Not to mention Democrats who voted Nay. They are going to take some crap from Fat Boy Kennedy among others.
Among those are:
Thanks Jim Webb! (D-VA).
We have him for another 5 years, and I'm hoping he can become a bluedog Democrat.
Anyway he desrves thanks for this vote. (Nice to see "Warner - Nay, Webb - Nay" right next to each other on the roll call).
Webb and the other democrats who voted against cloture were only following the general direction of the unions, headed by the AFL-CIO. That is why you saw Senators such as Harkin, Landrieu, Byrd, Rockefeller, Pryor and Stabenow vote against cloture. The final tally was really the result of pressure from left and right, by ordinary blue and white collar workers who opposed the party elites, supported by Chamber of Commerce and big businesses, who pushed the amnesty and guest worker portions of the bill that would affect wage levels in the negative around the country. Those factors and an aversion of ordinary Americans to giving a free pass to legalization for illegal aliens after breaking our laws drove the final vote.
Webb does have his atributes and I am working VERY hard to find them .. this vote is a plus imo. Not sure I dislike him any more than I dislike Warner to be honest. God, do I miss George Allen. Nonetheless, will send thank you’s to let them know at least they have support from one VA voter.
I think Webb is a bit of a nut and is going to give the Democrats fits!