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New START treaty passes key Senate vote (Cloture passes 67-28, 11 R support)
Los Angeles Times ^ | Dec 22, 2010 | Lisa Mascaro and Michael Muskal

Posted on 12/21/2010 1:25:07 PM PST by Innovative

The Senate voted 67-28 to pass a cloture motion, seemingly enough to assure final ratification. Eleven Republicans joined with 56 Democrats to pass the cloture motion.

It will take 67 votes to ratify the New Start pact, which would give the Obama administration its top foreign policy goal in the lame-duck session.

Among Republicans announcing their support were Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, George V. Voinovich of Ohio, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Bob Bennett of Utah. All voted for cloture.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: bobbennett; congress; corker; disarmament; howiecarr; isakson; lamaralexander; lugar; murkowski; nationalsecurityfail; obama; rememberthenames; scottbrown; snowe; start; starttreaty; surrender; susancollins; thadcochran; ussenate; voinovich
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1 posted on 12/21/2010 1:25:12 PM PST by Innovative
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To: Innovative

When is the vote scheduled?


2 posted on 12/21/2010 1:26:48 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Jet Jaguar; DoughtyOne

Ping.


3 posted on 12/21/2010 1:27:25 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Innovative

There’s that commie, Mookowski again. She’s a regular Obamanoid Tingler. The GOP needs to throw her goatsmellin’, liberal @$$ out of the party!


4 posted on 12/21/2010 1:27:41 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Merry Christmas to all of my FReeper FRiends!)
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To: Army Air Corps
Article said final vote on Wednesday — but these RINOs support passage, so it will pass with the same 67 votes, which is what is needed to pass the treaty.

Putin is rolling on the floor laughing...

5 posted on 12/21/2010 1:29:42 PM PST by Innovative (Weakness is provocative.)
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To: Army Air Corps

According to CSPAN....sometime tomorrow (that means it will be voted on when we are not watching)....


6 posted on 12/21/2010 1:29:45 PM PST by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: Innovative

we have to end lame duck session and seat new people as soon as their elections are validated. There’s no need for delay with modern media and modern transportation.

And these freaking republicans. In 2006 we had a repub lame duck congress, didn’t pass ANYTHING. in 2010 bending over ass backwards to give dems what they want.

Stupid senate mother effers.


7 posted on 12/21/2010 1:31:20 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Innovative
Welcome to The United States of Appeasement

Se habla espanol

8 posted on 12/21/2010 1:32:08 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Innovative

“...Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, George V. Voinovich of Ohio, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Bob Bennett of Utah...”

All these zip-wads are worse than the Dems. At least the Dems are more honest about being anti-American.


9 posted on 12/21/2010 1:32:41 PM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: Innovative

I called both my senators’ offices to implore them to vote NO and wait for the new Senate. I got through to a polite Chambliss (GA) staffer. Isaackson was no answer and two full voice mail boxes.

Oh well. At least Saxby had his act together.


10 posted on 12/21/2010 1:32:55 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: Innovative

Interesting. Before the November election this vote would have been more or less down party lines. Now it’s “bi-partisan”. Which means some republicans joined the liberals, as is their nature.


11 posted on 12/21/2010 1:33:06 PM PST by Terry Mross ( Reagan made one mistake: He chose Bush as his veep. We've been paying for it ever since.)
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To: Innovative
Many of my colleagues have concerns about this treaty," Voinovich said, "But after my own research and consultation... as well as yesterday's three-hour closed session in the Old Senate Chamber, I support this treaty..."

Anybody know how big the bribe was?

12 posted on 12/21/2010 1:33:31 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Blueflag

oops. That would be Isakson. Bad fingers. Bad!


13 posted on 12/21/2010 1:33:49 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: Innovative
Remember the names...

Lugar (IN)
Voinovich (OH)
Brown (MA)
Snowe (ME)
Collins (ME)
Alexander (TN)
Corker (TN)
Isakson (GA)
Murkowski (AK)
Cochran (MS)
Bennett (UT)

14 posted on 12/21/2010 1:34:27 PM PST by Servant of the Cross (I'm with Jim DeMint ... on the fringe!)
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“Among Republicans announcing their support were Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, George V. Voinovich of Ohio, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Bob Bennett of Utah. All voted for cloture.”

Lessee... RINO, RINO, RINO, RINO, RINO, RINO, RINO, baked beans, RINO, RINO, RINO and RINO.

Have you got anything without RINO?

Okay, I’ll stop.


15 posted on 12/21/2010 1:34:38 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Attn. GOP: Deliver the goods, or we'll do to you what we did to the Dems!)
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To: Innovative

That’s 11 Senators who won’t be winning their next primary elections.


16 posted on 12/21/2010 1:34:50 PM PST by sourcery (If true=false, then there would be no constraints on what is possible. Hence, the world exists.)
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To: Army Air Corps

The final vote had been scheduled for today, postponed until tomorrow now.

What’s odd is that today I saw Lindsay Grahamnesty on TV all against this thing, making good arguments why it shouldn’t be passed with this lame duck congress, what’s the hurry?

Lindsay Graham, dag, he’s a big-time RINO and he’s still, as I understand it, against this thing.

Just odd I think.


17 posted on 12/21/2010 1:35:27 PM PST by Fishtalk (Dance like nobody's watching; Sing like nobody's listening; Blog like nobody's reading.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Traitorous bastards all of ‘em!


18 posted on 12/21/2010 1:35:45 PM PST by Yorktownpatriot
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To: Innovative

This is more than approving a faulty START treaty as the National Review editorial correctly lambastes. It is worse. This marks the beginning of the Obama 2012 re-election. The 11 traitors all- must have a scarlet letter T around their necks. Where was the Rebublican base? The Tea Partiers? Shame on us all. Make no mistake. These filthy traitors just insured an Obama re-election.


19 posted on 12/21/2010 1:35:50 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Innovative
Richard Lugar,George Voinovich,Scott Brown,Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins,Lisa Murkowski...yawn... same old suspects..nothing changes..RINOS RINOS RINOS..we keep sending 'em back...
20 posted on 12/21/2010 1:37:01 PM PST by razbinn (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,and to the republic for which it ...)
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