More ethics crap. (Okay, I am getting pissed off now.)

[TayTay]

The Senate killed this amendment by tabling it:

S. Amndt 6 to S. Amdnt 3 to S.1 The Ethics Reform bill: Explanation: to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.

The honorable Democratic Senators voted NOT to table or kill this reform bill:

Bayh, Cantwell, Feingold, Harkin, Kerry, Landrieu, Mikulski, Nelson (FL), Obama, Tester and Whyden.

Sen. Clinton inserted the following explanation into the Congressional Record to explain her vote for nepotism in Congressional employment practices:

Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, yesterday evening I voted to table an amendment that would have prohibited authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal officeholder connected to the committee. I appreciate the concerns raised by Senator Vitter regarding allegations of abuse in this area, and believe action should be taken when the Senate Rules Committee undertakes comprehensive campaign finance reform later this year. I look forward to working with Chairwoman Feinstein and the rest of my colleagues at that time to deal with the concerns raised by Senator Vitter.

Mrs. Clinton covers her arse on reform. Honest, we'll do it later, out of sight, when we can make sure it means what we want it to mean. Hypocrite. (It's always the money with these people. Always about the money.)

Anyway, Sen. Kerry has consistently voted FOR real ethics reform. I don't know what the other Dems who are voting on this are thinking, but it sure as hell isn't real reform.

[wisteria]

1. Will she be on any of these ethic commitees? n/t

[karynnj]

2. I think Kerry should lead on the effort for real reform

As you say, he has consistently been for real reform and good government. He has the real credentials going back through his entire career.

[whometense]

3. I saw that too, in Political Wire.

Sheesh. What's she trying to hide?

[Inuca]

4. Isn't it a bit early for "signing statements"? nt

[MBS]

5. perfect!! n/t

[sandnsea]

6. Where's Webb on this stuff?

And Tester is on board, but not Baucus? That's weird too. I expected better from some of these new people. They're being set up to be taken out and I guess they don't see it coming. *sigh*

[beachmom]

8. He was pretty good on not tabling the DeMint amendment though

I'm not very good with Thomas, but Webb voted nay to table just like Kerry:

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 11 )
Vote Number: 5 Vote Date: January 11, 2007, 02:03 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion to Table Failed
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 11 to S.Amdt. 3 to S. 1
Statement of Purpose: To strengthen earmark reform.
Vote Counts: YEAs 46
NAYs 51
Not Voting 3
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

I bolded Republicans who voted Yea and Democrats who voted Nay.

I think the Republicans who voted Yea as being major pork barrel GOPers, and the Democrats who voted Nay as being for ethical government. Repubs who voted Yea may be for ethics OR just playing politics, hard to know. Lot of Dems voted Yea -- pretty disappointing. But we ultimately won the day. This is why we have a two party system; sometimes things work out that wouldn't otherwise.


Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (I-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

[sandnsea]

9. Oh good

Weird mishmesh of yeas and nays, isn't it? Even my Wyden voted yea, and he's usually pretty good on these kinds of things. :crazy:

[Island Blue]

7. I hope an pray it doesn't come to this,

but I honestly don't know that I could ever vote for this woman. Integrity means something to me, and she has none.