What happened with the Boxer amendment on pesticide testing?

[Skidmore]

Had something to do and when I came back Stevens from Alaska was having another minimeltdown about something else.

[kwolf68]

1. I wish Stevens would just meltdown

Literally

[Robert Oak]

2. PASSED

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SP01023:

S.Amdt. 1023

THE VOTE

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00162

[Skidmore]

3. Coool.

Boy, that amendment forced some thought about right to life issues didn't it.

[Robert Oak]

4. TRULY

I think broadcasting that one far and wide to the right to lifers
is worthwhile.

It just kills me that constantly the true "Right to life" people
are the ones who protect pro-choice.

Mr. "let's protect fertilized eggs in petri dishes that will be
thrown away anyway" has no problems testing pesticides on babies.

Truly amplifies the real manipulation of the anti-abortion vote.

[Skidmore]

5. The portion of the arguments on behalf of the chemical industry

was truly unbelievable. How Burns could get up there and support this or anyone could vote for it is beyond me.

[Robert Oak]

6. is there a "corporate party" voting record grade?

I've seen overall grading on environmental votes, immigration votes,
(i.e. Senator Kennedy gets an "f" grade on immigration, Loft gets an "F"
grade on environment) done by "single issue" organizations like the Sierra club.
etc...but I don't think I've seen an statistical tally on "corporate
party" votes...
like this one, the bankruptcy bill and others that are clearly
the only way you're going to vote for it is because of your
corporate donors.

Which leads me to something else...anybody out there really doing
a lobby to demand TV and cable give free air time to political campaigns?

This would really help in being dependent upon big money to get elected.