Senate voting now on Cloture for Webb Amendment to Defense Appropriation

[brooklynite]

This amendment would require that troops spend equivalent time at home (rest/retraining) for time spent in Iraq

[BonnieJW]

1. If this doesn't pass,

I say we all email those senators who vote against it and accuse them that they do not support the troops. We should also email the newspapers in their home towns.

[blondeatlast]

2. Let's see who supports the troops now--and nail those who don't as publicly as possible. nt

[brooklynite]

3. Snowe and Collins vote "Yes"

[brooklynite]

4. Sununu votes "Yes"

[TwilightGardener]

6. A good sign--I think they'll get 60.

[SoonerPride]

53. *sigh*

"We support the troops"

except, you know, when it comes to actually supporting them.

Then fuck 'em.

[TwilightGardener]

59. I was optimistic--I thought, how could this fail? Who wants to be on

record AGAINST a fair rest for war-weary soldiers? Now we know.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Has Luger voted yet?

[Green Mountain Dem]

7. Did I hear....

Coleman....YES???

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Joe votes 'no' because the enemy 'is on the run'!

[rainy]

18. yep! nt

[MiniMe]

54. Norm has a rough re-election coming up

[TwilightGardener]

8. Hagel, Smith AYE

[brooklynite]

9. Two more "R" votes Yes

Hagel and Smith

[brooklynite]

11. LIeberman votes "No"

[brooklynite]

13. Warner "Yes"; Voinovich "No"

[blondeatlast]

17. Que'lle surprise. What a hemmorrhoid. nt

[TwilightGardener]

10. Martinez NAY--what a dick.

[TwilightGardener]

14. Lieberman NO--troop-hating fucker. Warner--AYE. Voinovich--NO--another two-faced fuck.

[rainy]

16. I actually heard an Aye from Coleman. n/t

[rainy]

15. I'm hearing lots of yes votes. It sounds like it will pass. What will happen to the

bill if the Senate passes it? Bush will have t veto a bill that wholly supports the troops. Would he actually do it. Then what will happen to the war if the soldiers there have to change the deployment times? Will the pentagon just make the deployments longer so they can keep them there indefinitely? Could this vote end the war?

[eleny]

20. Blackwater is going to make a shitload of money supplying mercenaries

:shrug:

[lovuian]

39. we are not going to pay them

the money cookie jar is about to close

no more cookies

[TwilightGardener]

21. Will be interesting to see how this is spun, if it passes.

[Green Mountain Dem]

19. Anyone hear...

Byrd..NO ??

[TwilightGardener]

22. WTF??

[rainy]

27. This is not correct. I heard Byrd aye! I am certain of it.

[Green Mountain Dem]

33. Sorry...

I must have heard wrong...I AM old though so that's my excuse!!

[Strawman]

41. self delete

wrong spot

[Nutmegger]

23. They filibuster every god damn thing.

Damn reupkes. What ever happened to "up or down vote!"?

:puke:

[TwilightGardener]

24. FUCK!!!

[brooklynite]

25. Vote fails (56 "yes" votes)

[sinkingfeeling]

26. Who didn't vote?

[blondeatlast]

28. Un-goddamn, fucking, shit-laden-believable.

anyone know the "nos" yet?

[rainy]

30. all the republicans minus Coleman and a few others. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

34. Not true. Collins, Snowe, and Hagel voted 'aye'.

[blondeatlast]

37. Hagel co-sponsored, yes? nt

[TwilightGardener]

40. Yes.

[sinkingfeeling]

31. We know 1 'no' was Lieberman!

[TwilightGardener]

29. Webb withdraws amendment?

[TwilightGardener]

32. The fucking R assholes are STILL protecting Chimpy, at the expense of the troops--

REMEMBER THIS DAY!!!

[Sparkly]

35. Yup -- and remember the Democrats tried at least.

The Republicans deserve the blame. "Support the troops" my ass.

[napi21]

36. I don't even understand how this is protecting the Chimp?

It was strictly protecting the military and that's all! The only reason I can see why this would have been voted down is because a Dem (and former Pub I might add) proposed it!

[TwilightGardener]

42. Yep, a Dem and a fellow Repub that they HATE co-spnsored it.

[IChing]

52. "The commander in chief and the military decides deployment"

Not congress that was the argument I heard from the republiecan'ts yesterday

[cureautismnow]

38. Damn. 56-41.

I wonder who the 3 non-voters were. Vitter one of them?

[npincus]

44. 41 voted against the troops... it's on the record.

[NewJeffCT]

51. Doesn't that mean 41 voted against the troops?

56 voted for them?

[npincus]

61. right-o...

my boo-boo! :)

[sinkingfeeling]

60. No, 41 voted against the troops.

[lovuian]

46. 41 deceitful corrupt Bozos

they will be held someday accountable

[bluedog]

43. well well.......

will the protesters NOW protest the party reasonible for NOT allowing our troops to spend time at home????????
How about it Code Pink and followers?????????

[Strawman]

45. Doing the math here...

Snowe
Collins
Sununu
Warner
Smith
Hagel
Coleman all voted yea

That should have put us to 58

Minus Holy Joe

That would be 57

Is Johnson back yet or is his missing yea vote the one I'm missing to bring it to 56?

Wonder how many did not vote or voted present? 56-41. That's 3 short.

[blondeatlast]

50. Roll call not posted yet--stay tuned. nt

[MiniMe]

55. Johnson is not back yet

[blondeatlast]

47. Looking for the roll call now--not up yet. nt

[wicket]

49. Thanks for all of the updates!

:yourock:

[Terri S]

48. Proof positive that the Repubs claiming to go against * now

are full of sh$t!! When it comes down to it, they fall right behind him.

[Strawman]

56. They don't seem to worry about keeping their powder dry

[blondeatlast]

57. Roll call results should be up soon, but I have to leave for a while. Watch for results here:

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm

Thanks.

This is a very sad turn of events. Sigh...

[cureautismnow]

58. Looks like we have to wait an hour.

"Results of roll call votes are published here approximately an hour after they have been announced."

[Strawman]

62. Roll Call is vote posted

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00241