Posted on 12/20/2010 7:23:48 PM PST by broken_arrow1
WASHINGTON -- Senator John F. Kerry, laboring to achieve a foreign policy victory that would be a highlight of his career, gained crucial support yesterday for a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia from his Massachusetts colleague, Republican Senator Scott Brown.
Brown's backing gave Kerry additional momentum heading into a possible vote today. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry is President Obama's man in charge of trying to lock down the two-thirds support of the Senate -- 67 votes if every members shows up — required to ratify the New START pact.
Kerry and other senators have predicted passage but as of last evening there had not yet been enough public declarations of support to push it over the top.
Brown said he would buck GOP Senate leadership and vote in favor of the treaty, which would reduce nuclear warheads by approximately one third, late yesterday after a secret intelligence briefing for senators. It was the second dramatic move across the aisle by Brown in the last week. On Saturday, he supported repealing the military's ``don't ask, don't tell'' policy banning gays and lesbians in the military.
"I’ve done my due diligence, and I’m going to be ... ultimately supporting the START treaty," Brown told reporters in the Capitol. "I believe it’s something that’s important for our country, and I believe that it’s a good move forward to deal with our national security issues.”
Brown was among 18 senators Secretary of State Hillary Clinton contacted about the treaty.
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STOP START, STOP the treachery please and go home! TEA PARTY is WARMING UP AGAIN for 2012...and the GOP will be starved of support because of RINOs like McCain, Snowe, Collins, Graham, Brown, Lugar, Muk'ski who absolutely will NOT stop voting with the Socialist-Commie Democrats! Revolution is brewing!
Contact Info:
Scott Brown
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 228-2646
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/emailscottbrown
Brown is of the Vichy Republican and deserves the same fate as the Vichy french
There’s something off about Brown. He seems a little bit nutty. Maybe the Tea Party can start a recall election.
He’s channeling Fat Dead Ted.
Have a drink together brothers.
Only difference so far is that Scott Brown hasn’t murdered anyone and snuffed out a human life with his own hand.
Brown will do the killin’ with the pen rather than the sword. (no steering wheel)
There ought not to be any surprises here.
Scotty Skid Mark and F-N Jon Carey have each other on speed dial.
“There’s something off about Brown. He seems a little bit nutty. Maybe the Tea Party can start a recall election.”
Fortunately, he won’t get six years in there.
Senate Incumbent 2012 races
Democrats
Dianne Feinstein of California
Tom Carper of Delaware
Bill Nelson of Florida
Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
Ben Cardin of Maryland
Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Jon Tester of Montana
Ben Nelson of Nebraska
Bob Menendez of New Jersey
Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Kent Conrad of North Dakota
Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
Jim Webb of Virginia
Maria Cantwell of Washington
Joe Manchin of West Virginia
Herb Kohl of Wisconsin
Independent and Socialist
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Republican
Jon Kyl of Arizona
Richard Lugar of Indiana
Olympia Snowe of Maine
Scott Brown of Massachusetts
Roger Wicker of Mississippi
John Ensign of Nevada
Bob Corker of Tennessee
Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas
Orrin Hatch of Utah
John Barrasso of Wyoming
Scott Brown: the Moron who is being laughed at behind closed doors at the White House.
I can see it now: Hussein, Horseface, and Hitlery laughing out loud, “Brown, oh, he was a reaaal tough sell....and we’ll crush his ass in 2012....”
And guess what? I for one will not give one damn when he is ripped a new one by Hussein’s cult of media worshipers. Brown, you’re suckin’ up to the enemy...and they’re not even gonna give you a kiss in return. You’re a chump.
Scott Brown: the Moron who is being laughed at behind closed doors at the White House.
I can see it now: Hussein, Horseface, and Hitlery laughing out loud, “Brown, oh, he was a reaaal tough sell....and we’ll crush his ass in 2012....”
And guess what? I for one will not give one damn when he is ripped a new one by Hussein’s cult of media worshipers. Brown, you’re suckin’ up to the enemy...and they’re not even gonna give you a kiss in return. You’re a chump.
Scott Brown: the Moron who is being laughed at behind closed doors at the White House.
I can see it now: Hussein, Horseface, and Hitlery laughing out loud, “Brown, oh, he was a reaaal tough sell....and we’ll crush his ass in 2012....”
And guess what? I for one will not give one damn when he is ripped a new one by Hussein’s cult of media worshipers. Brown, you’re suckin’ up to the enemy...and they’re not even gonna give you a kiss in return. You’re a chump.
Scott Brown: the Moron who is being laughed at behind closed doors at the White House.
I can see it now: Hussein, Horseface, and Hitlery laughing out loud, “Brown, oh, he was a reaaal tough sell....and we’ll crush his ass in 2012....”
And guess what? I for one will not give one damn when he is ripped a new one by Hussein’s cult of media worshipers. Brown, you’re suckin’ up to the enemy...and they’re not even gonna give you a kiss in return. You’re a chump.
Scott Brown: the Moron who is being laughed at behind closed doors at the White House.
I can see it now: Hussein, Horseface, and Hitlery laughing out loud, “Brown, oh, he was a reaaal tough sell....and we’ll crush his ass in 2012....”
And guess what? I for one will not give one damn when he is ripped a new one by Hussein’s cult of media worshipers. Brown, you’re suckin’ up to the enemy...and they’re not even gonna give you a kiss in return. You’re a chump.
‘Judas’
geez....I guess you really mean it!
I think he has come in contact with his inner girl....
Thanks for the 2012 reminder. I just pray that Brown doesn’t do too much damage over the next two years.
Yeah Scotty, go ahead and kiss ol Lerch’s a$$. He is now on the next strike list of RINOs. And to think i once thought Scotty had some integrity.
Lindsey isn’t up for election for another four years. MCain just won. The Princess isn’t up for another 6 but I will enjoy watching her spend those years spiting the Republicans in Alaska who foolishly wrote in her name. I hope they choke on her every vote. Bron last I heard had majority approval in MASS. I wouldn’t miss him but I’m not sure N.E. Republicans want to give him up with the alternative being 50 years of another Democrat. Make no mistake I’m arguing in his favor, just sayin northeastern Republicans probably can’t be persuaded to vote an “R” out over this. Scottie is going to have to build up a track record of outrageous actions for a decadeb to finally motivate enough primary voters to toss his butt out willingly.
Lugar is doable. As is Corker. We should definitely set our sites on those two and despite Hatch’s recent actions (motivated by trying to stave off a challenge)he should be a target.
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