John Kerry is pushing for a filibuster of Samuel Alito. Maybe I'm too jaded and cynical, but I think he knows full well it will never hold and he's doing it to gain points with the lefties.
In order to sustain a filibuster, the Dems need 41 votes. There are 44 dems in the senate and 3 have publicly declared that they will vote for Alito. That leaves 41 and at least a few of these have expressed skepticism about using a filibuster.
My point is this - John Kerry knows full well that there isn't enough support from the dems to hold a filibuster. This is a guy who couldn't take a strong stance on anything during his presidential campaign and he hasn't shown a whole lot more backbone since. I have a hard time seeing him sticking his neck out at the forefront of this, even if Ted Kennedy is right beside him.
NOTE: This doesn't change the fact that I'm still proud of my photo with him.