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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:02 PM Original message |
TPM: Senate Set to Pass Bill Banning Waterboarding (GOP Protecting McCain From Difficult Vote) |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Voting now on the bill. |
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allthingsimportant (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. WAIT |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. He voted "no"--in other words, he just greenlighted torture. He flip-flopped. |
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allthingsimportant (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Thanks |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I think they were not there. It was close too--they should have voted for it. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, this is sick: My Dem Senator Nelson voted "Yes" on waterboarding, my |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. 51-45, bill is agreed to, apparently--it will go to the Preznit, with a |
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VP505 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Bill to go to * , |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I'm OK with that--let the GOPers defend torture. Just brings more attention to the issue, and |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Why a veto when a signing statement is so much easier? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well will flip-flopper McCain now |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. He officially does. That was the sticking point of the bill--Feinstein's provision. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. No surprise here n/t |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-13-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. protecting McCain from the scarey Dems and waterboarding legislation? |
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