Judge Sam Alito
Reaction has been mixed today after the announcement by President George W. Bush that his latest pick for the U.S. Supreme Court is Judge Sam Alito. See TPR or Used Car Salesman for one example of reaction from the recruiting community.
Predictably, reaction is mostly negative amongst Democrats and positive amongst Republicans. Reaction has been mostly muted amongst the rest of us who don't quite see the world as a [insert your least favorite political party of choice here] conspiracy. The business world appears to view the selection with favor, as seen by the almost 50 point gain in the Dow. Apparently, the word on the street is that Alito will be great for business, if they believe in living up to their end of contracts and paying their bills in a timely manner. See Forbes.com.
Will Alito be good for employment, the country, and the world? Who knows? If he is confirmed, his legacy won't be known for years and possibly decades. But at least most of us can have fun in the meantime by watching the die hard Democrats battle it out with the die hard Republicans. Actually, come to think of it, that isn't much fun at all.
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