NOYB wrote:
Bush Picks Alito for Supreme Court

Oct 31, 8:27 AM (ET)

By RON FOURNIER


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, stung by the rejection of his first
choice, nominated conservative judge Samuel Alito on Monday to replace
moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court
and mollify his political base.


Here's where he calls in the "chips" he earned when he let the R's in
the Senate kill his last nominee. Unless Bush is a dumb as he appears
(could be) this is likely the move he had in mind from the beginning.

Barring a successful filibuster, this guy is probably in.