From Breitbart / AP:
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr., the son of an Italian immigrant and a longtime lawyer, prosecutor and judge, was confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court justice in one of the most partisan votes for a high court nominee in modern history.
Although senators are still voting, a majority have already cast votes in favor of President Bush’s choice to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
Alito, 55, planned to watch his confirmation from a television in the White House’s Roosevelt Room.
The former U.S. appeals court judge will quickly be sworn in at the Supreme Court before his expected appearance at Bush’s annual State of the Union speech Tuesday evening with the White House’s other new Supreme Court judge, Chief Justice John Roberts. Alito will be ceremonially sworn in a second time at a White House East Room appearance on Wednesday.
The final tally was 58-42.
Somewhere, in the mythical back alleys of America, uteri twitch like idly plucked banjo strings, and Southerners, long held in check by the sheer egalitarian will of their liberal Democratic brethren, pull long white robes and heavy rope out of the mothballs in granpappy’s special “patriotic” hope chest…
See also Blogs for Bush [who has the voting breakdown; sadly, a very able and impressive jurist was only able to coax 5 Senators to cross party lines—a testament to the mess our confirmation process is in], Confirm Them, Professor Bainbridge, Outside the Beltway, Uncooperative Blogger, Stop the ACLU, Political Pitbull, Ace, Unpartisan.com, California Conservative, Museum of Leftwing Lunacy, Iowa Voice, Conservative Thinking, Suitably Flip, Public Rendezvous, Stuck on Stupid, Fire on the Mountain, A North American Patriot, Below the Beltway, Gribbits World, Memento Moron, The Galvin Opinion, and Michelle Malkin
See also, Alexandra and Paul Mirengoff
ALITO!!!!!!!
Woot!
BECAUSE OF THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE!
tw: finally.
“It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)”
With apologies to REM
“Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
Although, given your addition I suppose
“Heh, you shore have a purty mouth!”
…might work too.
Damn. Now that us men are to be granted full rights to women’s uteri, it kind of makes me regret the vasectomy.
And now that most coat hangers are plastic, how is that going to affect abortions now that they’ll be relegated to the darkest of alleys?
There is a long term trend favoring Republican Senate control. If party-line votes are the way justices are to be confirmed, any future Democrat president will be disappointed.
sadly, a very able and impressive jurist was only able to coax 5 Senators to cross party linesâ€â€a testament to the mess our confirmation process is in
Sad, indeed, but at least he’s confirmed.
I wonder what this means long term.
Assuming that there is a Democrat who can be elected president in the future, do the Republicans get to be this partisan? Do they get to filibuster left wing judges?
Does Orin Hatch get all red faced as he accuses Democrats of trying to take this country back to a time of Woodstock and free love and Country Joe and the Fish?
Well, probably not Hatch. Too polite. Maybe McCain. Or Mitch McConnell. Or Liz Dole.
Just checked in my drive, and damned if my Tahoe hadn’t been changed into a 57 Chevy. Very cool.
Somewhere…Southerners, long held in check by the sheer egalitarian will of their liberal Democratic brethren…
Damn, but I love that last scene in “Easy Rider.”
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!
(except Ted Kennedy)
BRING ON THE DUSTY KLEAGLE!!!!!
All your uteri are belong to us.
Finally. The neo-con reTHUGlican Bush-cabal has gotten control of all three branches of the Federal government.
Now can we have that tourchlight parade?
I must respectfully disagree, based on Jay’s later point. GOP Senators did not behave this way when Clinton nominated Ginsburg or Breyer, even after the Bork and Thomas spectacles. They did not launch personal attacks or caricature the nominees’ positions, though both Ginsburg and Breyer had records that would have made such attacks easy.
The confirmation process is not a mess. Rather, the Senate Democratic caucus is a mess.
BECAUSE OF THE KOSSACKS!!!
I hate to admit this, but I put on my hip-waders and went cruising through the Pacific Fuckin Ocean of raw sewage that is aka Daily Kos, and much to my surprise found out that this isn’t just another day in the life of the republic. Today is Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Mt. St Helens, a sore-throat on Valentines day, and several other disasters all rolled into one for those poor fucks. Evidently we are, starting today, witnessing the beginning of the end of times. All I know is that if I was Lieberman, I’d get a couple of Kevlar suits and hire some protection.
Damn you, McGehee! DAMN YOU TO HELL!
Maqybe I’ll just start calling you “McGeek”…
SB: set
and match
but I put on my hip-waders and went cruising through the Pacific Fuckin Ocean of raw sewage that is aka Daily Kos
Hip-waders? Good God, man, are you nuts? I wouldn’t go there without a full haz-mat suit.
ALITOWNED!
It’s like a black fly in your chardonay. It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid.
It’s like RAAAAAEEEEAAAIIIINNN on your wedding day!
Wanna bet they say it’s worse than 9/11?
My favorite kos comment was from a real patriot of Democracy;
MARK WILSON (none / 0)
CHALLENGER TO CANTWELL: http://www.votemark.org
FUCK OFF BITCH, TIME TO PAY FOR YOUR VOTE
by patrioticliberal on Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 03:58:38 PM PDT
Reality community math:
2 + 2 = 5
Reducing a programs rate of increase to 107% from 115% is a “cut.”
58% of the U.S. Senate is out of the mainstream.
Next up, Kostards explain how the French have it right when more than 50% of their GDP comes from government spending.
I consider this a huge victory, but don’t get too excited. I think this will be a major victory on many 5-4 decisions, but you never know how a judge will rule. But, to be truly happy we need one more liberal judge to leave the bench.
Don’t get me wrong it is a victory, but the war to ensure our Judiciary is filled with TRUE constructionist judges is far from over.