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?

[BigSkyFreeper]

I think Landrieu will be a 'yes.' She's going to need all the help she can get in Louisiana.

That's how I look at it too.

[beckysueb]

or that parent who's seeing the pollution that's taken place in a pond -- in a lake

Hes a good one to talk about things in ponds and lakes.

[kimmie7]

Does anyone have the transcript of DeMint's reponse to Reid's "prebuttal" from yesterday? I heard it was destined to be a classic ala Zell Miller.

[Semper Paratus]

She's going to need all the help she can get in Louisiana.

She's on a Carl Sagan quest for 'billions and billions'.

[Howlin]

Isn't Snowe voting yes?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Check with AliVeritas, I think he was going after it yesterday on another thread. Any running total of the vote?

[OldFriend]

Good news. Snowe was the last holdout on the R side.

[Halls]

I love his southern accent!

[finnman69]

[Cboldt]

If ALL 100 senators are in the chamber, why does it take them more than an hour to vote?

This vote will go quickly. I'm not sure why it was scheduled (negotiated) for 11:00, instead of earlier - I suppose just to give enough time for concise closing summaries.

[Howlin]

It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[TomGuy]

Senator, do you consider your filibuster attempt a success?

Senator Kerry explains:

Brief Kerry video

61 kb in WMV format

[OldFriend]

I believe Chafee announced that he's voting NO

[ChadGore]

Jeff Sessions is good.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Oversleep?

[katieanna]

thank you

[small voice in the wilderness]

NO! SNowe is voting YES?

O.K. we need to be very quiet. If we startle her, she will bolt. Quietly approach...there she is, grazing in the Republican field...uh-oh..I think she senses danger..she's looking around...Sssshhhh...O.K. she seems content again...