Booman Tribune ~ FISA Vote

She's not as bad as you all think. She's mostly a good liberal democrat. Every now and then, and a little moreso lately, she takes actions that are antithetical to our interests. But more often than not, she does side with us, which is why CA keeps reelecting her.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:24:12 PM EST
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respectfully, pfffft.

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:25:44 PM EST
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If Feinstein ever is in a competitive election again I may have to grit my teeth, but for now the Peace and Freedom or Green candidate gets my vote when she runs.

Barbara Boxer, any time, any office. Feinstein? Don't think so.

by Bob In Pacifica on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:47:26 PM EST
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I, too, refuse to vote for her. Last time, I wrote in Shehan.

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:01:17 PM EST
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We probably won't get the opportunity. This will probably be her last term. Even then, she's got a mountain of money the blessing of the "party" (DLC)...

L'enfer, c'est les autres...

by strangely enough on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:09:09 PM EST
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Republicans love Feinstein (none / 0)

She's like the only Democrat I know that the Republicans I work with speak glowingly of. I know very few Democrats who actual vote for her. Most of us left that spot empty on the ballots.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:49:50 PM EST
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Lieberman in pearls...

L'enfer, c'est les autres...

by strangely enough on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:10:07 PM EST
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Pearls! (none / 0)

The only way I can tell them apart is that her hair is darker and she keeps coming back to CA.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 04:42:40 PM EST
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I still recall Jello Biafra's nickname for her back when they both ran for mayor: "the dragon lady with no f'ing heart."

I think CA can do better.

by shaej on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:02:22 PM EST
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levin: no
bayh: AYE (we lose)
mikulski: AYE (we doubly lose)

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:17:20 PM EST

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Both are on intel committee. Probably not a coincidence.

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:18:03 PM EST
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Bayh still in the Veepstakes.

by RollaMO on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:19:51 PM EST
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Now, why we think Bayh is a Democrat is beyond me.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:26:15 PM EST
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mikulski (none / 0)

I can't believe it.

by dataguy on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:20:13 PM EST
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Salazar's lackey wouldn't tell me how he plans to vote. Bet you a beer he fails us.

by Tehanu on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:17:39 PM EST

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correct!

salazar: aye piece of shit!

lieberman: aye

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:19:53 PM EST
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pryor: aye (worthless shill)

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:18:01 PM EST

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lieberman: aye
inouye: aye
salazar: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:18:43 PM EST

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durbin: aye (can he be publicly flogged for hypocrisy?)
boxer: no
menendez: no
mccaskill: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:19:47 PM EST

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McCaskill, ugh, consistent with her authorization in the first place. Sorry from MO.

by RollaMO on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:25:13 PM EST
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who would have thought that Brady would be better by a country mile?

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:27:04 PM EST
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ugh, I meant Casey.

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:27:45 PM EST
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casey's been under a lot of pressure on FISA.
Dodd is chair of the banking committee, where casey has a seat. His office got openly angry at me when I read them a DL bulletin I was planning on sending out to the 800 members on the list: IIRC the flack pretty much begged me not to send it out. I also told casey's office that I was calling Dodd's office after every conversation to encourage Dodd to punish casey for not going along. And then of course I got to him again at MLK Day too, face to face.

I'll give him props today for doing the right thing. I have to call up and ask that he support all of Dodd's amendments.

I wish I didn't have to be such a constant dickhead to get what I want, but hey, if that's what it takes i have assholery to spare.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:36:38 PM EST
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As a resident of the (not) great state of Nebraska and Benny "the hairdo" Nelson, I feel your pain.

by BlueMonkey on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:27:43 PM EST
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durbin? (none / 0)

I simply am floored.

by dataguy on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 03:21:36 PM EST
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Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---60
Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Barrasso (R-WY) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK)
Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Johnson (D-SD) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCaskill (D-MO) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV) Salazar (D-CO) Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wicker (R-MS)
NAYs ---36
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA)
Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lincoln (D-AR) Menendez (D-NJ) Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 4
Clinton (D-NY) Graham (R-SC) McCain (R-AZ) Obama (D-IL)

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 04:03:41 PM EST
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Durbin....no surprise.

Banned but hopefully not forgotten.

by Mattes on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 05:17:53 PM EST
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Nelson of florida: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:20:12 PM EST

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whitehouse: no
carper: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:21:02 PM EST

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lincoln: no

did Durbin change his vote to no?

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:21:37 PM EST

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Tim Johnson: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:21:53 PM EST

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conrad: no

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:22:34 PM EST

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harkin: no
kohl: no

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:23:43 PM EST

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just a sidenote here to say that we're actually doing better than I thought, although that doesn't matter.

Landrieu: aye
Nelson of Nebraska: aye

by BooMan on Thu Jan 24th, 2008 at 02:24:44 PM EST

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