John Cornyn: “I also have in my other hand a series of editorials, starting with a Dallas Morning News editorial entitled ``Confirm…”

“I also have in my other hand a series of editorials, starting with a Dallas Morning News editorial entitled ``Confirm Alito.'' These are all editorials from newspapers around the country recommending that this body confirm Judge Alito. I ask unanimous consent that these editorials be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Dallas Morning News, Jan. 14, 2006] Confirm Alito: Nominee Deserves Senate's Backing After hearing Samuel Alito testify this week, this editorial board's assessment is that the appellate judge has the intellectual breadth and legal depth to sit on the Supreme Court. With few exceptions, he fielded Senate Judiciary Committee questions with a ready grasp of case law and nuance. He also came across as quite reasonable. Just as Clinton nominee Stephen Breyer struck senators as a mainstream liberal, Mr. Alito resides within the 40-yard lines of conservatism. We offer this conclusion--and our recommendation of him-- after comparing his testimony with several questions we raised Monday. First, his embrace of judicial precedent was persuasive enough to conclude he wouldn't rush to overturn Roe vs. Wade. He didn't go as far as John Roberts in saying the abortion rights case is settled law. But he repeatedly emphasized his belief in building upon previous decisions.…”