Frist calls Alito Democrats' "nightmare" - Yahoo! News

Frist calls Alito Democrats' "nightmare" - Yahoo! News: "By Richard Cowan 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told Republican Party activists on Friday night that
U.S. Supreme Court nominee
Samuel Alito was the 'worst nightmare of liberal Democrats.'

Frist, a Tennessee Republican, made the remark to fellow Republicans during a private tour he gave them of the Senate chamber when the Senate was not in session.

Frist was not available for comment following his remarks.

Asked about the senator's remark, Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson said that Alito 'is a thoughtful mainstream conservative jurist who is well respected by his peers, by Democrats and Republicans alike.'

Stevenson added, 'There are liberals, many of them represented by the outside groups, who will do anything to kill any nominee put forward by this administration.'"