Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 06/26/2009 2:13:30 PM PDT by keep your powder dry
Get on the HORN!
Democrats Still May Not Have Votes for Final Passage
WASHINGTON -- A landmark climate bill narrowly passed a key procedural hurdle in the House Friday, a sign that leadership may just barely have enough votes for final passage later in the day. Republicans said the bill included the largest tax increase in American history.
It passed by a vote of 217-205. To ensure final passage, the bill needs 218 votes.
Passage of the controversial bill will hand Democrats and President Barack Obama a major victory on a cornerstone administration policy. It would also give Washington strong bargaining leverage ahead of international climate negotiations later this year.
If it fails, however, it would be a major setback for Democrats. Two indications revealed leadership may not yet have the votes.
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I am currently trying to drop 5 pounds and am watching what I ingest, but if we can stop this, I may have one or two cold ones.
Long past time to flush Congress.....and the ‘new’ administration!
Aren’t those the “test vote” numbers? It was tied 210-210 with 14 votes to cast last I heard in another thread.
Is anybody on our team leaning on the egregious Mary Bono Mack to change her vote to No? She’s one of the few R turncoats on this issue, and she needs to feel the heat. Maybe the ghost of Sonny needs to return from the grave to scare her into it.
One or two. I plan on getting sloshed either way.
Michelle Malkin is reporting that it is so close the Dems sent someone to drag Patrick Kennedy out of rehab
Does she jest? Seriously it would not surprise me.
Mark Kirk,R.Il,was rumored to be the front runner for burris’ senate seat in 2010;If he votes for this he’s toast.
“Mark Kirk,R.Il,was rumored to be the front runner for burris’ senate seat in 2010;If he votes for this he’s toast.”
A yes vote will show him to be a good Daley Republican (Democrat-Lite.)
It's shooting at phantasms and it's endangering human lives
I just e-mailed her strongly urging a no vote.
Can’t argue that.I used to like him when he was on with Don and Roma on WLS;I guess if you lie down with dogs you’ll get up with fleas.
According to a link at another thread, Kirk (R-Il) voted yes...
Kirk will be on Don & Roma’s radio show Monday morning ‘splaining his vote.....
This victory is the fruit of 30+ years of “green” indoctrination. w/o true believers, it never would have been possible.
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