Senators in Need of a Spine - New York Times

The NYT is advocating filibustering the nomination of Samuel Alito...you know, like when the Republicans filibustered Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Oh, wait, she was confirmed 96-3, even with her social stances being against the Republican platform. Even those who were pro-life confirmed her, thus negating NYT's criticism of Arlen Specter, a pro-choice Republican senator who is expected to vote for Alito.

NYT's extreme liberal bent is clearly clouding their judgment. Obviously, they only look at the short term. In 2008, if a Democrat wins the Presidency, turnabout will be fair play. You can expect every single nominee of the President that requires Senate approval to be sunk with a Republican majority. Even if the Republicans lose the majority, they'll have enough votes to filibuster any given time. I'm sure that NYT won't be advocating filibustering then, eh?