[ Two other Democrats, Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, also voted yes. All but seven Republicans _ Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida, Bob Corker of Tennessee, Mike Lee of Utah and Scott Brown of Massachusetts _ voted in favor of the amendment. ]
DeMint voted no?! WTF! Rubio? Geesh!
DeMint and Rubio represent states that don’t want off-shore drilling. Both states have proven oil reserves that could be tapped with off-shore rigs. Ironically, in Rubio’s case, it won’t stop the drilling because the Chinese are tapping the same reserves off Cuba, with substantially reduced safety standards.
Can I show you my shocked face ....