Sen. Lindsey Graham announced today that he will vote in favor of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court, while fellow Senate Judiciary Republican Jon Kyl of Arizona said he intends to vote no.

Graham was one of the toughest questioners during Sotomayor's confirmation hearings last week, but he all but endorsed her Thursday, so his official announcement today was not surprising. The South Carolina Republican began his speech on the Senate floor this afternoon by reiterating a point from the hearings: elections have consequences, and President Obama "deserves some deference on my part." He added, "We're talking about one of the most qualified nominees to be selected for the Supreme Court in decades."

For his part, Kyl's opposition could signal that Republicans hailing from states with large Hispanic populations may not be worried about the political aftermath of opposing the country's first Hispanic Supreme Court nominee. The senator took issue with how Sotomayor explained her "wise Latina woman" remark, and other comments, during the hearings. "Her attempt to re-characterize these speeches at the committee hearing strained credulity," Kyl said on the Senate floor today. "... I remain unconvinced that Judge Sotomayor believes judges should set aside biases, including those based on race and gender, and render the law impartially and neutrally."

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