Kagan got five Republican votes for confirmation. Sotomayor got nine.
Grahamnesty voted for both. Collins voted for both. Gregg voted for both. In fairness, Roberts did cast two no votes - so good for him.
But as an argument, you’ll need to do better. This is about weak Republicans as much as its about Reid. Until there is a conservative caucus in the Senate that will actually stand for something, I won’t be convinced.
See my post #18