Buckley Satire Throws the Book at the High Court
When Martha-Ann Alito dissolved into tears at her husband Sam's confirmation hearing in January 2006, satirist Christopher Buckley decided to address the state of Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The result, "Supreme Courtship," hits bookstores this week. Buckley, the son of the late William Buckley Jr., had to confront a couple of problems while writing the book, including finding humor in the Supreme Court. But then the idea suddenly came to him: "Judge Judy goes on the Supreme Court!"
