Leahy for Roberts - CALM DOWN! I think I know why.

[Hawkeye-X]

I think Leahy is still going to reject Roberts. Right now, he's in the Judiciary committee and as you know, it's dominated by Pukes, so maybe the strategy plan is this:

Leahy votes yes to get him out.

Leahy and the other Democratic Party member begins railing out Roberts, demanding more hearings and threaten to filibuster - tell the Republicans that it is over. No more nuclear option. The Republicans won't have the vote to break the filibuster and not even any votes to initiate the nuclear option. That shows the true colors of Frist - ranting and raving like a maniac, with all to see. Then out of public embarassment, Republicans quietly sustain the filibuster and save face and tell Chimp, "Nope, won't work. Find us another candidate without ultrarightwing leanings.".

Chimp tries to nominate more ultrarightwing loons, and still gets rejected. Thus, Supreme Court remains balanced at 7 judges instead of 9.

With the liberal judges winning. :P Stevens will live another 20 more years and eventually oversees the impeachment of Chimp.

Hawkeye-X