***HEADS UP*** Senate Vote on Health Care Reform Bill

[jefferson_dem]

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[lamp_shade]

1. PRESENT!!

[jefferson_dem]

Mornin' lamp_shade

:donut:

[lamp_shade]

8. Mornin' to you too. Had breakfast yet?

[lamp_shade]

2. VP Biden presiding.

[jefferson_dem]

14. Reid to VP Biden: "We miss you very much but we're glad you are where you are."

:patriot:

[Graybeard]

3. Reid asked Senators to arrive early.

Opening prayer now being offered. Sen. Reid wants
Senators to vote from their desks.

[mucifer]

4. hello everyone

[babylonsister]

5. History in the making! WooT! nt

[Clio the Leo]

6. "It's a new day........."

..... la, la, la, la.... ;)

[jefferson_dem]

7. Vicki Kennedy is in the Senate Gallery.

nt

[Clio the Leo]

9. When was THE cloture vote?

You know, the "we have to have 60 to have a cloture vote to stop the filibuster" vote? ..... When I went to bed last night I realized I had no idea when that happened? .... or is that about to happen?

[lamp_shade]

10. Yesterday afternoon.

[Clio the Leo]

15. I thought I must have missed it yesterday .... ty. NT

[Graybeard]

19. The Dems held a presser yesterday after the vote and then had a party in

...Sen. Durbin's office. Sen. Harkin told Reid, "Let's call it a meeting not a party." LOL

[Graybeard]

11. Reid is thanking staff

...and the Capitol police. McConnell starts out by complaining about the middle of the night, crack of dawn, in a blizzard, whaaa, whaaa, whaaa.

[lamp_shade]

12. Tears would be a nice touch Mitch.

[rasputin1952]

13. Mitch McConnel making an ass out of himself...

He should climb down from his cross before he hurts himself.

[jefferson_dem]

16. Reid: "We'll hear an earful from people happy not to be discriminated against."

n/t

[powergirl]

17. He needs to go back to bed

He's just p.o.'d because he is forced to actually do his job. He's used to getting a month off - unlike the rest of us real workers.

[rasputin1952]

21. If he's lucky, this will be over before the sun comes up...

makes it easier for him to get back into his coffin...:evilgrin:

[Clio the Leo]

18. Whoohooo! BANG that little gavel thingy Mr. Sexy!!!!

I love it when he gets all authoritative. Sends a tingle up ma leg!

[jefferson_dem]

20. Rep. John Dingell At Capitol, Too

Rep. John Dingell At Capitol, Too
14 minutes ago

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), Congress' longest serving member, is on Capitol Hill as well.

Dingell this fall gave House Democrats a rousing speech reminding them of the failure of health care in the early 1990s and telling them now was the time to act.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/live/health-care/#309932

[lamp_shade]

22. Oh that's so wonderful.

[MerryBlooms]

23. Happy morning, everyone!

I'm so excited! I know there are many disappointed with elements in this legislation, myself included, but over all, I think it's a good start. An historic day for us all.

[jefferson_dem]

24. Third reading now.

n/t

[Clio the Leo]

25. Here we go! NT

[Graybeard]

26. Biden: The yeas and nays are ordered.

[jefferson_dem]

27. Vote on Final Passage Now.

n/t

[lamp_shade]

28. Mr. Byrd ****** (something something something) AYE ******

[Clio the Leo]

31. I think he said ....

"The GOP makes the KKK look like a Sunday School knitting club! ........ AYE!"

[jefferson_dem]

32. Ha.

:spray:

[Clio the Leo]

29. Hope we get to hear what Byrd said...

.... 'cause he said a lot more than "aye" lol.

[jefferson_dem]

35. Robert Byrd: "Mr. President, this is for my friend Ted Kennedy. Aye."

Oh my. I love this man.

[lamp_shade]

36. I'm crying.

[jefferson_dem]

39. It's a glorious day.

Teddy's smiling.

[POAS]

30. Every seat filled

Been a very long time since I have seen that!

[lamp_shade]

33. I'm "welling up" a little.

[POAS]

34. It's OK let it out!

[jefferson_dem]

37. Senate reaches 51 votes needed for passage with Stabenow's yes

n/t

[lamp_shade]

40. I wonder if any Dems voted "no".

[Graybeard]

51 ayes. The bill passes!

Historic.

[lamp_shade]

38. What did Harry say that made them all laugh?

[Patsy Stone]

41. He said "No"

Not kidding.

[jefferson_dem]

42. Specter Tweets from the Floor: "With the passion of Ted Kennedy on our hearts." Aye.

http://twitter.com/SenArlenSpecter/statuses/6997792855

[Clio the Leo]

43. POTUS and VPOTUS expected to make a statement at some point soon. NT

[Graybeard]

44. The RW crazies are calling in to c-span's WJ.

Calling it guvmint run health care. Foaming at the mouth one jerk just said, "There will be a war over this!"

[Clio the Leo]

47. Which is why I've switched back to MSNBC....

.... at least the crazies there can speak in complete sentences.

[jefferson_dem]

45. McCreep: "Dem's health care bill passes - an unsavory Chicago-style exercise in sausage making."

http://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/statuses/6997861541

[Clio the Leo]

46. I love Chicago style pizza with sausage on it.

(which is not, btw, a suggestion that you should be Tombstoned J_Dem lol!)

[dave29]

48. lol

:)

[lamp_shade]

49. Lou Malnotti's.

[davidpdx]

50. Someone needs to grind McCain up

and turn him into sausage. On second thought, it would taste like shit.

[Undercurrent]

51. 4:45 AM

and all engines running!

[Born_A_Truman]

52. Oh I missed it all!!

I tried to stay awake and fell asleep around 3am.

:cry: