That's the only thing I see that would trigger this move now. As screwed up as the Democrats are though- who knows?
Reid: "Democrat Senator from a strong red State", I want you to vote against Alito when he comes to the floor for a vote'
Democrat Senator from a strong red State: Senator Reid, what? Do you even know what State I'm from? Sorry. Not gonna happen. Go talk to specter, chaffe, snowe, or collins.
And since there are 11 of them, that would easily make it impossible for the dems to come close to defeating Alito, which would be embarrassing since the lib dems already threw the gauntlet down against Alito yesterday, the first few hours after the nomination. I think your idea might just be it. I'm going to have to file that in my head and remember that. 8)