What's taking Bayh and Sherrod Brown so long to vote?

[SharonRB]

They're the last two votes and we need them both to hit 60.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Brown is attending his mother's wake.

[SharonRB]

4. Does that mean we're going to be a vote short?

[Drunken Irishman]

7. No, they're holding it open until he can get back.

Is expected to arrive later tonight.

[ThomWV]

9. I believe they are holding the vote open for him to fly back and he's on the way

[Graybeard]

10. They will hold the vote open until Brown arrives.

[SharonRB]

11. Thanks for the info

I knew I could get an answer here!

I was away from my computer for only an hour or so and when I got home and turned the teevee on, they were waiting for the last four votes.

[remoulade]

12. I don't understand why they can't vote by phone or blackberry or

something that's used in the 21st century.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Yeah, I don't get it, either.

Pretty pathetic, if you ask me.

It makes you wonder what would happen if there was a major disaster that made it impossible for senators and congresspeople to get to DC to vote on emergency legislation.

[spanone]

2. they said on 1600 they didn't know where bayh was.....wtf?

[wyldwolf]

3. Bayh just voted yes

[spanone]

5. alright

[notadmblnd]

6. Brown should be back in DC around 10 pm from what the talking head said.

Reid keeping vote open until then.

[MiniMe]

8. Brown is at his mother's funeral. He is flying back tonight to vote

That has to be tough, he is coming back just to vote on this bill.