Roll call vote confirms Sotomayor, 68-31

[Gutenberg]

Teddy Kennedy was not present to vote.

Here's the tally (I think the breakdown by astrological sign is a hoot):

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congr...votes/262/

[$tevie]

Sagittarians were quite gung ho for her.

[cbelt3]

Well good for her. I hope she does a good job.

Next !

[Gutenberg]

What's with the Virgos, I wonder. Buncha sourpusses.

[laarree]

"Don't be fooled by the seat that I got
I'm still, I'm still Sonia from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from, from the Bronx..."

[vision63]

Go Sonia... Go Sonia... Go Soniaaa!

[Doc]

I got a kick out of Al Franken making the announcement.

I half-expected a streaker with a clown-wig on to pop up and shout, "Live from New York...!"

[RgrF]

You just have to know it's bad if Ted doesn't make this vote. Good news for billb is almost always bad news for the rest of us.

[OWC Jamie]

We've certainly gotten our money's worth out of a respectable statesman that Ted Kennedy has been for Massachusetts.
The esteemed Senator has missed quite a few sessions in the last year due to chemo and radiation.

I hope Rgr doesn't represent all Californians in wishing ill health on anyone.

[davester]

So who are the dolts who voted against her and what is their justification. Sotomayer was on Bush's short list. I bet the hypocrites wouldn't have voted against her if he'd advanced the nomination. Partisan bullshitery is all it is.