As much as the mainstream media seems determined to proclaim that Samuel Alito's Supreme Court confirmation is a "done deal," and will proceed smoothly like clockwork, in the larger scheme of things this moment is a historic "inflection point" that will define our Republic's future course as far as the eye can see.
Simply put, allowing Alito's confirmation to proceed without the maximum effort to resist the Radical Right's power grab of all three branches of government, including a filibuster or shutdown of the Senate's business, confers legitimacy upon the unconstitutional and illegal actions of the Bush administration, declares their corruption and malfeasance as "business as usual," and will cripple any future effort to seek Truth and Justice about the crimes and lies inflicted on the American people.