The woman on Brit's panel tonight (don't know her name, but she's the Lib of the crew) was predicting a filibuster. It sounded to me to be her way of screaming "FILIBUSTER THIS PIG!" without actually doing so. According to Hannity, the Planned Parenthood types are undergoing a meltdown. GWB might as well have added "Checkmate!" when he announced the nomination this morning.
Now the real question...what's the climate at DU? (snicker)
If one were to postulate that the Miers nomination was a feint designed to get the expected result and solidify the base, the pieces would fit. Now the Alito nomination has a solidified base but for instead of against and the Dems are in disarray. I would say that once again Bush has been misunderestimated and the Dems have been Roved one more time.