LIVE THREAD:Senate vote to confirm Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court;(UPDATE: Alito Confirmed 58-42)

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[ken5050]

Good morning, all.

Join us today for the final victory lap, the vote to "confirm Samuel Alito, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court."

It's all over except the final vote tally.

Lots of surprises yesterday at the HUGE vote to impose cloture, so perhaps there are still some surprise votes to come?

[ohioWfan]

Snow AYE

[johnny7]

I got Kerry & Kennedy... I'm the weiner!

[mainepatsfan]

Oh the drama! /s

[Cboldt]

Is SDO'C's resignation legally binding..could she recant it?

LOL. That would violate stare decisis.

[pillut48]

That chart was only the declared votes prior, not the actual voting that is happening now.

[southernerwithanattitude]

Yep, J.R. Brown warming up in the bullpen!

[Severa]

Both Maine Senators voted AYE. Kinda shocked, I am...

[Kaslin]

I wanted Big Dick in the chair! What's he doing today?

He's not needed as we have more then enough votes

[syriacus]

Snowe aye
stevens aye

[Sender]

Good for Alito, and good to see the Rats crushed.

What is best in life, Conan?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their windbags.

[ohioWfan]

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

[Boston Blackie]

[steveegg]

Snowe - AYE

Specter - AYE Stevens - AYE Sununo - AYE Talent - AYE Thomas - AYE THAT'S 51!!!

[bert]

DU contraceptive kit circa 2006

[puroresu]

Snowe aye!

[quantim]

And Thomas gets #51!

[fatima]

Snowe aye 50-25

[Maigrey]

Martinez, McCain - aye Mcconnell - aye

Menendez, Murray - no

Obama - No

Pryor - No

Reed, Reid - No

Salazar, No

Santorum - Aye

Sarbanes, Schumer, No

Sessions, Aye

Shelby - Aye

Smith - Aye

Snowe - Aye

Spectre - Aye

Stevens - Aye

Sununu - Aye

Talent - Aye

Thomas, Thune - Aye

[ChadGore]

This is a great day.