[mosquitobite]

Right. The social conservatives would have been pissed. That was my point. Let's say Roberts sided with the majority. That would cause them to question the almighty Christian President*. And had that happened at the same time as the Alito vote on the floor, a filibuster would have won in public opinion because the social conservatives wouldn't be behind the President. That was my point. Strategery. ;)

*President Bush's Christianity is between him and God. I don't know what's in his heart and neither does anyone here. ;)

[linda_22003]

That's quite a scenario. I don't know that I follow it as far down the path as you do, but we certainly saw what happened when they got twitchy about Miers.