You mean like "I voted for it before I voted against it"? That kind of inconsistant?
Yes - something exactly like that. Hahahahahah.
Executive session (customary), for any questions that remain that need to be put to Alito. That will happen before lunch. It appears that but for formalities, the inquisition is over.
Leahy is, perhaps, going to give a clue as to why he will or won't entertain giving an affirmative vote on the floor of the Senate. Giving Alito a chance to describe check and balance as reigning in the President.