Not to say he isn't crass, but this move against expressed interest is simple parliamentary procedure.
It’s a procedural thing. If Reid votes “No” on cloture, as majority leader, he can bring the bill back up again for another try. If he had voted “Yes”, he couldn’t bring the bill back up. Thus, his “No”, was fake, so he can try to bring this up again. People who don’t know how the Senate works shouldn’t be writing blogs on stuff like this, as it makes our side look ignorant.
Well, when you’re pandering to a double-digit-IQ audience, you can get away with such stuff.
Boozman, Lincoln’s Republican opponent, should have this charming little clip in a campaign ad pronto. Lincoln and Reid, conspiring on how to get gays into the military and give amnesty to illegals....bet that will warm the cockles of Arkansans hearts.
Harry is afraid of being retired.
Blanche Lincoln knows she has but a short time left as a Senator and she’ll be history. It can’t happen soon enough.
Is there a roll call?
It’s true he voted no!
One of the main changes we need with the new Congress (coming) to to no longer allow many extraneous bills to be combined with other important bills. It’s high time that they have to vote for the bills stand-a-lone on it’s merits. Actually, all bill of any importance need to stand on their own and allow an up or down vote... Let the people have their say - no more pretensions.
Just another thing that has to be included in the upcoming changes...
Lincoln, Prior and Reid were no votes. All R’s were no votes, except Murkowski who did not vote.
Why is everyone playing up the Harry Reid voted no? BEcause he did that, SO HE CAN BRING IT UP LATER!
Not because he’s was against it. Geesh people.
Thank God for Scott Brown. Both of these bills would have passed had Brown not achieved his upset in Massachusetts.