Those liberal interest groups and senators who are ready to shout hysterically that Judge Samuel Alito is a grave danger to their advocacy of abortion rights might want to consider this:

"It's worth noting that Judge Alito does not automatically rule in favor of laws limiting abortion. In Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, he cited the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a Nebraska ban on partial-birth abortion to explain his vote to invalidate a similar law in New Jersey. It is the "responsibility" of judges, he said, "to follow and apply controlling Supreme Court precedent." At least one pro-life group was rumored yesterday to be considering withholding support for Judge Alito over Farmer--which would be an example of the results-based jurisprudence that conservatives criticize when it is practiced by the left."