All senators voted yes except for Kerry and Boxer

[cags]

[NYCGirl]

1. Where's the link to this? Isn' the vote tomorrow? NT

[liberalnurse]

7. Just completed......

I watched on C-Span.......I need some Pepto-Bismuth now.:puke:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

25. the whole senate did NOT vote on this yet just the committee voted today

[liberalnurse]

38. Thats right....I need to chill out a bit....

I was just overwhelmed.....fearful of another spineless Senate. I heard there will be at least Democratic irritation tomorrow.

[LittleClarkie]

13. That must be the full vote

This was the committee vote.

Here I sit in my jammies, having just watched it. Saw it live. Yee-haw, go Kerry! Go Boxer! Thank you two.

[ginnyinWI]

16. JK's got our backs

He hasn't caved--he's our stand-up guy! :) :) :)

[AllyCat]

20. Don't have TV...

...if this was just the committee vote, do Feingold and Kohl sit on this committee? I think I read Feingold does.

Hey, at least it stopped snowing!

[liberalnurse]

2. I'm ready to puke........

Even Obama supported "her".......

How do we tell the yes voters that we are outraged?

[ohioliberal]

3. Screw all the other Dems who voted for her!!!

[Oversea Visitor]

4. Well

there has to be healing. Two objections is good enough. Boxer has to be on, Kerry dont have a choice he has to support Boxer.

[Cha]

8. Sorry, I don't understand why..

"Kerry had to support Boxer"? Isn't he voting "no" because he doesn't think neocon rice would be a good representative of the USA as Secretary Of State?

[LittleClarkie]

9. Why did Kerry not have a choice

Why are you giving all credit to Boxer and none to Kerry.

I cheer THEM BOTH. Both had a choice, as Biden had to deal with his fruatrations but vote yea anyway.

Why do you say Kerry had to support Boxer?

[Carni]

29. I can understand Biden's predicament

There have been times when I have found Biden to be very annoying but I did understand HIS rationale for voting to confirm the idiot Rice.

I can also understand that Obama isn't really in a position to come out swinging as a junior Senator, but what is in Dodd's head?

Frankly I give Boxer a HUGE amount of credit--she has more brains than most of our government put together.

She has been on to this WMD sham from the get go.

I also give Kerry credit for his stand (I just wish he'd never voted for that damned Iraq invasion to begin with)

[Fla Dem]

35. I don't believe he voted for the invasion. He voted to give Bush the

authority to order an invasion. This is what has been lost by so many. He felt that in order to have more leverage over the UN and Saddam, Bush needed the authority to invade. So that is what they gave him. Later when the vote came up to approve the $87 billion to finance the war he voted against it.

This was nuance I admit. It would have been cleaner and less confusing for all if he had just voted against giving Bush the authority to invade. But he felt based on promises from the Bush administration, that all diplomatic opportunities would be exhausted before they executed a pre-emptive war. Unfortunately we now know they lied.

[Carni]

40. I understand that and I agree with you

What pisses me off (and did then) is that our Reps should have known that bush was full of it, because he had a proven track record.

Logically I know why the Dems voted to give the scumbag the initial authority... but I just wish they had all been more informed or had called him on his admin's lies.

I admire Boxer for her smarts and dedication but I also understand now that hindsight was 20/20.

I am not Kerry bashing just expressing my frustration.

[July]

19. There has to be healing? Why?

We're not going to have healing until we recognize the sickness. And Boxer could have been the lone objector, as she was on vote fraud; Kerry certainly had a choice.

[daduddaman]

23. They both HAD to vote no

Kerry HAD to vote no because he just got done trying to replace Bush with himself, and Condi with someone with very different positions than she Has. Boxer HAD to vote no just to show that she hasn't been blowing hot air all week.

[blondeatlast]

30. Enjoy your stay. nt

[July]

31. Sorry, still can't agree with your reasoning. nt

[jarab]

34. Welcome !!

...O...

[LittleClarkie]

5. I clapped both times

Symbolic I know. But still.

Go Kerry!!

Go Boxer!!

And I got to see it this time. Yeah, yeah, yeah!

[ginnyinWI]

18. I jumped up and yelled!

I wouldn't have turned on JK however he voted, but am so glad he voted no!

[Guaranteed]

6. Yup- Feingold, most surprisingly, Obama, Dodd, Nelson, Biden

all voted to confirm her.

[Cha]

12. To me, Feingold isn't a surprise because

he voted to confirm ashcroft..with his reasoning being..that every prez(sic) gets to have who they want.

[LTRS]

10. Oh geeze, dems are soooooooo spineless

It gets harder and harder to be a dem everyday with such spineless party leaders. Every dang one of them should be voting against Rice and Gonzales. That would be the RIGHT thing to do -- if they had a spine.

Dem agenda and values -- excellent!

Dem politicians -- horrible!

So freaking sad!

[izzybeans]

11. That was committee vote to end debate wasn't it.

Come on pay attention people!

[Rose Siding]

17. Yes- tomorrow's vote is what counts

But there was way too much voiced support by dems in committee.

[2Design]

14. we have no representation - our country has now condoned torture

and I hope the world sees that for what it is - our senators have failed us - only two NO - that is appalling

[asjr]

15. So, we continue down the path of utter destruction

of our country. She continued to lie throughout the hearing. What in hell happened? Is this a precursor to Gonzales? Were the Democrats thinking Well, we will let Shrub have Condi, but no on Gonzales? They had better vote no on Gonzales.

[sampsonblk]

21. This is IWR, Part 2

If we don't stand up to them now, then when?

[robbedvoter]

22. 16 yays, 2 nays. Tomorrow rubber stamp by entire senate.

The sooner dems understand they have no stake in this government, the sooner we may start fighting them. Until then,
Democrats are like castrated animals
As soon as they get used to their permanent minority status they'll start behaving themselves and not go around peeing on the furniture and acting up.
Grover Norquist -NOW, Nov 5 2004

[noamnety]

24. self delete

edit: just saw that this was a vote to end debate, not to confirm Rice.

[jn2375]

26. We have a bunch of spineless Dems except 2

[AntiCoup2K4]

27. Kerry must have been reading DU last night.

Or his stepson was, and told him about it, maybe.

[DrGonzoLives]

28. OMG!!!!11!!! They're all DINOs!!!!!1!!1

OMG!!!!111!!11!!

[TeacherCreature]

32. I am very disappointed in Obama, Sarbanes

And the other Dems--Feingold too right?

None of them will get my vote in a Prez primary as long as someone who voted NO is in the running.

Obama--you were one of our hopes, but now we know you are a DINO.

[Greybnk48]

33. Kerry/Boxer 2008?

Feingold, Dodd et. al. are not Dino's. Like Dodd said, a Prez should have the Cabinet s/he wants and the objections were token objections on principle. Biden hitting them with secrecy and lying again. Just listen.

[TeacherCreature]

39. They voted for an incompetent liar, right?

And her lies CAUSE PEOPLE TO DIE.

Does any of this matter?

Not to Obama, apparently.

Power corrupts--in double time?

[Clarkie1]

41. Good people, but not a politically good enough shot at winning

And there are other choices more liberal than Kerry with a better shot at winning.

[GRLMGC]

36. I don't think they are DINOs perse

I have to admit, however, that I'm quite disappointed that only two Senators voted against her. I guess we'll have to see how many others stand up later on.

[Clarkie1]

42. I don't think Obama voted yet - this was just foreign relations committee

Full senate vote will be next week I believe, as some want to speak who were not on committee.

[John_H]

37. She'll be confirmed with 8 or so nays at best.