[Cboldt]

C-SPAN2 unofficial tally of Senators' positions on the confirmation vote of Samuel A. Alito to the Suprme Court.

     Aye = 52                   Nay = 23
     4 GOP yet to commit:       21 DEM yet to commit:

     Chaffee                    Akaka           Johnson
     Collins                    Bayh            Landrieu
     Snowe                      Bingaman        Lautenberg
     Stevens                    Byrd            Levin
                                Cantwell        Lieberman
                                Carper          Lincoln
                                Conrad          Menendez
                                Dayton          Pryor
                                Dorgan          Rockefeller
                                Inouye          Sarbanes
                                Jeffords

     DEM Crossover = 1          GOP Crossover = 0

     Nelson (NE)

[syriacus]

21 DEM yet to commit:

Maybe they are in Kerry's office now, rubbing the belly of his Buddha, seeking inspiration.

[McB.]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone know what's wrong with Sen Ten Stevens? I know he got very angry at some senators about a month ago, but why is he stalling on this Alito vote? Is he mad at the President?