Madam Secretary of State - It's Official

Hillary Clinton was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate today as our new secretary of state by a vote of 94 to 2. Diaper boy Vitter was joined by South Carolina's Jim DeMint as the lone "no" votes.

The New York Times reports:

The vote on Senator Clinton was 94 to 2. (She did not vote.) When the result was announced, there was a hearty round of applause in the chamber.

The senator was sworn in as secretary at 5:29 p.m., her office said, and immediately resigned her Senate seat, sending identical one-line letters to Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is president of the Senate; to the office of the secretary of the Senate and to New York Gov. David A. Paterson, who has said he will name a replacement soon. [...]

Senator Clinton’s confirmation, which was never in doubt, was a consolation of sorts for the Obama White House. The action came not long after a Senate committee vote on the nomination of Eric H. Holder Jr. to be attorney general was delayed for a week after Republicans insisted they needed more time to question him.

Clearly, Holder is much too ethical and honest for Republicans.

Following the confirmation vote, Clinton was sworn in as the 67th secretary of state, a post first held by Thomas Jefferson, at 5:29 p.m. Washington time with President Clinton present, according to her Senate office. She resigned from the Senate shortly afterward.

Congratulations Madam Secretary!