Chafee says he will vote against Alito

[nini2287]

Crap, well that will suck for him in the future.

What possible negative effect could this have on Chaffee?

He's facing a tough primary challenge from a conservative.

I would have preferred a yes vote from him, but he's still a freedom fighter.

[nini2287]

I'd still vote for him in the primary and general election.

Chafee voted for Janice Rogers Brown.

Rogers Brown seems like a complete conservative ideologue, the Republican's Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

That being said I'd also vote for Linc in the primary and general as well.

[nini2287]

Why should Chaffee not represent the people of Rhode Island? (for the GOP)

I don't numbers for RI, but in neighboring CT, Alito's supporters outnumber his opposers by 20 points (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/January%20Dailies/Alito%20Confirmation%20by%20State.htm), so with RI being a slightly more liberal state, I'd expect around a 15-pt. margin for Alito there.

[nini2287]

Rogers Brown seems like a complete conservative ideologue, the Republican's Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

From what I've read, her judicial views are quite sound and reasonable.

She seems to base her judicial views off of her personal poltics.  A judge should not go around calling the New Deal a "socialist revolution", that's the job of a legislator to do that.