[BigSkyFreeper]

A more likely speculation is that Alito's mixed record on death penalty cases in the lower courts was not a fluke.

Yep. That's where I've drawn my conclusion.

[AntiGuv]

I am not saying this is the case, by any stretch, but it would be ironic if Roberts turns out to be a staunch conservative and Alito turns out to be a wishy-washy moderate.