Alito told Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) that when he wrote a document stating he felt proud to argue the Constitution didn't give a woman the right to an abortion, he was just "an advocate seeking a job".  So what is he now?  A judge seeking a job?  A very prestigious job, I might add.  Now that he's been a judge for 15 years, we're supposed to believe he's above that sort of thing?  Judges aren't political?  How can that be when they're appointed by someone in a political office?

And to say as a judge you will only interpret the law without allowing your personal views to affect that judgment is either deceitful or naive.  I don't think people are capable of making a completely objective opinion that is in no way affected by their views.  How we interpret things is deeply affected by how we think and feel.  As Adam says, lawyers and judges might not actively seek out case law to support the outcome they desire, but the cases where a precedent is established that's favorable to a person's way of thinking will be the ones that stick out in their minds.  Therefore, these will be the cases they use to present their argument.  With our crazy system of precedent, and all the cases that have taken place over the years since our judicial system has been in effect, you can pretty much argue any side you want with case law.

I didn't care for Meier's.  She may not have been a hard-line evangelist type conservative, but she seemed too soft and too easily swayed by whomever she adored (currently, it seems she's enamored with the Bush empire).  Mebbe when she didn't need them anymore she would have shown her true self, but just as likely, this is her true self.  Now with Scalito as the next nominee, I'm not sure if I would have preferred the sycophant.  Both are scary.  He's too slick for my own good.