[Cboldt]

-- In today's vote, McConnell voted for the defunding side i.e. to stop debate. --

Voting "no" on a cloture motion means debate continues without limit. Voting "yes" on cloture means debate is limited, then vote on the issue.

The fact that the senate uses a failed cloture motion to STOP debate is an artifact of the senate's dysfunction. See some of Bush's judicial nominees, subjected to as many as 6 cloture motions. Senate voted "no" on cloture, Frist kept the senate on the topic of the nominee, and after a day or so filed another cloture motion.

[fifedom]

— In today’s vote, McConnell voted for the defunding side i.e. to stop debate. —

Voting “no” on a cloture motion means debate continues without limit. Voting “yes” on cloture means debate is limited, then vote on the issue.

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I do not know what you are saying. McConnell voted FOR cloture i.e. to stop debating. That meant that the bill would be voted on immediately without the endless delay of the filibuster. Since the Pubbies had the votes to pass the bill but not to stop the filibuster, that was the correct way to vote if you want to defund.

Are you saying differently?