I have selected two picks for both Hero and Hack this week. Why? Friday the 13th? Not really, I just felt like it.

First up are Judge & Mrs. Alito. Judge Alito for his stellar performance under the pressure of obtuse Democrat hackery. He is going to make a fine justice.

Mrs. Alito is my other hero. One, for holding out as long as she did, and two, for having the courage to cry, to let the world see how baseless attacks and rude questioning can break down a family quicker than someone on trial in an episode of Law & Order. (VIDEO)

On the hack side are Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Joe Biden.

Ted Kennedy's major offense? This:

Ted Kennedy, of all people, expects Alito to remember an editorial in the WSJ from Jan. 17, 1985 (the WSJ dug that one up today: see Doing It Right: The editorial Sen. Kennedy wants Judge Alito to read) — twenty-one years ago almost to the day. The senior senator from Massachussetts can remember newspaper articles from 21 years ago but was too drunk to remember what he did on July 19, 1969.

Maybe it’s because, in Democrat eyes, acts committed in the past are part of “a story of sin and redemption”, but only if you’re a Democrat?

JTTR FILE PHOTO of Kennedy:


Joe Biden had plenty to say, even with his foot in his mouth most of the time. Radio Blogger has some of the details:

This morning, at 7:04AM Eastern time, Senator Biden appeared with Katie Couric on the Today Show for about eight minutes. Katie grilled Biden over the personal attacks by some on the Judiciary Committee, causing Mrs. Alito to leave the hearing yesterday in tears. Biden immediately deflects, saying he wasn't in the room when she cried, and saying the system (the hearing process into judicial nominees) has broken down.

First of all, for Joe Biden to say the system has broken down is like an arsonist coming out of a burning building with a spent match in his hands, saying wood is bad because it's flammable. But I digress.

There was also the Princeton incident, which the Daily Princetonian has more details on. Not a great week to be a Democrat on the Judiciary Committee indeed.

Hero/Hack appears every Friday at Jokers to the Right.com.

Posted by Ryan S. on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 12:01 AM | Permalink |