"I doubt it. The same 22 Democrats who voted against Roberts will vote against Alito."
No they won't. See how many of the 22 are up for reelection. It will be less than 10. Actually it will be 5.
Kennedy
Schumer
Boxer
Kerry
Durbin
Irrelevant. Most voters will have completely forgotten all of the events of today in 10 months.
It will be less than 10. Actually it will be 5.
You seem to put a lot of faith and trust in the Democrats.
I wish you were correct, but I predict there will be between 26 and 32 votes against him.
The morons in Massachusetts will re-elect Kennedy & Kerry no matter what they say or do.