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Justice Alito Is Very Fair and Balanced.

Let me see if I can get this straight -- Justice Alito doesn't plan on attending any more Obama State of the Union addresses, but he thinks it's perfectly fine to attend extreme partisan fundraisers where Michele Bachman is the keynote speaker:

Last night, the American Spectator ? a right-wing magazine known for its role in the ?Arkansas Project,? a well-funded effort to invent stories with the goal of eventually impeaching President Clinton ? held its annual gala fundraising event. The Spectator is more than merely an ideological outlet. Spectator publisher Al Regnery helps lead a secretive group of conservatives called the ?Conservative Action Project,? formed after President Obama?s election, to help lobby for conservative legislative priorities, elect Republicans (the Conservative Action Project helped campaign against Democrat Bill Owens in NY-23), and block President Obama?s judicial appointments. The Spectator?s gala last night, with ticket prices/sponsorship levels ranging from $250 to $25,000, featured prominent Republicans like RNC chairman Michael Steele, hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer (a major donor to Republican campaign committees and attack ad groups), and U.S. Chamber of Commerce board member and former Allied Capital CEO William Walton. Among the attendees toasting Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the keynote speaker for the event, was Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito.

It?s not the first time Alito has attended the Spectator dinner. In 2008, Alito headlined the Spectator?s annual gala, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the political magazine. According to Jay Homnick, a conservative who attended the 2008 Spectator gala, Alito spent much of his speech ripping then Vice President-elect Joe Biden as a serial plagiarizer. 

 Swlip, help me out -- seriously.

What am I missing here?

Full post as published by South Florida Lawyers on November 11, 2010 (boomark / email).