"Snowe pledges support for 'don't ask' repeal"

[Clio the Leo]

If we operate under the assumption that Machin will vote against, we only need two GOP'ers (Sen Collins is a co-sponsor.) Scott Brown and Murkowski have said in the past they support repeal. The question is will they vote FOR repeal on the Senate's time table ... or on Jim Demints.

Snowe pledges support for 'don't ask' repeal
By Rebekah Metzler [e-mail]
MaineToday Media State House Writer

U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said Wednesday she would support the repeal of the military policy that prevents gays from serving openly.

The announcement came as the U.S. House of Representatives voted on repealing the policy, known as 'don't ask, don't tell.'

“After careful analysis of the comprehensive report compiled by the Department of Defense and thorough consideration of the testimony provided by the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs, I support repeal of the 'don’t ask, don’t tell' law,” Snowe said in a statement.

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., revived repeal efforts by sponsoring a stand-alone bill minutes after a Senate vote on a larger bill that contained the provision failed last week.

http://www.pressherald.com/Snowe-pledges-support-for-dont-ask-repeal.html

[bushisanidiot]

1. Good!

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[DrToast]

2. She then added: Maybe. No, I'm in. I think. No, I'm in for sure. Sort of...

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[dave29]

3. they trade off duties in Maine

Collins and Snowe are good at yankling legs... here's hoping this time will be different...

[AlinPA]

4. They both play "Lucy" with the football. Same this time, watch Collins quit her

involvement on the bill at the last minute.