Cynical Nation

It sounds like the Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 13-5 to send Roberts' nomination to the full Senate. Think about that. The president appoints a superbly qualified and largely uncontroversial candidate to replace a conservative jurist, and a solid majority of committee Democrats don't even think he's entitled to a vote.

UPDATE: Here's the final vote:

Republicans:
Specter, A. (PA) - Y
Hatch, O. (UT) - Y
Grassley, C. (IA) - Y
Kyl, J. (AZ) - Y
DeWine, M. (OH) - Y
Sessions, J. (AL) - Y
Graham, L. (SC) - Y
Cornyn, J. (TX) - Y
Brownback, S. (KS) - Y
Coburn, T. (OK) - Y

Democrats:
Leahy, P. (VT) - Y
Kennedy, E. (MA) - N
Biden, J. (DE) - N
Kohl, H. (WI) - Y
Feinstein, D. (CA) - N
Feingold, D. (WI) - Y
Schumer, C. (NY) - N
Durbin, R. (IL) - N