[JohnnyZ]

You would not get 78 votes on someone to the right of Roberts. You would lose all democrats, so the most you could get would be 55.

This is complete fabrication. Anyone to the right of Roberts immediate DOUBLES the number of Democrats against? I don't think so.

I'm trying to lead you to water here, but if you're content with kool-aid and don't want water .....

[xzins]

There is nothing kool-aid there. My position is that Roberts is as far right as democrats will vote for. There's nothing really hard to understand about that. They have great party discipline and seem to be able to enforce it.