Great, now the world is over, the U.S. is going to collapse and we'll have to deal with it in a world where our guns are taken away and there are forced abortions.... Freakin' Libruls...
Interestingly, of the 9 GOP yea votes on the Sotomayor confirmation, two of these were northeast moderates (Snowe and Collins of Maine); three are retiring in 2010: Martinez of Florida, Voinovich of Ohio, and Gregg of New Hampshire; and one, Bond of Missouri, is thought to be in some jeopardy as far as holding onto his seat in 2010 is concerned. The other three were Lugar of Indiana; Alexander of Tennessee; and Graham of South Carolina. Interestingly, Graham split with his good buddy McCain on this issue.
Submitted by Kelly Thomas on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 3:55pm.
This must be such an exciting day for Sotomayor, her family, and her supporters. And what a proud day for our nation. As President Obama eluded to in his remarks, another barrier broken. Keep them coming!
"With
this historic vote," he said, "the Senate has affirmed that Judge
Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the
integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's
highest court."
The Senate's role in confirming judges helped
ensure that equal justice under the law was not just a phrase inscribed
above the courthouse door, but a description of what happens inside the
courtroom each day, the president said.
"These core American ideals -- justice,
equality, and opportunity -- are the very ideals that have made Judge
Sotomayor's own uniquely American journey possible," he continued.
"They're ideals she's fought for throughout her career, and the ideals
the Senate has upheld today in breaking yet another barrier and moving
us yet another step closer to a more perfect union."
Submitted by TinSoldier on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 9:07pm.
Congratulations, Judge Sotomayor.
Heh -- I bet that if former Senator Smith from Oregon had won his election against Merkley, he probably would have voted for her. He was pretty moderate like that.
Lamar Alexander? Didn't he run for President a few years ago? Or something?
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams
Neocon Steve says:
Great, now the world is over, the U.S. is going to collapse and we'll have to deal with it in a world where our guns are taken away and there are forced abortions.... Freakin' Libruls...
What was the party breakdown on votes?
Here is a list of the nine Republicans
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/nine-republicans-vote-for-sotomayor.php
Sen. Bond is also retiring in 2010, http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/05/bond-sotomayor/
It's so nice sometimes when retiring members of Congress actually vote with their consciences instead of party talking points.
68-31: all Dems plus 9 Republicans.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/06/sonia.sotomayor/index.html
I know our good buddy David Vitter voted against Sotomayor.
I believe Mary Landrieu voted for her.
That's because Vitter is worried about his record with the NRA and I would presume the rabid base.
I didn't really have a place to put this earlier, but here might be ok. Stephen discussed midterm elections last night and Vitter was included.
This must be such an exciting day for Sotomayor, her family, and her supporters. And what a proud day for our nation. As President Obama eluded to in his remarks, another barrier broken. Keep them coming!
"With this historic vote," he said, "the Senate has affirmed that Judge Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court."
The Senate's role in confirming judges helped ensure that equal justice under the law was not just a phrase inscribed above the courthouse door, but a description of what happens inside the courtroom each day, the president said.
"These core American ideals -- justice, equality, and opportunity -- are the very ideals that have made Judge Sotomayor's own uniquely American journey possible," he continued. "They're ideals she's fought for throughout her career, and the ideals the Senate has upheld today in breaking yet another barrier and moving us yet another step closer to a more perfect union."
The Day in 100 Seconds: The First
Congratulations, Judge Sotomayor.
Heh -- I bet that if former Senator Smith from Oregon had won his election against Merkley, he probably would have voted for her. He was pretty moderate like that.
Lamar Alexander? Didn't he run for President a few years ago? Or something?
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams