We have a deal . . . . 76 repubican yeas and 134 nays

[Stinky The Clown]

140/12 Dems

[RomneyLies]

1. Yup, it passed

42 votes left to be cast.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Update - 236 total yeas

80/145 R

161/16 D

[DainBramaged]

3. Now 16 Dems

nice of them to posture....

[gateley]

5. Always interesting to see who they are.

And I agree that many times it's just posturing (I give some people slack, like Bernie, e.g.) I also think Harking voted Nay in the Senate because he truly believed it wasn't a good bill (and he knew it would pass w/o his vote).

Observations from the sidelines.

[TDale313]

4. Once again we see...

That Nancy Pelosi knows how to manage her caucus. Boehner? Not so much.

[gateley]

6. She's amazing. I didn't really appreciate her until I saw how abysmal Boehner is.

She's truly a force!

[NotThisTime]

7. Interesting Boehner and Ryan voted for it

[Blasphemer]

8. Actually, I think he managed to do exactly what he needed in the end

Yes, Nancy did a better job in general and managed to get them where she needed faster but Boehner has done the best the could be hoped for - just enough GOP votes for passage. Those votes are completely strategic, of course, and I'm sure the GOP'ers in most danger of losing re-election (or with more on the line given future prospects) were allowed to vote "no".

[TDale313]

9. I give him credit...

For being willing to bring this to the floor without a majority of Republicans, knowing there were enough Dem votes to pass it. But IMO this was a revolt within his caucus, and Cantor is fomenting it because he wants the Speaker job. It's not just this vote, look at how Boehner's plan B vote went down.

[mythology]

10. To be fair

she does have the advantage of her caucus isn't made up primarily of churlish buffoons who can't be reasoned with.

[Cha]

11. That does help immeasurably but that's what Nancy gets

for being Reality Based.

[TDale313]

12. Well, there is that.