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ICYMI -- Thune Amendment goes down WITHOUT a vote !!
US Senate ^ | live midnight EST | US Senate

Posted on 02/06/2009 9:24:25 PM PST by davidosborne

ICYMI --- The Senate just killed a THUNE Ammendment which would have replaced the ENTIRE ammount the so called stimulus with a CHECK to every taxpayer.. this would have given about 5,000 bucks to every single taxpayer, and about 10,000 bucks to every couple filing jointly.

61 idiots voted to kill it... if you think this would have been a better stimulous that the pork that is currently being debated than i suggest you call your senator if they are one of the 61


TOPICS: Government; Reference
KEYWORDS: 111th; 500millionjobs; bho44; bhostimulus; davidosborne2009; obamahatesthepoor; porkulus; realstimulus; spartansixdelta; thune; wheresmypie
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1 posted on 02/06/2009 9:24:25 PM PST by davidosborne
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To: davidosborne

Since all of the money is gonna be pissed away, that would have been a better way to do it.


2 posted on 02/06/2009 9:27:13 PM PST by KoRn
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To: politicallyincarrect; /\XABN584; 3D-JOY; 5Madman; <1/1,000,000th%; 11B3; 1Peter2:16; ...

Passing it on... vote has not yet posted to Senate website..


3 posted on 02/06/2009 9:27:55 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: davidosborne

Nobody would starve this year or be homeless with this type bailout. Obama hates the poor.


4 posted on 02/06/2009 9:27:56 PM PST by WheresMyBailout
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To: davidosborne

Two problems with that idea:

1. Money only went to TAXPAYING Americans—nothing to the poor, welfare recipients.

2. No PORK, and therefore, NO PAYBACK!


5 posted on 02/06/2009 9:28:32 PM PST by erkyl (The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, stay neutral)
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To: KoRn

exactly my point... I knew it would fail.. but since 61 senators killed it on a proceduarl motion.. we did not FORCE the Senators to vote YES or NO on a REAL STIMULUS


6 posted on 02/06/2009 9:30:09 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: KoRn

Yeah, but the criminals-in-charge, led by the Usurper-in-Chief would miss the opportunity to extract fealty for it.


7 posted on 02/06/2009 9:30:39 PM PST by shibumi (By the Authority of Hung Mung, Patron of Chaos and Keeper of The Sacred Chao)
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To: erkyl

problem?? .. is that a problem.. ???


8 posted on 02/06/2009 9:30:59 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: davidosborne

61? That means half the Republican caucus voted to kill tax cuts only.

Looks like I’ll be spending extra time at the rail at church this Sunday.


9 posted on 02/06/2009 9:31:55 PM PST by VirginiaConstitutionalist (The top 1% of income earners earn 17% of the income, but pay 39% of the income taxes. "Fair share?")
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To: VirginiaConstitutionalist

EXACTLY.. the vote they DID NOT want you to see.. I think it will be roll call vote #68 or #69.. I lost count... I will post it as soon as it appears on the senate website


10 posted on 02/06/2009 9:34:34 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: VirginiaConstitutionalist

They just put the thing up in the first place to kill time so that Sessions could not put up his amendment regarding E-Verify. It took past midnight for the Thune one and Reid said they were going to stop at midnight.

He had been waiting all day and they told him they would get to it. They lied. They told him they did not have time because they had to do this last Thune amendment which they knew they were going to kill.

These people are sick!


11 posted on 02/06/2009 9:35:16 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: acoulterfan

I saw that..


12 posted on 02/06/2009 9:36:00 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: davidosborne

/sarcasm


13 posted on 02/06/2009 9:36:06 PM PST by erkyl (The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, stay neutral)
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To: acoulterfan

And he just now stated there would be no votes on amendments on Saturday.


14 posted on 02/06/2009 9:36:56 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: erkyl

sorry i forgot my sarcams tag :)


15 posted on 02/06/2009 9:37:18 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: acoulterfan

WITHOUT OBJECTION !!!... will at least ONE real conservative please stand up..


16 posted on 02/06/2009 9:38:00 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: acoulterfan

What I can’t figure out is why are they in a quorum call at 12:38 est. Reid is all alone.


17 posted on 02/06/2009 9:38:38 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: acoulterfan

the UC had to be approved by McConnel.. this is really making me sick


18 posted on 02/06/2009 9:39:26 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: acoulterfan

Adjourned. Also Sessions had earlier made the announcement that he would be leaving Washington Tonight.


19 posted on 02/06/2009 9:39:58 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: acoulterfan

anyone following this needs to know exactly what is going on.. WE NEED 41 NO votes on the cloture motion or we are done... we need to work through the weekend to get 41 senators to vote NO on the cloture motion..


20 posted on 02/06/2009 9:41:26 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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