[CharacterCounts]

Kagan has already given them the bad news, based on Obama’s reaction here.

IMHO the news was worse than expected.

If this is a 5-4 vote, Obama can spin it as political.

A 7-2 vote, with one of his own voting against him, is much harder to explain away.

[Graybeard58]

A 7-2 vote, with one of his own voting against him, is much harder to explain away.

Even a 6-3 would show that one of the 4 stooges voted against him. I look for a 5-4. Which way? Who knows how Kennedy will vote?

[markman46]

i am thinking the same