Guess it depends on who you talk to. According to what they just showed on FOX we have 53 GOP and 3 Dems for Cloiture -- we need 60 and the moonies are working the phones like crazy -- Kerry has provided the phone numbers to them -- and they are working the weak sisters Snow and Collins big-time... also telling the dems to walk out of the STOU...
That 56 votes is to confirm the nominee. Some of the DEM "nay on the nominee" votes will vote for cloture.