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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:05 PM Original message |
Poll question: Is DADT going to be repealed under this president? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. The repeal is in the defense appropriations bill which might be voted on as early as Friday. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. The senate has a lot to do with it, i.e., 60 votes. We don't have them now and it's impossible next |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. We have MORE than 60 votes now. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's shaky. "Lucy " Collins and "Lucy" Snowe are doubtful, IMO. If Lugar |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Brown issued a statement. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. If we could keep the Democrats on this, we might squeeze it through. Pryor (AR) |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Lugar has since said he will not vote for the defense authorization bill (with DADT) this year. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Scrub him from the list. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Lieberman said that he as a 'yes' vote from Collins and Snowe. n/t |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I hope we can trust him on that, because those two senators from Maine are really like |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Pryor is now a 'YES' !!! |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Good, that helps, but this A.M. Lucy Collins said No. I'll look for link. nt |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Story on Collins. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. According to the updates there on your link it looks like just a snag. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. She is starting to pull the football away.......... |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. How many 'no' dems are there? One? Nelson? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Sen Reid is on TV now giving a press conference. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. All of these "probable yes votes" FILIBUSTERED when it was brought up in September. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Forget about September. Look at what they said in November & December. n/t |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Reid needs to knock some Democrats' heads together, Pryor, Nelson to start with. nt |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. maybe in 2020,,,when we have a real Democrat |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. DADT will NEVER be repealed under any POTUS. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. My feeling is this is a GOP wedge issue they don't want to lose... and |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I believe it will be repealed by Congress before Christmas, because.... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-07-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Not sure what the Appeals Court is doing on this ... but Obama is appealing .... |
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