Posted on 12/12/2005 10:36:51 AM PST by OXENinFLA
Yes, it was that piece of scum Durbin.
I'm really hoping that Illinois gets zero in next years budget.
Now this bill has to go back to the house; I hope in the House the pubbies hang together, make a minor modification to the ANWR piece and send it right back to the Senate with ANWR included and make the Senate come back between Christmas and the New Year to vote again. The pubbies who voted with the democrats on this bill tonight should hang their heads in shame.
I think so.
vote 93-0
Thank you, I was trying to follow this from the office earlier and wasn't sure.
That would be perfect. They had already agreed on the compromise, there is no reason for this. It's an uncalled for betrayal and those senators who have a "R" after their names that voted against it, should be made to pay in a very serious way.
NONE of the states with Republican senators that voted against ANWR better EVER ask for help paying their heating bills...and I hear it gets really cold in MAINE.
One silver lining out of all this, next year's budget is going to be really, really small. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet you'll be able to tell tonight the only states that will have any pork at all in the budget. New York, California and Washington will of course, suffer major cuts.
He won't .. though I'm sure he thought about it tonight
S.2167, extending Patriot Act; S.3010, appropriations for HHS; H.R. 1815, Defense authorization.
WHEW...thanks.
I am especially glad, since the vote was so close.
It gets really cold here in Indiana as well but Lugar doesn't seem to care. Bayh I expect this out of, but not Lugar.
They don't have a unilateral right. The points of order this morning, by Conrad (on S.1932 omnibus budget reconciliation) resulted in stripping three items from the budget reconciliation bill, and the House has to meet in order to deal with that difference. The House will do the same with the stripping of ANWR from S.2863, DoD appropriations.
The Senate has "the right" to vote the conference bill down, and providing a mechanism for further negotiation (via voting on alternatives and passing it back to the House) is a good thing.
One thing you two should also remember about Sen. Stevens...
he just voted FOR the bill, after having his ANWR amendment jerked out....which was classy..
BUT, yesterday, Sen. McCain was up on the Senate floor blasting everyone over the PORK in the bill...which he does with every bill, but then votes FOR it..like the chicken that he is. Well, yesterday...he was VERY, VERY pointed in his displeasure with the pork in ALASKA..he mentioned it about 4 times...and glared where Sen. Stevens would sit.
Then, remember, that in the Defense Authorization Bill, that will be passed by a VOICE VOTE tonight...McCain did the exact same thing that every one was insulting Stevens for doing with ANWR. McCain added the "torture" amendment on a defense bill, knowing that the Senate and the POTUS would NOT vote down a defense bill..
But, like we saw today....on Stevens amendment...they filibustered.
Stevens has a real right, IMHO...to be a tad upset tonight.
I have never been fond of Steven's spending habits but since the US Senate sees fit to stunt his state's economic growth maybe he has the right :)
Thanks for the info and I hold Senator Stevens blameless. I really feel bad for the man. I hope he has calmed down for his own sake. He impressed me with his class on voting Aye. He really did.
lol---yeah...shoot, down here in Texas, I sometimes feel like the "powers that be" in Washington, forget that WE are out here...
Can you imagine what it must be like for Alaskans??? They must truly feel like they are in a different country..
Will Mary Landrieu ever STHU? Ever? Aggggggggh!
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