my mistake . AP article from Tues eve correct; says Nelson(NE) tovote YES

[lindisfarne]

CORRECTION: Thanks to first reply below, I realized there were two Democratic Nelsons in the senate (what are the odds of that .. and both at one time thinking of voting yes on Alito??)
================================================
last I heard, Nelson had said he would vote against Alito? or am I the one who's slow (did Nelson change his mind again?)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top10jan24,0,5688238,print.story

Majority of Senators Vow to Vote for Alito
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
Associated Press Writer

8:04 PM PST, January 24, 2006

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito won commitments from a majority of senators Tuesday, assuring his eventual confirmation and making a rightward tilt of the court likely.

On the same day Alito won a 10-8 party-line approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, five Republicans announced that they would vote for his confirmation in the full Senate, pushing him over 50 votes in the 100-member chamber.

Fifty Senate Republicans, plus one Democrat, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, have publicly committed to vote for Alito through their representatives, interviews with The Associated Press or news releases.

No Republicans have opposed him and five have yet to declare how they will vote: Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine and Ted Stevens of Alaska.

[SW FL Dem]

1. There are two Senator Nelsons

Ben Nelson from Nebraska will vote yes. Bill Nelson from Florida will vote no.

[lindisfarne]

3. Thanks for that clarification. Didn't realize there were 2 Dem-Nelsons.

[snowbear]

4. There's AStrounaut Nelson, and ASShat Nelson

Guess which one is the asshat?

[yourout]

2. If Ben Nelson's vote ends up being the difference......

It should be explained to him very loudly how unhappy we are with thim.

[EST]

5. That empty headed, addle brained twit.

The only communications he understands are the stick and rock method. He is sledtrack dumb.

[TomInTib]

7. Yep. Read my sig line. nt

[gumby]

6. Ben Nelson from Nebraska was on C-Span today

for a segment saying he was going to vote for Alito. He even took calls (which I didn't listen to). Apparently, he has changed his mind. Maybe Harry Reid gave him an education?

Couldn't find 2 Ben Nelson senators on Google.

edit: ok, I'm confused. Thought I just heard on my radio that BEN Nelson would vote no. Whatever.

[snowbear]

8. Ben Nelson:

Bill Nelson:

[gumby]

9. Haha.

Yep!