[RushLake]

"Likely Webb is looking at the massive swing of independant voters in Virginia to the pubbies in november. those are the same people who elected him. he gets it."

Is that the same Jim Webb who was a Republican, but decided he'd rather be a democrat even though he'd been treated very well by at least one Republican president? That Jim Webb? Yeah, he gets it. Whatever's in it for Jim Webb, that's what he gets.

[ckilmer]

Whatever’s in it for Jim Webb, that’s what he gets.

Likely the dems say the same thing about Lieberman.

Lieberman may vote for the bill but he’ll make the liberal dems hate what they sign. but whether lieberman votes for or against the bill he’s on fairly safe ground in his state.

Web may vote against the bill because he fears for his political life—because Virginian independents hate this democratic party. Virginia independents are the people who gave webb his victory. he votes against them at his peril.