Filibuster Fails

Despite Ted Kennedy's last minute brainwide aneurism today, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to do its job and accord Sam Alito his due vote.

(Hat tip: Stop the ACLU)

Congratulations, Judge Alito, President Bush, 75 Constitutionally honest Senators, and American democracy.  This will put just a little more bloom on the SOTU rose tomorrow night.  I want to see a little swagger en route to the pulpit.

For posterity, here are the 25 Senators who remained confused about their roll in the confirmation process (including 7 of the 8 Judiciary Committee Democrats):

NAYs - 25
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Elsewhere:

Washington Post
Confirm Them
Blogs for Bush