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?

[pollyannaish]

Excuse me. Just inserting a little happy dance here.

It's a good day to be conservative. And it's a good day to be GOP. Next...watch the President kick a little backside this evening.

[Semper Paratus]

There are two swearing-in's for a SCOTUS Justice. First is usually with the President and is public, followed by lunch at the WH.

Second is private and is in the Supreme Court with the other Justices.

[Mr Cobol]

You're welcome.

[joyspring777]

Schumer!


What can you say about this joke of a man. No integrity! No principle! No honesty!

It all comes down Chuckie baby, to who won the election bro!

We win, we choose. You lose!

Nowhere does it say in the Constitution that a nominee has to have the support of 90 Senators.

The ONLY reason Clinton's nominees got such support, is because we had a bunch of gentlemen Republicans averse to playing hardball...playing kissy face with you all.

Times have changed! I don't give a rip if the vote was 55-45. It means nothing but the Democrats got mad they they lost and took their toys and went home.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! All the way back to New York Chuckie, and don't forget to talk on your cell phone in public!

[STARWISE]

FNC said a few minutes ago that it would be a private ceremony .. I expect it'll be after the journalists' off-the-record lunch I posted above. Wonder if they'll pass each other in the hall?

[kimmie7]

I like your opinion. See my post at 1650.

[Liberty Valance]

Congratulations to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and family. The Constitution won today! Work kept me from seeing the final vote but thank you Ken for the illuminating FR thread.

[lunarbicep]

Nomination Description:

Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

 

Vote Counts:	YEAs	58
	NAYs	42

 

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Yea Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Chafee (R-RI), Nay Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Yea DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay Dole (R-NC), Yea

Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay Frist (R-TN), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Nay Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Nay Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay

 

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---58
Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC)	DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (D-SD) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ)	McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)

 

NAYs ---42
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Dayton (D-MN) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL)	Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR)	Menendez (D-NJ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Wyden (D-OR)

 

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

 

 

[southernerwithanattitude]

Yes 1/31/06, a VERY good day!

[top 2 toe red]

She's still not bad lookin' for an old gal....even if her soul is corrupt!

Oh, my...have you ever thought about trying out a pair of those things called--------GLASSES?!?

[STARWISE]

FNC - saying there's an explosion in NC .. Morganton .. Synthron textile plant.

[Political Junkie Too]

So Sandra Day O'Conner is finally retired? That must be the longest retirement process in history.

-PJ

[daybreakcoming]

It's a good day for those who love, respect and admire the Constitution.

I am hoping that those who do not love, respect, or admire the Constitution get a new introduction to it and at least learn to treasure it.

Happy days are here - enjoy!

[colorcountry]

You know why your eyesight gets worse as you age?

So you can't see the wrinkles! I AIN'T puttin on no glasses. (and I don't have any wrinkles either..hahaha)

[pollyannaish]

LOL.

I am planning on the left training their guns on Cantwell here in Washington State. There could be excellent repercussions from this later this year.

(Crossing fingers and wishing them good luck in influencing the primaries.)

[Grampa Dave]

Registered has that ability to really capture a conservative victory inspite of the evil libs.

[STARWISE]

Synthron explosion, Morganton, NC: 8 injured .. hazmat teams responding .. several small explosions about 50 mins. ago. WCCB reporting to FNC .. west of Charlotte, NC. All emergency crews in Bert County and surrounding counties responding.

[ssaftler]

This sounds like an interesting thread. Name the worst Congressional Districts in the US (considering Senators as well).

The top 3 off the top of my head:

- Nancy Pelosi's
- Maxine Water's
- Charlie Rangel's

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I hate seeing those photos- why do I feel sorry for him..UGH...having empathy stinks sometimes....

[southernerwithanattitude]

Byrd in W.V. and I think any of the southern Democrats should be targeted.