Let's Hope This Doesn't HappenCaptain Ed
looks at the numbers:
If 27 Republicans team up with 34 Democrats, not only will Miers win confirmation but also could stop any filibuster. Half of the Democrats voted for John Roberts, a choice with which they clearly were unhappy. This confirmation will only get stopped by a withdrawal or badly-botched testimony at the Judiciary Committee hearings -- both of which would severely damage the GOP and George Bush.Ye gods, that's a gloomy scenario! Let's hope that we don't need a coalition with the Democrats to fend off a (largely) Republican filibuster. Believe me, if Myers loses 28-27 among Republicans, we GOPers all lose, and much more than we'd lose if her nomination were withdrawn.