly entertaining - enough people will begin to pay attention and the poll numbers will change dramatically. This, in my humble opinion, is our best hope.

The hearings start at noon today. Get your popcorn ready.

Washington Post:

A majority of Americans favor the confirmation of federal appeals court judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court and an even larger proportion believe Alito would not vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 high court ruling that legalized abortion, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.

As hearings begin today in the Senate on his nomination, the survey found that 53 percent of the public says Alito should be confirmed to serve on the court--virtually identical to the proportion that supported John Roberts' confirmation as chief justice four months ago. One in four--27 percent--say Alito should be rejected by the Senate.

Another Post article looks briefly at some of the many problems that a Justice ScAlito would present to ordinary Americans, brain dead or otherwise. The story includes the following choice quotations:

"He indicates in his job application his view about what the Constitution guarantees in terms of, for example, women and the issue on abortion. We haven't had a statement like that since Robert Bork."

-- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

"What can be made of this opportunity to advance the goals of bringing about the eventual overruling of Roe v. Wade and, in the meantime, of mitigating its effects?"

-- Samuel A. Alito Jr., 1985

"[T]he Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion."

-- Samuel A. Alito Jr., 1985

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