Water Carrier Ed Henry

On CNN Ed Henry just said regarding Alito's little Vanguard problem that according to Alito he voluntarily recused himself once he became aware of the situation.

Well, I suppose it depends on the meaning of "voluntary recusal."

He withdrew from the case after a complaint was filed by Shantee Maharaj, a Massachusetts woman who wanted Vanguard to give her the assets of her late husband's mutual funds.

Nonetheless, he wrote a letter to the chief circuit judge in 2003 complaining about the effort to remove him from the case. ''I do not believe that I am required to disqualify myself based on my ownership of the mutual fund shares," he wrote.

He wasn't exactly rushing for the door.