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Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes both houses; Bush signs it. They hurry if they have to

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    One CSPAN2 graphic says it passed 74-24, the other 74-25. Vote counts may not be final.
     
  2. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    I wonder who abstained?
     
  3. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Teddy Kennedy would be the first guess, understandably.
     
  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Didn't think about him and his condition. Makes sense.
     
  5. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    The yays and nays -- very interesting on this bill.

    Akaka - Aye
    Alexander - Aye
    Allard - No
    Barasso - Aye No
    Baucus - Aye
    Bayh - Aye
    Bennett - Aye
    Biden - Aye
    Bingaman - Aye
    Bond - Aye
    Boxer - Aye
    Brown - Aye
    Brownback - No
    Bunning - No
    Burr - Aye
    Byrd - Aye
    Cantwell - No
    Cardin - Aye
    Carper -
    Casey - Aye
    Chambliss - Aye
    Clinton - Aye
    Coburn - Aye
    Cochran - No
    Coleman - Aye
    Collins - Aye
    Conrad - Aye
    Corker - Aye
    Cornyn - Aye
    Craig - Aye
    Crapo - No
    DeMint - No
    Dodd - Aye
    Dole - No
    Domenici - Aye
    Dorgan - No
    Durbin - Aye
    Ensign - Aye
    Enzi - No
    Feingold - No
    Feinstein - Aye
    Graham - Aye
    Grassley - Aye
    Gregg - Aye
    Hagel - Aye
    Harkin - Aye
    Hatch - Aye
    Hutchison - Aye
    Inhofe - No
    Inoye - Aye
    Isakson - Aye
    Johnson - No
    Kennedy - n/v
    Kerry - Aye
    Klobuchar - Aye
    Kohl - Aye
    Kyl - Aye
    Landrieu - No
    Lautenberg - Aye
    Leahy - Aye
    Levin - Aye
    Lieberman - Aye
    Lincoln - Aye
    Lugar - Aye
    Martinez - Aye
    McCain - Aye
    McCaskill - Aye
    McConnell - Aye
    Menendez - Aye
    Mikulski - Aye
    Murkowski - Aye
    Murray - Aye
    Nelson, FL - No
    Nelson, NE - Aye
    Obama - Aye
    Pryor - Aye
    Reed - Aye
    Reid - Aye
    Roberts - No
    Rockefeller - Aye
    Salazar - Aye
    Sanders - No
    Schumer - Aye
    Sessions - No
    Shelby - No
    Smith - Aye
    Snowe - Aye
    Specter - Aye
    Stabenow - No
    Stevens - Aye
    Sununu - Aye
    Tester - No
    Thune - Aye
    Vitter - No
    Voinovich - Aye
    Warner - Aye
    Webb - Aye
    Whitehouse - Aye
    Wicker - No
    Wyden - No
     
  6. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Now, overlay the graphic with those up for reelection
     
  7. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Liddy Dole is the only one in a tough race who voted no that I saw on first glance.

    Johnson's up, but he's safe. Also voted no.
     
  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Sessions is up for reelection, but faces lightweight competition and voted no.
    I think Levin is up too and he voted yes. Go figure.
     
  9. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Harkin is up but safe, voted aye.

    Coleman's in a dogfight, voted aye.

    McConnel's in a tough one, voted aye.

    Stevens is a dead man walking, voted aye.
     
  10. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    Wicker's a fill-in (replaced Trent Lott) facing a special election against a former governor in Mississippi. He voted no.
    But, then again, so did all three of Mississippi's Democratic representatives in the House.
     
  11. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    I have to say, in comparison with the House, the Senate is a bastion of integrity, at least with regards to this bill and electoral politics.

    The votes look to me pretty straight up. Of course, there are a lot more Senators not running or in safe seats, too.
     
  12. STLIrish

    STLIrish Active Member

    Re: Bailout/rescue 2.0 passes Senate, heads to HoR

    The politics of all this are kind of fascinating. You've got the far left and the far right voting against it, for totally different reasons, of course. And enough noise from partisans on both sides to scare the House into voting it down. Will be interesting to see if the center comes back.
     
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