Senate votes 55-40 to Over-rule Powells FCC Deregulation Plan! Woo Hoo!

[KoKo]

This is great news! All those, phone, faxes, e-mails and Move On.org....deserve big thanks!

Bush said he would veto it......but we'll have to wait and see how that turns out.

[hobbes159]

1. Bush hasn't vetoed anything yet....

not one single piece of legistlation that I know of. He'll just let it slide into law and hope it slips under the radar.

[glarius]

11. That's because he's a PHONY, DECEITFUL, DISHONEST, UNTRUSTWORTHY

MANIPULATIVE, CHARLATAN!!!!!.....Ooohhh...it feels good to have a chance to say that!!!:)

[DemNoir]

2. Oh baby!

The good guys win one! Yes, There is hope!

[UTUSN]

3. Joining in on the Wooooo-HOOOOOO!!!

What with the ESTRADA thing, now this, I hardly know how to handle good news anymore.

[BurtWorm]

4. Boy, that Repub takeover of the government last November

--was it a washout?

[Robbien]

9. Zell Miller again failed his party and voted no.

But some good republicans are voting for their people's interest.

Russ Limbaugh had two shows asking his people to write their congresscritters and demand they vote no. Russ must be furious right now.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. "Sometimes when you win, you really lose"

Quote from "White Men Can't Jump" (Or at least, paraphrased)

[realFedUp]

5. Good.

Now let's talk about removing some leaders....

[Booberdawg]

6. I'll bet he veto's this one

Just a hunch. He "owes" some contributors one this one. Thought I read somewhere that he was being counseled to veto this one too.

[JPace]

16. "I'll bet he veto's this one"

I agree....with AWOLs poll numbers taking
a nosedive and with no good news to campaign
on domestically or foreign he's in big
trouble. If the right wing media can buy
up more markets they can pound more Fox like
pro bush propaganda into the public to get
him reelected. Rove will want this.

[NewJerseyDem]

20. It won't pass the House

It has to pass the House of Representatives and that is very unlikely right now so Bush won't get the oppurtunity to veto it.

The big question is whether or not he will veto an appropriations bill that is likely to include a provision overturning the new 45% ownership rule.

[lcordero]

7. He'll veto it because odds are that the Senate won't be able to get the

votes to override it.

[LynneSin]

12. But they can probably get the votes to filibuster

If I were Daschle and Bush was threatening to Veto it, I'd start working the filibustering charm!

[lcordero]

13. I think that you might be crossed up

resolution= against FCC
filibuster= for FCC

The override of a veto needs 67% of both Houses

[buddhamama]

8. woo hoo !

this is reason to celebrate
Thank You, DEMs !

can't drop the ball though, the House is our next challenge.

[liberalnurse]

14. I know that my Senator, (R) -OH; Voinovich

crossed over and voted AYE. I bet thats the last time I'll se that happen. I do not know yet what (R)-OH; DeWine voted.

[Jacobin]

15. Very curious

I guess they were so afraid of the media getting even more Pravdaesque that even the boatloads of bribes didn't work.

[peabody71]

17. I noticed that McCain voted no.

Yeah, he's a real reformist. BS.

[NewJerseyDem]

19. He thought it was too broad

He seems to have some problems with the FCC decision but thought that there were good aspects of the new rule. Also, McCain could have, as Chairman of the Commerce Committee, potentially stopped this resolution from proceeding but he didn't.

[Nottingham]

18. Clap Clap Clap!

:bounce:

[ronzo]

21. Citizen action prevails.

As you said, all the calls, faxes, and letters made a diff. Bear that in mind! and Cheers everyone!