Where were you in ’72?: “A lot has been said this morning about Samuel Alito, President Bush’s nominee for the Supreme Court, and his impeccable legal resume. Well, here’s one portion of his resume we hope gets some very, very close scrutiny over the next few weeks, before his confirmation hearings.

Where were you in ’72?

Specifically, what were the circumstances of Alito getting a coveted slot in the Army Reserves that year, while the Vietnam War was still raging? Is Alito yet another ‘chickenhawk’ who avoided the war and now will be deciding on life-or-death cases involving our young men and women fighting in Iraq and elsewhere today?” (Attytood)