Posted on 03/16/2005 9:31:50 PM PST by Maverick32984
In perhaps one of the longest policy battles ever, an amendment introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to strike the provision from the Appropriations Bill authorizing drilling in a small section of ANWR passed despite the defection of seven Republicans: Senators Chafee, Coleman, Collins, DeWine, McCain, Smith, and Snowe.
Although the battle for drilling in ANWR is far from over, since the House bill doesn't have the same provision and, as such, a conference to reconcile the two bills followed by a second vote will take place, does this vote increase or decrease the influence of RINOs?
Question: On the Cantwell Amendment to strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---49 Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) 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) Nelson (D-NE) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---51 Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)
cutie pie picture...........put her ou there in the LPGA.
What about SANTORUM???
Santorum --- I misread it. Forget that silly post. ;-)
He voted with the good guys on this one thank GOD!
BTW, was that you on Quinn's show and Quinn played the hillary alarm clock.
All they have to do is play that hillary "I am sick and tired" tirade in a commercial, and people would rather hear nails being scratched along a blackboard.
I was flipping out when I was reading that list............... until I realized what I was reading. ;-)
They're not drilling yet. I wouldn't hold my breath.
Yes, I am Thom at The Ranch.
I was going to give him this other GREAT quote from Dennis Miller about Hillary, but didn't get it off in time.
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"I think for me, the sickest and scariest kind of rage is the Hillary Clinton kind of rage. You know, the perpetual permafrost smile she wears that's hiding a well of fury deeper than Barry White's voice during a bout of pneumonia."
A great quote from a native of the 'burgh.
Btw, what made you think that was moi?
I love his show, especially when he's doing it by himself.
Jim: “The Meaning of a TARGETED TAX CUT is ....... you ain’t gettin’ it!”
LOL.
I love his show, especially when he's doing it by himself
I try to listen every morning and you have mentioned FR on his show before and you post about his show on FR.
I mention FR on the air as often as I can with him. He receives around 5-10 threads from here every day from me. He knows FR is KING!
He is particularly proud to read this (originally from the L.A. Times) with humor on the air about FR's power and diligence and Rathergate.
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"It was amazing Thursday to watch the documents story go from FreeRepublic.com, a bastion of right-wing lunacy, to Drudge to the mainstream media in less than 12 hours," said Jim Jordan, a strategist for independent Democratic groups opposed to Bush, and Kerry's former campaign manager.
"That's not to say the documents didn't deserve examination."But apparently the entire thing was cooked up by a couple of amateurs on Free Republic. The speed with which it moved was breathtaking.”
LOL.
I see that Dewine from Ohio voted against drilling in ANWR. That SOB will never get my vote again. What is it with fricken Ohio - Land of the RINOS! Bob Taft is as bad as McCain.
How I wish that Texas and Louisiana could cut off our gas and oil to the states these RINO losers come from! I'd love to see the northeast senators and McCain's Arizona voters riding their bicyles to work every morning. It surely gets cold up in the NE in the winter and sure gets hot in AZ in the summer. I don't think they'd be re-elected.
I also have a feeling (no proof) that had they needed Coleman's vote he would have voted with us. He has come through in the end before. He seems to be a strong supporter of President Bush, and I think he would have done everything in his power to not be the deciding vote.
Guess how much of this ANWR oil is going to end up in Japan? You will be amazed... A great amount of Alaskan oil is exported there now.
" I don't know where she stands on judges but Sen Landrieu has been helpful lately."
My guess is that she just forgot what 'yes' and 'no' mean.
I just noticed a HUGE typo in my article: Cantwell's amendment failed to pass. Sorry for the false shock people! Newbie mistake!
And you would be mistaken. Do a little research and let us know what you would find.
Todd Hackney
Eagle River, Alaska
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