Mukasey Roll Call; six Dems voted to confirm

[ProSense]

Roll Call

YEAs ---53
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Roberts (R-KS)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---40
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 7
Alexander (R-TN)
Biden (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Dodd (D-CT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Do I notice a pattern wiht the not voting?

oh yes, now many of those are Presidential Candidates?


Biden (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)

Dodd (D-CT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)

[magellan]

2. They've got more important things to do

...than stand up for what's right. Lawmaking takes time away from their hard work campaigning.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. One or two... I could understand it

but that's half the field for one party.

Unacceptable in my view, but that way they can avoid the questions... after all this was a controversial (as it should be) vote

[Eric J in MN]

9. 39 Democrats + Bernie Sanders voted No.

That's more than half the Democrats.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. I am talking of the ones who missed it

Look at the list once again

Two of the top tier candidates

Two of the mid tier candidates and of course McCain

They are running for President but miss this kind of a vote?

[Eric J in MN]

3. I think it's mostly because they were away to campaign.

Dodd and Obama had nothing to lose by voting against Mukasey. I don't think they wanted to avoid the vote.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I think any vote where the Constitution is at stake, yes they wanted to avoid it

[magellan]

13. Well, any one of them who wanted MY vote should have voted on this

But that's all right, I decided long ago I'll be voting for Kucinich. Partly because of the serial lack of interest these others show in the fundamentals.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. I was surprised at Dodd, since he has been making some interest

comments on the constitution

[magellan]

28. From another thread

Apparently Reid scheduled the vote for tonight at the request of the REPUBS. The 4 senators didn't have time to get back.

Still inexcusable. The Dems are their own worst enemy. I'll wait to hear more on this....

[WinkyDink]

21. You are joking, right?? CAMPAIGNING for WHAT? To GOVERN WELL. Like this VOTE would be.

[Truth2Tell]

11. In all fairness

I'd bet they knew it wouldn't affect the outcome, and if it looked like it'd be close they would've shown up.

This was a done deal when Dianne Lieberstein and Chuck "torture away" Schumer defected in Committee.

Edit to add: But of course a real leader would've shown up and led the filibuster.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. There you go

[bbgrunt]

17. ...and they had enough to filibuster. nt

[leftofthedial]

24. since she decided to run for President

(as a stealth repuke)

Hillary has missed votes like this

other priorities

[jgraz]

26. Fucking shameful

I understand Clinton and McCain avoiding this vote -- their next principled stand will be their first -- but Dodd? Biden? Obama? That's extremely disappointing.

[Mojambo]

4. A lot of the usual suspects

Fucking Evan Bayh.

I hate that guy.

[TwilightGardener]

7. He is a worthless POS. I'm sure he's going to try to be as "Republican" as

possible to get on Hillary's ticket.

[Gonzo Gardener]

22. ditto

:banghead:

[mikelgb]

8. why no Dem filibuster?

they didn't have they votes to overcome it...

Russ?

Barbara?

Anybody?

[Selatius]

10. Feinstein. I'm beginning to see why she is a disapointment to so many DUers.

But I guess she couldn't care less. The war and the Bush Administration has been good for her husband's interests. Yeah, I went with the low shot, but the government contracts and the money doesn't lie.

[mike_c]

12. can't we elect a real republican to replace DiFi...?

Sheesh.

[Eric J in MN]

18. She's 74. Maybe she'll retire soon. NT

NT

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. I suspect she won't be running in 2012

I mean they got all they wanted from this deal and the country is lurching left

[jgraz]

25. Or die.

I understand her soul's already spoken for.

[fizzgig]

19. i am astounded that my dem (hahahaha ) senator voted against

ken salazar is usually in lock-step with the repugs

[HuffleClaw]

23. meep

and of COURSE those champions of liberty clinton, obama were too worried about actually making a stand to bother to vote. sickening. and they want to run the country? truly appalling behaviour by the both of them.

[SoCalDem]

27. I think they need to resign FIRST and run for pres SECOND

There's a whole lotta shirkin goin on :grr:

Why even Have 'em, if they want something else..

[never_get_over_it]

29. Holy Crap

For the first time since I have lived in FL Mr. Nelson and I agree - Jesus H Christ the world must becoming to an end - probably because I didn't bother to call - because EVERY vote I've ever called him on he has voted the other way.....

and there is no friggin excuse for ANY of the Dem Senate Presidential candidates to not vote I don't give a crap if they are campaigning or not - I don't care if it was a done deal - they ALL needed to MAKE A STATEMENT - TOTAL BS

[Stardust]

30. Thanks so much for the numbers, names,and parties. A tad off-topic but you all

seem like a savvy bunch...can anyone point me to the final SCHIP vote, please? I just have to know if any Dems voted against it.