This good news from
Raw
Story:

Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee (R-RI) announced this morning in Providence that
he will vote against the nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the
Supreme Court.

In a statement this morning, the Rhode Island senator said he was
“greatly concerned” about some of Alito’s philosophies, according to the
Providence Journal. Chafee is the first Republican to announce a vote
against Alito.

The Journal did not say whether the senator would back a filibuster.
Liberal Democrats Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) are
mounting an eleventh-hour bid to block the nominee.

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This makes you wonder how many other Senators might decide against Alito
after being home amongst their constituents this past weekend. Hopefully the
list will grow in the next 24 hours and we won’t even have to worry about a
filibuster. It’s a shame that a Republican is more friendly to Democrats than
some Democrats are.