Thank you Collins, Snowe and Specter.

[Drunken Irishman]

You're still SOBs, but for today, you're our SOBs.

[derby378]

1. Did they push to cut funding for education, NASA, domestic violence, etc.?

If so, I ain't thanking them one damn bit.

[jefferson_dem]

2. They voted to tell the filibustering bastards to sit the fuck down so we can vote on the bill.

That's a good thing...believe it or not.

[Jennicut]

9. Yes. They did the right thing.

Snowe and Collins are probably more moderate then Nelson and are pro-choice. Maybe they need to switch parties.

[phleshdef]

3. Specter has always deserved the "Maverick" title more than anyone as far as Republicans go.

[graywarrior]

4. He's almost redeemed himself from the Watergate days

[AndyA]

7. Yeah, but then there's all that stuff between Watergate and now.

Do you suppose he'll live long enough to get to 1990? :shrug:

[graywarrior]

8. Wait....WHAT?

Where am I? Are you voting for Clinton or Perot?

[Hello_Kitty]

11. Tsongas FTW!!

[graywarrior]

12. Chip Clancy for Lynn mayor!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[AndyA]

13. Perot really has all the answers.

That Clinton guy, I'm not so sure about him. :rofl:

[graywarrior]

18. Perot has CHARTS!

Muthafuckin' charts....with lines that go up and down....stuff we americans can understand!

[democrattotheend]

17. I think Snowe deserves it more than Specter

Because she has held her ground even when her party really needed her vote. Specter often votes with the Democrats when his vote doesn't matter but then votes with his party when his vote will be the decider.

[Beetwasher]

5. Now If Only We Can Fix This Thing In Conference

and add back a lot of the good shit they took out.

[liberalmuse]

10. That's what I'm hoping for.

They need to put all that stuff back the Senate took out.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. the stimulus needs to be for the people

I see some people are trying to hurt the poor by pulling items out

[elocs]

6. I thank them. There's no point in biting off your nose to spite your face.

I think Obama understands as well that in the real world you can't always get everything you want.

[Danger Mouse]

15. I have to thank them. It takes some guts to stand up to those fuckers...

guts that Reid himself lacks. Not saying Collins and Specter are magically not jerks, but they did the right thing in this situation.

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

16. Come over to the Force, you lost souls!

Resist the dark side. Make the transition complete (-- and tell the NeoCons to shove it, of course --) by becoming Dems!

[Better Believe It]

19. Ya ,,,, Thanks for all the education and other cuts. What will you do for an encore?