Roll Call Vote (Isakson Amdt. No. 3961 - too many RINOs)

NY Times ^ | May 16, 2006 | NA

[neverdem]

The 40-55 roll call by which the Senate rejected a measure by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., to make allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the United States contingent on first securing borders against new undocumented immigrants.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to add Isakson's proposal to an immigration bill and a "no" vote was a vote to reject it.

Voting "yes" were seven Democrats and 33 Republicans.

Voting "no" were 36 Democrats, 18 Republicans and one independent.

Alabama Sessions (R) Yes; Shelby (R) No.

Alaska Murkowski (R) No; Stevens (R) No.

Arizona Kyl (R) Yes; McCain (R) Not Voting.

Arkansas Lincoln (D) No; Pryor (D) No.

California Boxer (D) No; Feinstein (D) No.

Colorado Allard (R) Yes; Salazar (D) No.

Connecticut Dodd (D) No; Lieberman (D) No.

Delaware Biden (D) No; Carper (D) No.

Florida Martinez (R) No; Nelson (D) No.

Georgia Chambliss (R) Yes; Isakson (R) Yes.

Hawaii Akaka (D) No; Inouye (D) No.

Idaho Craig (R) No; Crapo (R) Yes.

Illinois Durbin (D) No; Obama (D) No.

Indiana Bayh (D) No; Lugar (R) No.

Iowa Grassley (R) Yes; Harkin (D) No.

Kansas Brownback (R) No; Roberts (R) Yes.

Kentucky Bunning (R) Yes; McConnell (R) Yes.

Louisiana Landrieu (D) Yes; Vitter (R) Yes.

Maine Collins (R) No; Snowe (R) No.

Maryland Mikulski (D) No; Sarbanes (D) No.

Massachusetts Kennedy (D) No; Kerry (D) No.

Michigan Levin (D) No; Stabenow (D) Yes.

Minnesota Coleman (R) No; Dayton (D) No.

Mississippi Cochran (R) Not Voting; Lott (R) Not Voting.

Missouri Bond (R) Yes; Talent (R) Yes.

Montana Baucus (D) No; Burns (R) Yes.

Nebraska Hagel (R) No; Nelson (D) Yes.

Nevada Ensign (R) Yes; Reid (D) No.

[neverdem]

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00121

[SittinYonder]

McCain (R) Not Voting.

ROFLOL! That's one way not to let 'em use your record against you when you run for president!

[eyespysomething]

I have to say I am happy that Isakson proposed this (he's my JR senator)

I'm kinda surprised Brownback voted no.

[Kimberly GG]

................" to make allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the United States contingent on first securing borders against new undocumented immigrants. "

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That this would even require a vote is telling of just how disturbed our D.C. leadership really are.

"Some time ago I heard of a mental hospital
which had devised an unusual test to determine
when their patients were ready to go back into the
world. They brought any candidates for return into
a room where a water tap was pouring water out
over the floor. They handed the patient a mop and
told him to mop up the water. If the patient had
sense enough to turn off the tap before mopping up
the water, he was ready to go back. But if, as in
the case of many, he took the mop and started
mopping up the water with the tap still flowing,
they knew more treatment was needed."

[chesley]

Anything but a 'yes' vote is a vote for illegals. McCain's record is too long, and too plain for this to make a difference.

[mnehring]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633220/posts

[Peach]

For those who can't open a PDF file, I've written down what the link from CNN says. I don't know how to print out a PDF file on this forum so here is what the link details:

Do you favor or opposed putting the National Guard on the border?
Favor: 75%
Oppose: 21%
No opinion: 2%

Do you favor or oppose Bush policies on immigration:
Pre Speech:
Positive: 42%
Negative: 38%
No opinion: 2%

After the speech:
Positive: 67%
Oppose: 27%
No opinion: 6%

What was your impression of the speech:
Very positive: 40%
Somewhat positive: 39%
Somewhat negative: 11%
Very negative: 7%
Both: 2%
No opinion: 2%

Do you consider immigration important to the fall elections:
Most important issue: 7%
Very important: 47%
SOmewhat important: 37%
Not important: 7%
No opinion: 2%

Do you favor or oppose the proposal regarding illegals already here for a number of years and the plan for them to stay and earn citizenship:
Favor: 74%
Oppose: 20%
No opinion: 6%

Do you favor or oppose the proposal Bush made to allow foreign people to enter the US to work temporarily?
Favor: 69%
Oppose: 27%
No opinion: 4%

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/images/05/15/top13-may15-2006.pdf

[cotton1706]

"whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the state remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within."
- Declaration of Independence, Anno Domini 1776

[George W. Bush]

Nebraska Hagel (R) No; Nelson (D) Yes.

Nelson is pissing himself over this fall election. Shows some intelligence though, given that Rickets spent more on the primary than Ben(d over) has in his entire warchest.

Go, Rickets.

[George W. Bush]

Wasn't that CNN poll the one that Schneider said was heavily Republican because Dims won't even watch Bush on TV?

I think it's a very weak poll, even by CNN's standards. And I know Dobbs is CNN's breadwinner and we know where he stands on the illegals.

I call bogus poll.

[Peach]

Of course any poll favorable to the president is bogus. No one is the least bit surprised you'd say that.

[notes2005]

There's a new poll

Bush Immigration Speech: Half Disappointed, Half impressed

Nation also split whether Bush plan will solve immigration problem; Bush approval - 32%

Overall, 47% said they liked the Monday speech, while 47% said they were disappointed.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1111

[Robert A Cook PE]

I also was surprised Isak. actually "did" something.

Had him for many years as the invisible congresscritter.

[George W. Bush]

Of course any poll favorable to the president is bogus.

Hey, I'm tired of him giving me a bad name.

Maybe you'd like to compare CNN to this other poll from Zogby. I think Zogby reflects all the current politics and the other polls I've seen much better.

And if CNN is so correct, then why didn't more senators vote no on this roll call? I think it's because they have better polls than CNN. But if you prefer to trust that fountain of conservative opinion, CNN, then that's fine with me.

[eyespysomething]

Hey, I took that poll this a.m.

[Robert A Cook PE]

What was your impression of the speech:
Very positive: 40%
Somewhat positive: 39%


Yet the MSM claims this 79% positive result is mediocre and a "disappointing result"?

[phillyfanatic]

The only poll that would be used by conservs and GOPers like myself, would be the one which favored what the BASE wants, and that is FENCE, FENCE, FENCES. If the GOP and the Prez would focus on that first, the GOP would easily win in Nov. But, now we are faced with GOPers in the RINO Senate who will kill any victory possible in Nov. The Prez tried but the Senate Hagel Bill is so evil, so absurd, that only Ted Kennedy could have really conceived it. Unless the Sensebrenner Bill finally wins out the GOP will get slaughterd in Nov. I cannot even fathom, Speaker Pelosi and Chair Conyers. Evil wins if they win. The GOP is just silly but I do not ascribe them as evil;, well maybe the RINO's, LOL.

[George W. Bush]

Bush’s speech came as his job approval rating for dealing with immigration languishes at 17%, and just 16% give him positive marks for his work on border security. A Zogby International telephone poll taken May 12–16 shows just 32% give him positive overall job approval marks.

It shows how weak he is perceived on the illegals problem. This is where his support from the base has dropped the most. Wild spending is bad enough but has been tolerated. But this borders/illegals matter really does hurt him and the GOP.

[Peach]

Interesting, huh? And you should hear the freepers on other threads who think I must be lying. Or CNN is lying. All they know is, a positive poll for the president and someone MUST be lying. LOL

[Peach]

Zobgy? How clueless can you be. The guy is Arab and a terrorist sympathizer, for crying out loud.