The final vote is 58 Ayes and 42 Nays proves a filibuster was possible!!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x280438
That 42 votes will make the DUmmys think that they are "in the mainstream". It will work BETTER for us for them to continue thinking that.
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The final vote of 58 Ayes and 42 Nays proves a filibuster was possible!!!#####
This shows how stupid they are. To sustain a filibuster, you need to have 41 votes against CLOTURE, not against the nominee. They only got 25 Senators yesterday to vote against cloture. The DUmmies fail to take into account some political realities. Namely, that some of the Democrat Senators come from conservative states. This includes Byrd, Rockefeller, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Lincoln, Pryor, Landrieu, Conrad, Dorgan, Johnson, Bingaman, Salazar, and Baucus. These Senators couldn't possibly afford to filibuster a popular and totally qualified nominee such as Alito. A filibuster would draw the process out and focus public attention on the issue more, making it harder for them continue their filibuster with each passing minute for the simple reason that their constituents would oppose the filibuster.
These Senators might be able to get away with voting "no" on Alito. But only if they cushion the blow by voting against a filibuster. This way, when their GOP challenger brings the issue up in their next election, they can point out that they didn't filibuster him and that their "no" vote didn't really matter since he was confirmed anyway.
Believe me, if Alito had been unpopular, the Rats would have filibustered him. What this vote shows is that he was too popular to filibuster.