I am not saying this is the case, by any stretch, but it would be ironic if Roberts turns out to be a staunch conservative and Alito turns out to be a wishy-washy moderate.
I won't base my opinion of Alito on one single case, but the fact he's had a mixed record on death penalties in the 3rd Circuit is inescapable.
But, I can't help notice that this repugnant killer scum's counsel decided to ram this through on Alito's first day. This story it seems to me was designed to set conservative's hair on fire over Alito. I guess it worked.