On Democratic Undergrounds "Top Ten Conservative Idiots" (Great weekly insight into the news, very funny too), I was directed to this quote:

A week ago, I would have told you it's not likely to happen. As of [Wednesday], I just can't rule it out. I was surprised by the intensity of feeling of some of my colleagues. It's a matter of counting. We have 45 Democrats, counting [Vermont independent] Jim Jeffords, on our side. We could sustain a filibuster if 41 senators ... are willing to stand and fight..

We're asking senators where they stand. When it reaches a critical moment when five senators have said they oppose a filibuster, it's off the table. It's not going to happen. But if it doesn't reach that moment, then we'll sit down and have that conversation.

Apparently our hard-fought battle to fight this ultra-conservative nominee has paid off, and we have a strong Democratic defense in place. If it will stand up for a long time, I don't know. But anyone looking to run as a moderate this November is going to have trouble. A filibuster will publicize Alito's radical agenda further, and probably build more resistance to him. Keep the pressure on, this guy is dangerous to our democracy.