By 58-42, the Senate voted to confirm Samuel Alito.
From what I can gather, the only Senators to cross Party lines were Ben Nelson, Tim Johnson, Robert Byrd and Kent Conrad, who voted Yes for Alito, and Chafee, who voted No.
Does today's vote matter? Some.
A couple of No votes to consider - Joe Lieberman, a member of the Gang of 14.
Mary Landrieu, who expects that the Baker bill will now be taken up immediately.
One last Open Thread on this.
Tomorrow, the Bush illegal domestic surveillance scheme comes front and center. We'll see what the folks who thought discussing Alito was too much of a bother have to say about the theory of Bush as King.