[Rodney King]

There is tension in the DEM camp, and in the bowels of the gang of 14. Buy stock in Maalox!

My hope and prediction is as follows: I have noticed McCain moving further to the right, in recognition of the difficult of winning the GOP primaries as a RINO. If Bush played this smart, then McCain has already signed on with Alito. If that is the case, then McCain can might intend for this battle to be his after-fight make-out session with the base. In that case, the other moderates will follow McCain with an eye towards them wanting him to be the next President.

Anyway, that is my hopeful prediction.

[mainepatsfan]

I want to see how much heat the loony left will put on the Dem senators. If they don't filibuster it'll show how little influence they have even over their own senators.

[TSchmereL]

I think you are on to something. If McCain has not already signed on with Alito, I think he will see that he must after the "Conservative Crackdown."

I think that Alito's confirmation will be slightly more difficult than John Roberts', but in the wide view, so relatively easy that everyone will wonder why Bush ever thought it was necessary to nominate a stealth candidate.

[chiller]

Has it been mentioned that Alito lives and works in Specters backyard, who will be hard-pressed to do anything but help his local guy.