Media used emotional reaction of Alito's wife to suggest Democrats "went too far"
January 12, 2006 5:22 pm ET
SUMMARY: Despite the fact that Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s wife's emotional response did not come during the Democrats' questioning, but during Sen. Lindsey Graham's characterization of the Democrats' questioning, numerous media outlets pounced on the incident to raise the question of whether Democrats on the committee "took this a step too far."






