61 yea 37 nays....just looking at those numbers, you'd think it passed by a landslide

[spanone]

and in reality it did....we MUST do away with the 60 vote bullshit.

[NNN0LHI]

1. If we had needed 70 or 80 votes enough Rethugs would have voted for it

The Rethugs weren't about to block this bill and have everyone out of a job blaming them.

This is all illusion.

Don

[spanone]

2. but this standard applies to all legislation...a majority should be a majority

[NNN0LHI]

5. If it was a simple majority no Rethugs would have voted for it

This way it keeps them "involved" somewhat.

Don

[spanone]

6. that would have been fine with me, no concessions.

[bdamomma]

3. was this last nite's vote you are talking about?

doesn't this bill have to go to the House now or in Conference committees?

[spanone]

4. they voted on the stimulus package this am....now it goes to committee

last nights vote was for cloture

[4lbs]

7. Virtually the same people that voted 61-36 yesterday, voted 61-37 today.

That means, all the Democrats + 3 Repub (Snowe, Collins, Specter) + Lieberman + Sanders

[bdamomma]

10. god, the repigs are showing themselves as being true a$$holes.

their whole party is in disarray. they did it to themselves.

[Occam Bandage]

8. I don't recall any Democrats claiming we must do away with filibusters

back when we were in the minority.

[malaise]

9. Rushicans were voted out of office

Fuck them.
Fuck Mitch - Western Europe takes care of her citizens.
Let them bawl. They lost -fugging losers - I'm lovin' their press conference on GEMSNBC.Boo fugging hooooooooo!!
http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/1861436-crying-baby-sound-effect-2-wav

[bdamomma]

11. they are rats backed in a corner.

[malaise]

12. Set the trap now

:hi:

[bdamomma]

13. yea, for real

the repigs are going to take down the media with them, no one wants to hear lies anymore either.:hi: