The GOP says 'NO' because they can?

By now, many of you know that President Obama nominated Elena Kagan, appointed Solicitor General, to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy from the impending retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. There have been numerous articles about the confirmation hearing, but this particular National Public Radio article wound me up:

GOP Pushes For More Votes Against Kagan.

It has been on the television, the internet, and in the newspaper, and critics are not being open-minded. There are enough Democratic votes to confirm her, but the GOP is rallying up "no" votes "not because of anything she said or didn't say at her confirmation hearings". The GOP is just trying to stick it to Obama. The article goes further to explain the NRA's push on citizens to phone their senators for no votes even after she states her support of the Second Amendment's legitimacy. The end of the article sums up the failed attempts by the GOP and the NRA. They are "searching for a silver bullet" because it's election year and "they are in the mood to take scalps". This article is worthy of your time because it shows the truth behind the scrutiny of Kagan and puts the GOP's actions into perspective.