New Justice

Earlier today, Samuel Alito was sworn in as the newest Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Although there was heavy rhetoric about the nominee, I had a hard time getting fired up. Perhaps I was too busy with the mundane business of practicing law to concern myself with big thoughts. Mostly, though...he seems like an educated lawyer who follows his Constitutional philosophy in deciding cases. Whether or not I agree with that philosophy, I much prefer that sort of thoughtfulness to kneejerk partisan reactions from either side of the political spectrum.