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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:03 AM Original message |
Senate Votes Against Tea Party-Backed Debt Ceiling Bill |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, a whole 51 votes to reject it. That certainly seems like an insurmountable number. n/t |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I am sure that when it came to the rethugs only enough to pass voted |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No, it was a straight-party vote. |
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locahungaria (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Thank you for providing an explanation...... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Yeah, we actually stood together long enough to get something |
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eomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. If the bill had gotten past this step with 50 votes then it would have failed to get the 60 votes |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. It actually is - though the more important number there is the 46 |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yeah, yesterday Senator Lee (R-UT) whinged... |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. "Take that, you TeaBagging FAIL artistes (R)." - Americans |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. Should have been 52 |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Kerry didn't either nt |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. That is good news sort of. It will be interesting to see who has more sway over the repubs TBag or B |
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FreeBillClinton (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. That vote should be used against every one of those republicans forever. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Does this give Obama room to invoke the 14th and have done with these hooligans? |
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