Another former clerk here today says this: "I am a Democrat who always voted Democrat, except when I vote for a Green candidate . . . but Judge Alito was not interested in the ideology of his clerks. He didn't decide cases based on ideology."

President Bush also made note of the fact that, "Judge Alito has earned broad support from his fellow judges on the 3rd Circuit. Seven of them took the extraordinary step of testifying on his behalf before the Senate Judiciary Committee."

Of course, I'm sure the Democrats will still almost to a person vote against him (I think Senator Ben Nelson is still the only brave D saying he will vote for Alito?). Does it matter that Republicans voted for Ginsburg based on her qualifications rather than ideology? Of course not. Does this prove that Republicans and Democrats are not the same, and that in fact Republicans are the better party and more loyal to the Constitution as it was written (not as the Democrats would like for it to have been written)? Yes, it definitely does.

Democrats like Hillary and Harry can get all shrieky and spout off all the lies they want. Any clear-thinking American will trust the bipartisan group of judges and lawyers who have actually worked with Judge Alito, and have seen firsthand how the man decides each case before him, over partisan ideological hacks in the Senate Democratic leadership any day.