At that time and place we were LUCKY to get Alito, for Sandra Dee.
That wasn't luck. That was the result of an uprising. An uprising against Bush. And it showed that the Dems couldn't get 41 for a filibuster on a SCOTUS judge. That's the proof.
Typical GOP, even with a majority they don't know how to use it. The Dems have no such problem.
2006 was an uprising against Iraq, and Party Corruption.