[Seth1]

What now? Conference? When does the president get to lose another 1 or 2% of his base (by signing this)? Soon?

[TheBigB]

The House will vote against it and it will be taken out in conference.

[Dan from Michigan]

I'm against this bill now.

[mrsmith]

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This is the Senate that people claim will reject Kerry's nomination of Hillary for Chief Justice... HA!

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[AreaMan]

Isn't this what Neal Knox said should happen so we can kill the bill? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1088432/posts

Yes, S. 1805 is in danger of being loaded up with anti-gun amendments in the Senate. But anyone with two brain cells to rub together knows that the Senate is overloaded with anti-gunners and has been for several years. The only way to get the bill passed is to get it back to the House, where it can be cleaned up or killed.

[drypowder]

When Bush came out in support of the extension on the AWB, it became a done deal. No surprise here, just more disappointment.

[Mr.Clark]

The House won't pass this. No way is Rove that stupid.

[Little Pig]

Anyone have the breakdown of who the ayes and nays were?

[Uncle Hal]

Hopefully, it is DOA in the House. We are really going to find out if the GOP lawmakers in the house are committed to the conservative cause. I would think this is the last law Bush would want to sign this year. He signed the campaign finance thinking the SC would toss much of it out. He was wrong. Never go against your gut instincts or your base.

[ColdSteelTalon]

If Bush signs this the Republicans are finished this fall. It will make it very easy for me to vote Libertarian.

[goldstategop]

Its DOA in the House. Tom Delay has promised the AWB extension will never make it to the floor.

[aomagrat]

Here is what I predict what will happen.

The Liability bill will pass with all amendments intact.

The conference committee leaves them in, Bush signs.

Then activists judges will declare the liability part unconstitutional, leaving all gun control parts intact.

[sean327]

What are the names of the jackass RINO's who helped pass this garbage?!!!

[Constantine XIII]

Can the 47 filibuster the bill that comes out of conference? Throw their tactics back at em.

[Maigrey]

I'm stil waiting for the actions of the house. That should make it more interesting.

[thackney]

bang...Bang, Bang.... BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!!!!

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Assault Weapon Ban extension PASSES (Senate amendment to gun industry protection bill)

I'm shocked I tell you....shocked.

/HEAVY SARCASM

[not-alone]

they are still voting on the bill, Mc Cain Adm now still have to vote on the bill. Mc Cain aye 53 no 46

[Chewbacca]

If Bush signs this I just may give Nader my vote to spite all the Dems and Repubs, even though I despise him.

[AntiGuv]

On the AWB extension:

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---52
Akaka (D-HI) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corzine (D-NJ) Daschle (D-SD) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT)	Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Edwards (D-NC) Feinstein (D-CA) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Graham (D-FL) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT)	Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---47
Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Chambliss (R-GA) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID)	Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Feingold (D-WI) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lott (R-MS) McCain (R-AZ)	McConnell (R-KY) Miller (D-GA) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-NE) Nickles (R-OK) Reid (D-NV) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY)