I think Obama was entitled to vote as he did against Alito and Roberts. They definitely represent a way of thinking that does not match his. He is entitled to select whom he wishes as a justice, and Sessions et. al. can render their votes as they see fit. So I disagree with the import of the Thread title, other than it could be interpreted to mean that the original poster supports Judge Sotomayor and is afraid she will lose votes by Republicans voting in some kind of "tit for tat" response to Sen. Obama's votes.

I was entranced by the Sotomayor hearings this morning. The Senators brought up causes they cared about and cases they wanted to critique, with or without Sotomayor. I took it as a real plug for our democratic ways. The viewers witnessed intelligence, mutual respect, and powerful figures expressing concern over powerful issues in society. Al Franken (junior Senator from Minnesota!) tried to look intelligent, which was a marvelous sight indeed!