Former federal appellate judge Samuel Alito Jr. has become the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice in a 58-42 Senate vote to confirm him. Senator Thune was the 51st senator to vote for Alito.
UPDATE: Iowa Voice notes a few left-wing reactions ("yeah, we lost, BUT...."). My favorite quote comes from Kos:
So what are we going to do? I'm tempted to say "did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?", but that may be too glib for some in this serious moment. But I do like the sentiment. Are we going to lay down on our backs, or are we going to organize and take over the Democratic party?
Kos is so worked up that he got his facts wrong. And how can Pearl Harbor compare to a court confirmation?
UPDATE II: It turns out that the joke's on me. The line about Germany comes from the movie Animal House.
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