234-to-188 House Passes Middle-Class Tax Cut Extension (20 Dems Vote No)

[bigtree]

4:10 PM ET, 12/ 2/2010

The bill passed by a 234-to-188 vote, with 20 Democrats bucking their party to oppose the measure and three Republicans voting in favor. The proposal would extend the Bush-era tax cuts only to individuals earning $200,000 or less per year and families earning $250,000 or less.

read: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/12/house-passes-bill-to-extend-bu.html

[NaturalHigh]

1. Glad to see it passed, but why would Dems vote against it?

[ClassWarrior]

7. Because the party honchos think they can only elect Blue Dogs in...

...what they have deemed to be "RW districts."

NGU.

[thecrow]

2. Shame on those Dems!

[MindandSoul]

3. That's good! Too bad it cannot pass the senate! I'd like to have the name of those 20 dems who vot

voted no, though! I think they deserve at least a nasty phone call or e-mail. . .until 2012!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. It'll pass in the Senate. Reid is making it that it will be brought up by an up or down vote. n/t

[MindandSoul]

14. If it does. . .I'll kiss your shoes! I would be so happy! I tell you what, I would rather give up

MY 3% Bush tax cuts, than for the top 2% to see their Bush tax cuts continued!
And I'm not even close to $250,000 (at least, not since my husband and I have retired!)

[cutlassmama]

4. We need to vote thos 20 out of office. OTOH, glad to see Dems

finally grew a spine and stood up to the bullies and Tan Man.

[leeroysphitz]

5. No spines. This can't get through the Senate. They know it can't so it's strictly symbolic.

:(

Edited because I promised myself that I would try and start "lightening up".

[Winterblues]

10. Most have already been voted out

They were the Blue Dogs that lost "Big Time" and won't be around after the end of the year.. I say good riddance..

[BrklynLiberal]

6. and now onto the black hole that is the Senate..into which it will be sucked and never be seen again

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Some Dem schmucks who lost their seats..are LAME DUCKS..voted NO!!!

http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/12/02/in-test-vote-33-dems-and-all-republicans-against-giant-tax-cut/


The Democratic no votes included mostly people who lost their election (lame duck Congress members in CAPS):

ADLER, Altmire, BAIRD, BEAN, BERRY, Boren, BOYD, BRIGHT, Chandler, Connolly, DAHLKEMPER, A.DAVIS, ELLSWORTH, HERSETH SANDLIN, Himes, KIRKPATRICK, Lipinski, MARSHALL, Matheson, McIntyre, MINNICK, MITCHELL, Moran, PERRIELLO, Peters, Peterson, POMEROY, Ross, Shuler, SPACE
Cooper, Costa and Costello (all three coming back next year) also voted against the rule.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

9. Too bad Ross wasn't one of the losers...

[lapislzi]

11. Glad my outgoing Congressman did the right thing

John Hall has always voted his conscience. I hope to see him back in office in 2012. It's a goal I will fervently work for.

[tabbycat31]

13. I just worked for one of them

I thought he was better than that.... sigh. However a VERY red district.