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?

[Semi Civil Servant]

Is Reid actually suggesting that Alito will somehow ban birth control?

Oh, no! We'll all be breeding like tribbles!

[pillut48]

Looks like the "Gang Of 25" are holding their collective breaths and votes until their faces turn blue, to show they are being steamrolled in all of this. ;-)

[TonyInOhio]

I note that Bayh did not vote initially. A possible change of heart?

Chafee also did not record a vote.

[GOPJ]

More time for Harry? What can he possibly say that he hasn't previously said 40 times in the last week?

He's giving Samuel Alito a lesson in how "fair and truthful" liberals are - in other words - they're not to be trusted.

Had the dems been good sports about losing control of the Senate and allowed President Bush the dignity of his own nominees to the Supreme Court, dems would have gained in stature. This way, they've shown the world how mean spirited they are when they don't get their way. That helps us.

Also, if Samuel Alito ever has a doubt about what side he's on, he can remember how unfair dems were to him - to his wife, and to all of us. He'll remember the half truths, the lies and the overblown scare tactics. Maybe Reid's working for us....

[You Dirty Rats]

Ted Stevens in the chair.

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

[Cboldt]

What will Mary do?

I think she'll vote AYE.

[Semper Paratus]

Their setting the tables at the WH now for the Bush/Alito lunch.

[Maigrey]

Cantwell -No

Colburn - Aye

Cochran - Aye

Coleman - Aye

Collins - Aye

conrad - Aye

Cornyn - Aye

Craig - Aye

Dayton - No

DeMint - Aye

DeWine - Aye

[ChadGore]

THANK
YOU
GWB

[kjam22]

I bet Clinton doesn't vote....

[Carolinamom]

So Bayh and clinton are late?

[conservative physics]

who just changed their vote?

the total no's just went down to 39

[nuffsenuff]

Did Baucus from Montana, Democrat, vote AYE?

[Dad yer funny]

some of the known "NO's" aren't voting when called

... are they not in their seat?

[Mo1]

Woo Hoo!


I am a Happy Camper Today !!

[Severa]

Nope she didn't...

[steveegg]

Fox and the other alphabet soup networks running vote totals.

24-6 though Ensign.

[Flifuss]

fox news has a running count

[dfwgator]

I kind of hope Landrieu votes 'no' to seal her fate in Louisiana.