(posted by 206.255.13.8 at 19:16, 3 November 2005) 
 ::Mathews' tirade is fantasy POV. (The memo doesn't mention Alito's ethnicity; it doesn't even hint at it. It seems that the RNC attacks critics of its choices as prejudiced, whether its appointees are Hispanic (Alberto Gonzalez), Black (several), female (several), or (shudder!) Catholic. It's not like Italians are an oppressed minority in the US&A; these days.) His charge doesn't belong in an encyclopedic article. Butt if Mathews' apologists insist on including this irrelevant fiction, I'll follow it up with text that puts it into context.