The Senescent Man

The attack ad against Judge Samuel Alito that has been running on tv lately strikes me as funny. As he sits in a chair being made up for an appearance before cameras, a smart-looking consultant approvingly goes down a list of his supposed evasions to pretty trivial flaws in his background. At the end a semi-scary voice-over gets me chortling when it says, "Samuel Alito - he's no Moderate!" And then, "The information in this ad has been supplied by MoveOn.org." Now, I lose it. Saturday Night Live couldn't do a better parody ad. These guys are so proud of themselves for delivering this grave warning. Lions and Tigers and Bears, OH MY!