Posted on 11/03/2004 3:21:21 AM PST by patriciaruth
Getting a working majority of 60 in the Senate:
55 Senate (assuming gains in FL, LA, GA, SC, SD, NC minus IL, CO)
These Senators may work with us.
Baucus (D-MT)
Nelson (D-NE)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Pryor (D-AR)
Liberman (D-CT)
Lambreau (D-LA)
These Senator are old, in ill health, and may be retired by God
Inoye (D-HI) with Republican Governor
Teddy Kennedy (D-MA) with Republican governor
Byrd (D-WV) Latenberg (D-NJ)
Landrieu would probably go along with ANWAR, however.
Absolutely she would..but right now..it's NOT about the energy bill...it's about moving the judicial nominations to the floor for votes...remember Rehnquist?..it's not a hypothetical anymore..
While considering potential conservative judges, keep in mind:
Senate votes on the Marriage Amendment:
(Grouped By Vote Position)
YEAs ---48
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Miller (D-GA)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
NAYs ---50
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Campbell (R-CO)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Sununu (R-NH)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 2
Edwards (D-NC)
Kerry (D-MA)
House of Representatives votes:
voting record which identifies Republicans versus Democrats by text-type:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll484.xml
Think Supremes, LOL! All of the new appointments age 40! For 40 years of great conservative decisions!
No, ALL the Republicans are moderate (unless you were suggesting that they were liberal). What would be nice would be some less liberal Republicans.
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