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I do feel that Alito will eventually confirmed by the senate, but I see them holding up on the vote until the decision has been made on the case regarding PBA, that the SC is hearing right now.

After a little more digging, the PBA case is Gonzales v. Carhart. SCOTUS hasn't announced its decision whether or not to hear the case. SCOTUS was supposed to take up that question (petition for taking the case, certiorari) last Friday, Jan. 6th, and announce it yesterday, Jan. 9th. I haven't heard any news.

At any rate, a week or two delay at this point won't affect that decision.

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jan/06010504.html

I don't have any definitive material to share regarding the possibility that the Ayotte case will be handed down before Alito is confirmed. The Ayotte case was argued before the Court on November 30. I assume the decision could be handed down "any time," given the typical period between hearing and deciding a case is a month or two. As an example of a "longer" decision-composing period, Kelo was argued Feb. 22, 2005 and decided on June 23.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515161/posts?page=160#160