Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, one of the most liberal Democrats in the Senate, today conceded that there would probably be no attempt to filibuster Samuel Alito.

Said Feinstein:

I do not see a likelihood of a filibuster. This might be a man I disagree with, but it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be on the court.

Wow! That is quite a concession from a Democrat like Feinstein! We disagree with him, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be on the court. Could it be that Feinstein and some other Democrats are finally softening up a little? Or is she merely engaging in damage control and trying to make herself look tolerant since she knows that stopping Alito’s nomination is pretty much a doomed cause already?

Either way, it’s nice to finally see someone actually point that out. As other pundits and commentators have pointed out numerous times, during the Clinton years the Republicans voted en masse for the confirmation of justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, who are both far-left. Democrats have seemed extremely reluctant to return the favor.