Lawrence O' Donnell sums things up nicely.

These are the kind of court jester, clown voices that are left in the atmosphere, in the aftermath of the Bush presidency...
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The mistake a party makes, or a partisan can make, is jumping up and down about everything.

So true. Many Dems voted against Roberts and/or Alito and yet you heard none of the hysterics that you're hearing now from the GOP and the screeching wingnuts re Sotomayor. I believe it says more about the voters (and listeners) of the other side than anything else, the fact that they react emotionally much more so than with a level head demanding facts.

Rush, Hannity, Beck and the rest of the clown-like entertainers all know this full well, sadly.