BREAKING: Hillary Clinton To Vote “No” On Cloture Tomorrow UPDATE: Barack Obama Will Be There Too

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Source: Firedoglake (Jane Hamsher)

According to the Clinton campaign, Hillary Clinton will be in the Senate tomorrow to vote "no" on cloture on the Intel version of the FISA bill. The vote is scheduled to take place at 4:30 pm tomorrow.

I've also been trying to confirm whether Barack Obama will be there. His campaign people have not gotten back to me, but Obama does have a 4pm fundraiser scheduled in Washington DC.

Bravo, Senator Clinton. Well done.

UPDATE: The Obama campaign confirms that Senator Obama will be there too, and voting "no." Way to go, Senator.


Read more: http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/27/breaking-hillary-clinton-to-vote-no-on-cloture-tomorrow/

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1. Thanks again, Chris Dodd.

And

No telecom immunity!

[PFunk]

12. Yes. Big thumbs up Chris :)

It's because of you that both Hillary and Obama are no votes on Cloture tommorow.

[Gonnuts]

79. I wouldn't get too excited ...

First it has to pass, but as we already know, bush is going to veto it if it does come to his desk without immunity and the game will continue.

Personally, I'm tired of getting my hopes up only to have them bashed again. I'm not going to get excited until I see rope being slipped over their collective necks and the lever pulled.

[liberalla]

27. A big thank you to Senator Dodd!

:kick:

[lonestarnot]

49. And another!

:applause: Thank you Senator Dodd! :hug:

[Phred42]

52. Thank you Chris Dodd

And thank you John Edwards for pushing this a couple of weeks ago.
It's about time our "leading" candidates took note

This will be the first vote for Obama in 8 months or so - hurray :eyes:
Hope the Country's business doesn't get int he way of your ambitions.

[JerseygirlCT]

91. Exactly nt

[NastyRiffraff]

2. This is GREAT...thanks to both Obama and Clinton

We've emailed them, called them, urging them to do just that. Plus there was that "Prove It" ad, which I think had an impact.

THIS is what we can do when we try.

[shayes51]

48. What a lovely picture. Thank you.

[helderheid]

69. truly lovely picture!

[Teaser]

3. well thank god for small favors

.

[lligrd]

4. Great News - Thanks For Posting nt

[Bluestar]

5. Great news and thanks for posting

[hisownpetard]

6. 5th Rec.

[juajen]

7. Yes, indeed. Thank you, Chris Dodd.

NT

[Old and In the Way]

8. I want Chris Dodd as Senate Majority Leader next term!

He is showing us leadership on a very important issue.

[Alexander]

23. He should've been SML to begin with.

Daschle and Reid have been beyond useless.

[rucognizant]

32. Yeah!

He should be winning the primaries for Pres. forgettabout Senate Leader!
In one of the early debates he is the ONLY candidate who said his first act in office would be to restore the constitution!
( while Hillary was talking about sending Bill & Poppy out as emmissaries!)
WHY CAN"T PEOPLE LISTEN??????
Sen. Bob Graham KNEW what was going on, HE GOT IT, back in'04. ( He was on the Senate Intelligence Committee) But he was ridiculed for making lists in his pocket notebook, and kicked off to the sidelines!

[ToughLuck]

58. Senate Majority Leader CHRIS DODD..DUMP ASSHOLE REID

I am very pleased to hear Clinton and Obama showing up to vote against FISA immunity.
Dodd, thank God for his and Feingold, and Leahy efforts.
Thanks for Edwards campaign sending emails to encourage this response on this very important vote.

Reid..go home!..and take Pelosi with you!!

[BigD_95]

78. I want Chris Dodd as Senate Majority Leader next term!

I 2nd this statement!

[emilyg]

9. Good.

[DiamondJay]

10. she is finally getting it.

she really needs to get in touch with the left wing. had she not voted for iraq, he nomination would be no question.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

11. too bad she voted the wrong way for so long and now we're paying for it n/t

[liberalhistorian]

60. Exactly! I can't help but think that this particular vote

is just pandering before Super Tuesday, 'cause she has to know by now how disaffected many are by her war funding and PATRIOT votes.

[ToeBot]

13. That's all well and good (sincerely), but what about the list of Shame!

Evan Bayh
Tom Carper
Daniel Inouye
Tim Johnson
Mary Landrieu
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Bill Nelson
Ben Nelson
Mark Pryor
Jay Rockefeller
Ken Salazar

More than enough to give Bush just what he wants, again.

[Bobbieo]

15. Why do those senators keep supporting Bush? It's almost like he owns them or does he?

[swag]

16. .

          PHONE             FAX  
Bayh  [phone]  [phone]  
Carper  [phone]  [phone]  
Obama  [phone]  [phone]  
Inouye  [phone]  [phone]  
Johnson  [phone]  [phone]  
Landrieu  [phone]  [phone]  
McCaskill  [phone]  [phone]  
Mikulski  [phone]  [phone]  
Nelson (FL)  [phone]  [phone]  
Clinton  [phone]  [phone]  
Nelson (NE)  [phone]  [phone]  
Pryor  [phone]  [phone]  
Salazar  [phone]  [phone]  
Specter  [phone]  [phone]  
McCain  [phone]  [phone]  
Graham  [phone]  [phone]  
Warner  [phone]  [phone]  
Snowe  [phone]  [phone]  
Collins  [phone]  [phone]  
Sununu  [phone]  [phone]  
Lieberman  [phone]  [phone]  
Byrd  [phone]  [phone]  
Lincoln  [phone]  [phone]  
Chambliss [phone]  [phone]  
Coleman [phone] [phone]  
Dole  [phone]  [phone]  
Smith  [phone]  [phone] 
Stabenow  [phone]  [phone]  
Kohl  [phone]  [phone]  

[shaniqua6392]

31. I would be interested to know

which of those on your list of shame are endorsing Obama and which are endorsing Clinton. Just curious because it seems that many of them support Obama, but I could be wrong. I have seen a lot of names thrown about lately as endorsers of the candidates and can not remember all of them.

[AllyCat]

67. The Nelson Twins, Landrieu, Inouye, and Salazar are not surprises, but

I'm a little surprised at Johnson and McCaskill. Are these typical traitorous votes? I don't remember seeing them on the lists in the past. Inouye just votes with AK. Maybe he should move there.

[quakerboy]

14. best news this year n/t

[rodeodance]

17. ah--I see Sen. Clinton said she would show up in Senate--then Obama followed. Leader, then follower.

[aquart]

21. You noticed.

So we still have a Senate.

[Bolo Boffin]

25. You think?

I think Hillary scooped Obama on it. Obama had that fundraiser right there in Washington. He could have swooped in and made some big headline, but Hillary figured it out and grabbed the glory.

No matter. NO to cloture means NO to cloture, either way. I just wish Reid could shake off this thrall Bush seems to have him under.

[formercia]

45. Let's see who shows up first.

We will be watching.

[Inuca]

54. Childish

Obama will have a rally at noon in Washington (the Kennedy endorsement, remember that?) and I assume be there for the state of the union address. Do you REALLY think that without Clinton's "lead" he would have taken a trip in between?

[VP505]

75. Yes I do

:headbang:

[bemildred]

18. How come Dodd has to actually filibuster?

And they have to have an actual cloture vote for him?

[depakid]

22. Harry and the DINO's

Nope, not a musical group from the 50's.

[D23MIURG23]

47. WTF has gotten into Reid anyway?

I thought he was much better than this as minority leader.

[huskerlaw]

19. Finally.

Better late than never, I suppose.

[JDPriestly]

20. This is great news.

[Bolo Boffin]

24. Hot diggety dog.

It's good to hear this. I hope that it helps.

[tom_paine]

26. K & R

[jonnyra]

28. I admit I am stunned

I thought for sure we would see both candidates not standing up for the rule of law and said so in a few posts. This gives me hope...albeit shakey after what the dems have done over the last year...but I give credit where credit is due. Thank you Hillary and if its true Obama will vote no...thank you. Good for both of them. I have gained a bit of respect for Hillary for being out front on this. Its a shame we still have senators who are willing to stand for the corporations while ignoring the constitution.

[desertflamingo]

29. 'bout time

[xchrom]

30. thank you mrs clinton.

[rpannier]

33. And the no votes will be whom? Does anyone know

I'm guessing the Yes' will be

Nelson, Ben
Landrieux
Durbin (He sent me an e-mail saying he'd vote no, but Telecom Durbin...?)
Reid
Feinstein
Rockefeller
Byrd
Blanche "I've always relied on the kindness of traitors" Lincoln

Not much room to maneuver.

Not with Salazar, Nelson (Bill), Schumer (Whom I don't trust), Carper and Mark Pryor

[Sherman A1]

34. I will email Both McCaskill & Bond on this one

Don't know if it will do any good, but the will hear from ME.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

35. Message received and lesson learned?

Looks like they're finally paying attention.

THIS time....

:shrug:

[frog92969]

36. I don't trust this

could be all smoke and mirrors, that's all we get from Congress nowadays.

[OzarkDem]

82. Voting the right way when its guaranteed to fail?

that's an old GOP trick that they allow their members to use who are up for re-election and in vulnerable races.

[frog92969]

85. Exactly

It's become an old DINO trick as well.

[DeeDeeNY]

37. As glad as I am to see this, I wonder --

Would they have done this if they weren't in the midst of a heated campaign?

[frog92969]

38. Or...

if they weren't threatened with this:
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/ProveIt

Or if many of us weren't screaming at them with letters and a petition?

I doubt it.

[EV_Ares]

41. My feelings as well. My accolades still go to Senator Dodd on this as he

if I remember correctly was all alone in standing up to fight this at the beginning.

However, I certainly will take Senator Obama's and Senator Clinton's votes.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

39. About time everyone is concerned about every bill. nt

[libbygurl]

40. Brava! nt

[indimuse]

42. the ONLY reason BHO is making an appearance is..

HE has to! Otherwise...MIA...JUST LIKE BUSH!

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[9119495]

43. Here's to common ground.

[Coexist]

44. THANK YOU Senators Dodd, Clinton and Obama.

Thank you this.

[D23MIURG23]

46. Excellent.

I'm thinking better of both those senators today.

[OneBlueSky]

50. how magnanimous of them to agree to show up and actually do their jobs . . .

I voted for Hillary's re-election to the Senate so that she could represent me and the rest of New York . . . instead she began campaigning for another office virtually as soon as her new term began . . . since then she's been eating chicken and begging for money all over the country instead of doing what she was elected to do . . . hope that's not a precursor of how she'd handle the presidency . . .

[Rosa Luxemburg]

55. hopefully she doesn't buy a ranch

[Phred42]

51. Here's the DFA Statement

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4238508&mesg_id=4238508

[Birthmark]

53. What?! Hillary and Obama are Senators?!!

Who knew?

[Inuca]

56. Incidentally

it does not really matter. Not voting at all on cloture is the same as voting NO. The problem are the AYE votes, they will need 60 of these.

[The Wizard]

57. And thanks to John Edwards

driving the conversation, the two leading candidates have decided to appeal to their voting base as opposed to their money base.
Any Democrat who caves in to corporate influence (aka, bribes in the form of campaign contributions) should be run out of town on a rail. Let the corporate stooges in the GOP embrace that horse shit legislation.
If Bush vetos the bill without corporate protection then he exposes himself and his party as being more concerned with protecting the corporate bottom line than the citizens he's sworn to represent.
Either he's for the safety of we the people or he's protecting corporate cronies.
Or in simpleton Republican terms: "With us or with the terrorists."

[ToughLuck]

59. Well said Wizard!

My thoughts exactly!!

[onehandle]

61. Senator Obama will be "Present."

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

:+

[DWilliamsamh]

62. I'm GLAD they will be there to vote no BUT....

I can't help resenting the fact that they BOTH had to be dragged, practically kicking and screaming, to the floor of the Senate to protect the American People. I can't help having the feeling that once again the nominee (either of the two most likely) will be far from the best the Democratic party has to offer.

That being said I'm glad they finally decided to stand up to the least popular President in American history. Better late than never.

[ToughLuck]

65. Frustrating as hell isn't it?

Wishing for a miracle win for Edwards, but at least these 2 will be there to vote.

[DWilliamsamh]

92. Damn right...

What I can't understand is why the fuck does it seem so HARD for our leaders to simply stand up for the LAW? This includes Pelosi (for whom I had high hopes) and Reid (for whom I had low expectations which he has never failed to move lower).

[Deep13]

70. Jesus, no kidding.

:-(

[OzarkDem]

83. I don't want 4 years of this in the WH

Having to drag a reluctant Dem president kicking and screaming to do enact good public policy.

I envision this same battle for health care reform or getting out of Iraq from either Clinton or Obama.

[DWilliamsamh]

93. Your damn right....

What I can't understand is why the fuck does it seem so HARD for our leaders to simply stand up for the LAW? This includes Pelosi (for whom I had high hopes) and Reid (for whom I had low expectations which he has never failed to move lower).

All we want is leaders who know what is good and decent and is willing to say so and willing to fight for it. We shouldn't have to DRAG our leaders to the moral position that it is wrong for companies (much less the government) to knowingly break the law. This is what corporate control hath wrought on this once great country. I am sore afraid.

God how I miss the days when leaders convinced the PEOPLE that doing the moral thing (protecting the little guy from huge corporations and government control) was the right thing to do and comported with what we dream we are as a nation.

[Malidictus Maximus]

63. Isn't it silly

That in this day and age Senators have to be present to vote?
Made sense 150 years ago or more, but ever since the telegraph it seems an odd requirement.

[TomClash]

64. Senator Obama had better be there and vote NO

But of that I have no doubt.

[TankLV]

96. na - he'll probably vote "present" so he can continue criticizing others' votes without leaving a

record for himself like he's always done...

[AllyCat]

68. I'm pleasantly surprised. Glad to see them sticking up for the American people

Too bad they can't spend some time in the Senate getting others to vote with them. This is yet another reason I can't stand Senators running for POTUS. They forget about their first jobs.

Well, thank God they are voting the right way on this one.

[stillrockin]

72. I can't believe I'm saying this, but

"Thank you, Senator Clinton!!!!!!"

:applause:

[LSK]

73. can we get fuckwad Dems such as Nelson, Nelson, Bayh, Landrieu to vote NO?

And fucking Reid to stop being such a moran?

:grr:

[disndat]

74. I think all the Senators have to be in D.C.

today because of the State of the Union address? If H.C. didn't vote 'no' on cloture, that would have been the end of her chances for nomination. Ditto for Obama, to be fair.

[balantz]

76. Edwards' statement last Thursday, January 24th:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement urging Senate Democrats to filibuster the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):

"In Washington today, telecom lobbyists have launched a full-court press to win retroactive immunity for their illegal eavesdropping on American citizens. Granting retroactive immunity will let corporate law-breakers off the hook and hamstring efforts to learn the truth about Bush's illegal spying program.

"It's time for Senate Democrats to show a little backbone and stand up to George W. Bush and the corporate lobbyists. They should do everything in their power -- including joining Senator Dodd's efforts to filibuster this legislation -- to stop retroactive immunity. The Constitution should not be for sale at any price."

[J-Lo Biafra]

77. Even in good news, some folks can't stop with the pirmary sniping.

For shame...

[Changenow]

80. This is an ominous sign

it means that they don't need Hillary to end debate. It fits, 14 so called Democrats licked Bush's boots last week, that's more than enough to give immunity to the traitors.

[swag]

81. Some say we now have the votes to prevent cloture

Not time to let up, though:

PHONE FAX
Bayh [phone] [phone]
Carper [phone] [phone]
Inouye [phone] [phone]
Johnson [phone] [phone]
Landrieu [phone] [phone]
McCaskill [phone] [phone]
Mikulski [phone] [phone]
Nelson (FL) [phone] [phone]
Clinton [phone] [phone]
Nelson (NE) [phone] [phone]
Pryor [phone] [phone]
Salazar [phone] [phone]
Specter [phone] [phone]
McCain [phone] [phone]
Graham [phone] [phone]
Warner [phone] [phone]
Snowe [phone] [phone]
Collins [phone] [phone]
Sununu [phone] [phone]
Lieberman [phone] [phone]
Byrd [phone] [phone]
Lincoln [phone] [phone]
Chambliss [phone] [phone]
Coleman [phone] [phone]
Dole [phone] [phone]
Smith [phone] [phone]
Stabenow [phone] [phone]
Kohl [phone] [phone]

[Divine Discontent]

84. I called Nelson (fl) office and they said he was

supporting the Dodd bill, and that was on Thurs. afternoon.

[bvar22]

86. LOL! You people go to the Carnivals much?

You ever watch a huckster work a crowd?
You ever played 3-Card Monty?

HillBama are returning to Washington for the SOTU, and FREE Face Time on the BoobTube.
BUT, they are spinning it like they are doing their job!
:rofl:

If this WAS true, they would hve been at their seat for the First FISA Vote!

Rubes!
Marks!
Suckers!



Go ahead. BUY into the horserace.
If you like the 2006 Congress,
you'll LOVE a HillBama White House.
Then you can HOPE for more CHANGE!


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[balantz]

87. You said it brother.

Let's all not overlook the fact that the two senators are also, once again, following the lead of Mr. Edwards who released a statement last week urging senators to support senator Dodd.

[troubleinwinter]

89. NAILED!! "again following the lead of Edwards who last week urged support of Sen. Dodd"

"once again, following the lead of Mr. Edwards who released a statement last week urging senators to support senator Dodd"

[BigDDem]

88. BO is going to show up?

Make sure and press the right button.

[Usrename]

90. Finally we get their attention. n/t

[MasonJar]

94. Who should we contact to insist Dodd be Senate Majority Leader?

I am going to email Reid to tell him that he needs to move over for Dodd.

[Pale Blue Dot]

95. I'm glad they're voting. But are they being LEADERS?

I don't think so.