[Impy]

Ensign and Burr voted against cloture

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00279

But then for the final bill

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00281

This was tacked on to some Department of Defense small business thing? Weird. Why does the DOD have a small business initiative?

The new Congress should have been sworn in already. Lame duck period is too long, every race has been certified, why wait. Should amend the constitution.

[BillyBoy]

I'm very disappointed with Ensign and Burr voting for final passage. Burr just got re-elected but Ensign needs to hear from his constituents and recant this or face a primary challenger in 2012. The other “Republicans” voting for it were sadly predictable, though I would place Scott Brown a hair to the right of Kirk & the Maine twins. Murkowski used to be slightly better as well, but post-primary Murkowski seemed to be emboldened that she can overturn the will of GOP voters, and is now firmly in DIABLO status.