Tally on Senate Democrats & Independents on Roberts - Vol 1

[Laura PourMeADrink]

For or Leaning For:
1. Max Baucus - Mont
2. Patrick Leahy - Vermont
3. Ben Nelson - Nebraska
4. Mary Landreu - Louisiana
5. Tim Johnson - SD
6. Kent Conrad - ND
ON EDIT: WELL, THAT'S ALL THERE IS - ALL THEY NEEDED WERE 5 TRAITORS, RIGHT??

Against or Leaning Against:
1. Kennedy - Mass
2. Kerry - Mass
3. Nelson - Florida
4. Boxer - California
5. Biden - Delaware
6. Reid - Nevada
7. Jon Corzine - NJ

Any others???

[Mass]

1. Against: Boxer, Reid, Biden.For: Pryor, Landrieu

[gademocrat7]

2. Boxer and Biden Against

[Nite Owl]

3. Boxer and Biden

are against.

[terrya]

4. Isn't Durbin against?

Obama said he's still undecided.

[SeanQuinn]

5. Where did you hear Nelson was against?

I'm hearing all go. Which sucks majorly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. From my friend in Key West who is a mod on Randi Rhodes. Maybe

she's behind due to the storm. Have you heard absolutely affirmative vote from him?

[SeanQuinn]

9. Well, here's what Google pulled up.

Nelson even seemed like he wasn't going to suck up when I saw him speak during recess on the issue.

TALLAHASSEE -- Several Florida Republican activists criticized Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday for not saying how he'll vote on John Roberts' nomination to lead the U.S. Supreme Court, exposing an issue that could damage Nelson's standing with crucial swing voters in his re-election bid next year.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has ended questioning of Roberts, and the full Senate is approaching a likely vote on his nomination as chief justice next week.

While Roberts is expected to be easily confirmed, some Democrats, including Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada, said Tuesday that they oppose his confirmation and they want Nelson to join a party-line vote against him.

The Roberts confirmation question is suddenly creating a new political bind for Nelson in his attempts to reach out to moderate and conservative swing voters.

Nelson is expected to face a challenge from Republican U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris of Longboat Key. She is an ardent and early backer of Roberts' appointment to the nation's top court and hopes to win points with conservatives for her early support of the president's nominee to replace the late William Rehnquist.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-senate2105sep21,0,2019130.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Well, I guess it's moot. All they needed were 5 traitors and they go em.

[Mass]

7. Against: Corzine, For : Johnson

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12700508.htm

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. on obama

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/obama21.html

WASHINGTON-- It wouldn't be a total surprise if Sen. Barack Obama, the Senate's only black member, votes to confirm federal appeals Judge John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court, according to those who have followed the Democratic Party's fast-rising star from Illinois.

"Just to be in opposition for the sake of opposition, he's not that type of person," said Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, a longtime friend and supporter and the highest-ranking black leader in the state's government

[bigwillq]

10. Lieberman or Dodd?

I say Lieberman votes yes, Dodd-I'm not too sure at this point.

[laugle]

12. Where's FEINSTEIN ? n/t