John McCain, so-called "Friend" of Veterans WAS A NO-SHOW on the Defense Bill!

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[Recovering_Democrat]

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109^th Congress - 1^st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Number:

366

Vote Date:

December 21, 2005, 09:57 PM

Required For Majority:

1/2

Vote Result:

Conference Report Agreed to

Measure Number:

H.R. 2863 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 )

Vote Summary

Question: On the Conference Report (H.R. 2863 Conference Report )

Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Yea Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Yea Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Chafee (R-RI), Not Voting Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Yea Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Corzine (D-NJ), Not Voting Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Not Voting DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting

Dole (R-NC), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Yea Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea Jeffords (I-VT), Yea Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Yea Kerry (D-MA), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (D-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea

McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting McConnell (R-KY), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea Salazar (D-CO), Yea Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---93
Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chambliss (R-GA) Clinton (D-NY) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-NC)	Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL)	McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Roberts (R-KS) Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 7
Chafee (R-RI) Corzine (D-NJ) DeMint (R-SC)	Dodd (D-CT) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA)	McCain (R-AZ)

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Yea	Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Yea	Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida:	Martinez (R-FL), Yea	Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Yea	Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Obama (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea	Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Coleman (R-MN), Yea	Dayton (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Talent (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Yea	Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting	Sununu (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Corzine (D-NJ), Not Voting	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	Clinton (D-NY), Yea	Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Burr (R-NC), Yea	Dole (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Coburn (R-OK), Yea	Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Not Voting	Reed (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	DeMint (R-SC), Not Voting	Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Johnson (D-SD), Yea	Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Yea	Frist (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Yea	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (I-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Allen (R-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Yea	Thomas (R-WY), Yea

Vote Summary

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By Vote Position

By Home State

[Recovering_Democrat]

Check it out for yourself; John McCain, who thinks he knows better than everyone else how you should be able to spend your money on political speech, who is so concerned about terrorists that he held up bills until his "be nice to terrorists" amendment was included, who thinks religious people are a drag on his Republican party, that same John McLame wouldn't even stay long enough to vote for the defense of this country.

Nice move, there, John.

Hell, even the loathsome John Kerry stuck around to vote "Yea".

[EagleUSA]

McCain is deranged. I will gladly pay for this politcal chameleon's return to Viet Nam, one way, any time.

[right right]

He is a mean spirited self indulged lover of himself.

[G.Mason]

These limp wristed POS's better take refuge, if and when there is another 9/11 in this country.

Scalping will become fashionable once again.

[EagleUSA]

...who thinks he knows better than everyone else how you should be able to spend your money on political speech, who is so concerned about terrorists that he held up bills until his "be nice to terrorists" amendment was included, who thinks religious people are a drag on his Republican party...
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Well stated. Yeah, that is the same GREAT AMERICAN, McCain -- a liberal if there ever was one.

[Kewlhand`tek]

ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS DID THEY FINALLY PASS IT!!GEZZZ

[cynicom]

McCain was busy so cut him some slack. Our favorite "hero" was shining his many medals that were losing their luster.

[Steven W.]

passed without ANWR but with torture language, just as McLame wanted

[RetiredArmy]

Well hang tough, because he might just be the RINOcrat on the next ticket if Condi does not go for it. They have no one else that can win.

[Leatherneck_MT]

John Mcain has abdicated his Oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of these United States.

That jackass is no friend of Veterans.

[newzjunkey]

But the passage was "in the bag" he didn't need to stay. There was probably a camera he needed to whore himself in front of instead.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.

Hmmm. Not one Senator had the cojones to vote no, not even the most deranged extreme DemocRAT commie leftist or spineless RINO.

Was I being redundant there at the end?

Michael Frazier

[Hat-Trick]

I will gladly pay for this politcal chameleon's return to Viet Nam, one way, any time.

Every time I think of McCain, this character comes to mind:

[USNBandit]

So he holds up this year's defense budget for three months over being nice to terrorists and doesn't stick around to vote the bill.

Thanks for nothing. Not having a defense budget is holding back contracts, procurement and discretionary spending for the DOD in the middle of a war.

[Howlin]

What a creep; great catch, RD!

[Polyxene]

Got that right! That's why I call him "McQueeg". McCain is unstable and unfit to be a senator, let alone POTUS. He is going to blow big-time one of these days in front of God and everybody.

[DoughtyOne]

I really don't understand the need for the torture language since we're not torturing anyone. McCain's insistance seemed to indicate we were, and was insulting from my perspective.

Just which military outfit forced this move by McCain? I'm sure they'd like to know.

[EagleUSA]

Every time I think of McCain, this character comes to mind:
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Ah, yes, Captain Queeg(sp?) --- what a great movie that was. I will never forget those steel balls -- maybe we should send a set to McCain -- he will probably think they are Benwa balls --- :-)

[Hat-Trick]

I'm surprised that we haven't learned it was McCain who started the Forrestal on fire.

[AmericanDave]

Hey he's a RHINO, but he has earned the right to speak on torture after all. I'll Cut him some slack on this one.