Blogenfreude has a list of the nineteen Democrat senators who voted to end the filibuster of the Alito nomination yesterday. As I noted in the comments there, I wonder how many of them will go on to vote against Alito’s confirmation.
I guess it’s possible that some of these senators actually think Alito will make a fine Supreme Court Justice. Some of them may subscribe to the notion that the President has the right to nominate anyone he chooses, and that the Senate’s “advise and consent” role should tilt toward the “consent” side. If that’s the case, then they should vote for confirmation. Screwing over your own party on the filibuster and then voting “no” in a feeble attempt to cover your ass is nothing but cowardice.