Alito Vote Likely on Tuesday

The Democrats did their best to stall...and may end up giving the President a wonderful moment at his State of the Union address next week, when the newly sworn Justice Alito takes his seat in the front row.

Confirm Them, Bench Memos, and The Corner have more.

According to Byron York at The Corner, Senator Kerry's call for a filibuster came only after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid decided there wouldn't be a filibuster...so Kerry's move was not only graceless, it was gutless.