57 ayes with 3 Dems not voting yet -ck cspan

[biopowertoday]

edited to correct the number.

thanks

[Soupy Liberaltarian]

1. 3 dems. Bayh, Gillibrand, and Brown. n/m

[NMDemDist2]

2. 3 Dems

Bayh, Brown and Gillibrand (?SP)

[BootinUp]

3. Why aren't they voting?

[eleny]

4. Brown is on his way back from his mothers memorial service

He'll vote upon his return tonight.

[onenote]

5. may not be there yet

[biopowertoday]

6. LINK here...

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN2_wm.aspx

[rwheeler31]

7. Brown is attending his mothers funeral.

[Enrique]

8. if they pass it they can go to recess!

:party:

[Barack_America]

9. Brown isn't going to get there until 10:30pm.

So you've got time to watch a movie, then flip over to CSPAN for the exciting conclusion.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

10. Gillibrand just voted (aye, of course)

[globalvillage]

13. Yes!

What's Bayh waiting for?

He's making me nervous.

[tekisui]

11. What about Kennedy?

[biopowertoday]

14. He will not be voting (cancer treatment time)

[Riverman]

15. Ted Can't make it, likely due to his health declining

[globalvillage]

12. Sen Brown is at his mom's funeral

but what's up with the other two?

[biopowertoday]

16. The evening news just said they are waiting for Brown.

[hedgehog]

17. If they are to the point of voting, what is the threat of a filibuster?

I'd say all they need now is 51 votes. It's not like Obama is planning to veto the bill!

[Connie_Corleone]

18. They need 60 due to some type of budget rule.

Since the bill will add to the deficit, they need 60 votes to pass.

[Yes We Did]

19. So... why don't they just call it emergency spending, like Dubya did?

[JayMusgrove]

21. It's certainly more of an emergency than Iraq ever was!

Having us go into a depression is certainly more important than killing 4000 of our people in a desert in Iraq where no WMD's ever existed.

[Hamlette]

20. I wish the news would report that one repubican could switch his vote so Brown could grieve in peace

the wake is today and the funeral is tomorrow and Brown is coming back for this vote. Some republican should switch over, one in a safe state, and say he's doing it only so Brown can stay with his family AT HIS MOTHER'S FUNERAL!

For gawds sake.