Sen. Russ Feingold is being very tough on Judge Alito because he evidently doesn’t oppose the death penalty — especially in some case in which the killer in question had a really bad childhood. They tell me Feingold is a very liberal Democrat who might run to the Left of Hillary Clinton. Why, then, is he trying to ensure the success of the Alito nomination in this fashion? Yes, I know that the death penalty isn’t as popular as it used to be, but still, more than 60 precent of Americans support it.