Rice Confirmed

She was confirmed by the US Senate today by a vote of 85-13. Two Senators did not vote. The following is a list of the 15 who did not vote in support of her nomination:

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay (just positioning himself for 2008...)
Boxer (D-CA), Nay (hardly a surprise...)
Byrd (D-WV), Nay (well, Klansmen rarely support blacks for positions of power...)
Dayton (D-MN), Nay (this liberal flake is toast in 2006...)
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay (shouldn't you change that "I" to a "D" by now?)
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay (this guy's a real lady-killer...)
Kerry (D-MA), Nay (sour grapes...)
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Not Voting (pussy)
Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting (pussy)