[Mike Bates]

At the time of Bork's nomination there were many Republican senators who were adamantly opposed to having Bork on the court -- mainly because his role in the Watergate affair indicated a lack of principle, an excess of political ambition, or both.

40 Republican senators voted to confirm Judge Bork, and only six voted against confirmation. That doesn't seem to prove that "many Republican senators" were adamantly opposed.

[Alberta's Child]

You don't understand how a legislative body works, do you? A number of those 40 Republicans only voted to confirm him because they knew he wasn't going to be confirmed.