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Do you think it is possible that the Dems who voted for Alito did so knowing he was going to win confirmation whether they voted for him or not, only for (potential) political purposes? While this is an extremely irrational reason for voting for a justice whose philosophies you oppose, I have no doubt this is what they were doing. In other words, if there was a snowballs chance in hell- from the beginning- that this candidate did not have the votes to be confirmed, they would have voted against confirmation.
As frustrating and discouraging as this confirmation is, I find War Room's incessant sarcasm and whining very couter-productive; Not to mention annoying.
While I understand this confirmation is about much more than abortion rights, the Republicans, with your help, have the Democrats right where they want them- completely divided over a single issue. By the way, this is where the Dems have been post Eugene McCarthy, and here to stay I presume.
