Of course, CNN reminds us why Alito was nominated in the first place:
Greg Valliere, chief strategist for Stanford Washington Research Group, added that it’s unlikely that Alito would have been nominated if his judicial philosophy wasn’t geared towards business interests.
In fact, the White House was reported to have consulted business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, headed by former Michigan governor and Bush friend John Engler, over potential nominations in order to garner support for what many see as an uphill battle to seat a conservative judge to replace moderate O’Connor.
This is a good tidbit, too:
Three years ago, Alito upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against Vanguard Group. Yet Alito had hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in Vanguard funds at the time. While he later recused himself from further involvement in the case, the issue could be used to block the nomination.
