Alito's Skeleton: CAP

Alito's Princeton Yearbook Picture (Photo Credit: Daily Princetonian) 

Alito’s connection to Concerned Alumni of Princeton (CAP) is by far the most scandalous tidbit to come out of the hearings. CAP, for those not familiar, is an organization that seeks to return Princeton to an all rich white male institution. (Here is a link: The Nation: "Alito's CAP Connection" if you want to read more about CAP.)

Alito has done a great job of ducking and side-stepping the problems his CAP association present. He claimed he does not remember ever being an “active member,” or why he listed his CAP membership on a Regan administration job application. Democratic Senators have tried to pierce the “I don’t remember veil,” but to no avail.

Now most people have, from time to time, listed a fringe affiliation or embellished past job responsibilities on a job application or resume. If Alito merely added CAP to his resume to impress potential employers, it could be overlooked. But he refused to directly answer a question to that effect, sticking with the “I don’t remember” schpiel. (See: Bill Clinton's: “I didn’t inhale” defense)

So at best, our next Supreme Court justice embellished his resume. At worst Alito harbors inner-distain for women and minorities. I really hope he just fudged his resume, but my gut feeling is the truth lies somewhere in between.

Who knows what kind of Justice Alito will become. Either way, he looks like a lock to be confirmed. I just hope the Robert’s Court will not be as conservative as advertised.