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ICYMI -- Thune Amendment goes down WITHOUT a vote !!
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Posted on 02/06/2009 9:24:25 PM PST by davidosborne

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

Can't you do arithmetic? There are 58 members who vote as Democrats. 61 minus 58 = three Republicans voting wrong. If in your calculations 3 is half of 40, that would explain a lot of the nonsense you have been spouting here lately.

21 posted on 02/06/2009 9:42:51 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
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To: davidosborne

Well I am committed to watching this on Saturday and all next week. Wouldn’t miss it for anything.

Good Night!


22 posted on 02/06/2009 9:43:12 PM PST by acoulterfan
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To: davidosborne

COLLINS SPECTOR and SNOWE !!


23 posted on 02/06/2009 9:43:30 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: davidosborne

Not likely. Since it increases the deficit they need 60 to pass anyway. Cutting that deal pretty much guarantees no filibuster.

And you know there’s no way McConnell will discipline them, and that Steele will spend millions in GOP fund re-electing those senators.

Good thing I’m in the middle of Bible study right now. Nothing to put in the “praise” category other than Thune, but plenty to put in “petition.”

Luckily (or, more accurately, because of Him) I’m plenty blessed enough to make up the difference.


24 posted on 02/06/2009 9:44:59 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: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Sorry, flipped my GOP and Dem numbers.


25 posted on 02/06/2009 9:46:18 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: davidosborne

http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00058

This should be the URL for the vote but it is not working yet...


26 posted on 02/06/2009 9:46:49 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: VirginiaConstitutionalist

And where were these votes from the beginning? They voted for “tax cuts only” but have also been calling for more spending from the beginning.

Even Inhofe wants more infrastructure spending, instead of just taking it from somewhere else in the existing budget.


27 posted on 02/06/2009 9:48:26 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: davidosborne

NAYs -—61

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)

Collins (R-ME)

Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)

Ensign (R-NV)

Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)

Snowe (R-ME)

Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)


28 posted on 02/06/2009 9:48:52 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: VirginiaConstitutionalist

the problem I have here is these 3 republican IDIOTS voted to KILL this ammedment without a REAL VOTE !!!


29 posted on 02/06/2009 9:50:33 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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To: davidosborne

What is wrong with Ensign? Primary him!


30 posted on 02/06/2009 9:52:04 PM PST by rmlew (The loyal opposition to a regime dedicated to overthrowing the Constitution are accomplices.)
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Snowe (R-ME)
Collins (R-ME)
Ensign (R-NV)


IDIOTS >>>>> IDIOTS >>>>>> IDIOTS

31 posted on 02/06/2009 9:53:42 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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And if these Republicans truly wanted “tax cuts only,” then why have many of them offered some version of bigger spending, only ONE even bothered writing an amendment, and why didn’t they bring the amendment up earlier?

It wasn’t even scheduled to be voted on until Baucus needed something to kill time to stop E-Verify, and not one Republican other than Thune uttered a peep.


32 posted on 02/06/2009 9:54:40 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

That is not even the point here... these 3 IDIOTS obviously are bought and paid for by Harry


33 posted on 02/06/2009 9:56:13 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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I don’t know about “bought and paid for by Harry” but Michael (Steele) will buy and pay for their re-elections.

The RNC needs to adopt a no-support-for-stimulus-voters policy to save face with voters. Other than Thune, few if any Republicans were promoting anything other than some form of increased and borrowed spending. Even Inhofe of all people.


34 posted on 02/06/2009 9:59:44 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: davidosborne

btt


35 posted on 02/06/2009 10:15:22 PM PST by mnehring
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To: VirginiaConstitutionalist

This is not an RNC issue.. EVERY TAXPAYER IN AMERICA SHOULD BE REVOLTING !!! -— We need another “Boston Tea Party” !!! any suggestions ?


36 posted on 02/06/2009 10:18:52 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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37 posted on 02/06/2009 10:22:11 PM PST by RasterMaster (DUmocrats - the party of slavery, sedition, subversion, socialism & surrender)
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thats a good start my FRiend..


38 posted on 02/06/2009 10:23:25 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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Should this pass, we must make their lives miserable until the cry uncle and step down from their seats...and I’m not kidding.


39 posted on 02/06/2009 10:27:17 PM PST by Hildy
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To: Hildy

I AGREE !!


40 posted on 02/06/2009 10:28:04 PM PST by davidosborne (CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW !! Tell him/her to vote NO on this PORK !!)
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