Predictions

The U.S. Senate will invoke cloture on the Alito debate with 65 votes.

Judge Alito will be confirmed with 59 votes.

Jack Bauer will kill or seriously injure someone on tonight's episode of 24.

In 24, the shadowy man behind the nerve gas scare is working for a military weapons contractor who is upset about the fighting terrorists (what President Logan called it)/disarmament (what the media in 24 have called it) agreement that President Logan and Russia's prime minister signed.

My wife will watch Skating with Celebrities tonight.