The biggest hero last night was Lisa Murkowski

[Foamfollower]

She faced threats to destroy her entire state and she held fast.

McCain face a "stern talking to".

Collins faced a guaranteed loss of her seat in her state if she DIDN'T hold fast.

[shenmue]

1. Amen

[yardwork]

2. It's important to note that two women in the Senate held fast.

[dalton99a]

3. They bullied the wrong woman

Murkowski chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee which oversees the Interior Dept.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

31. will they take that away from her? n/t

[dalton99a]

32. Doubtful - they go by seniority which is a huge deal in the U.S. Senate

[k8conant]

4. Sadly, Shelley Moore Capito is still in Washington to hurt her constituents...

despite her saying she isn't.

[dalton99a]

5. Capito is a despicable conniving snake.

[k8conant]

7. Yes, she is.

[RVN VET71]

16. But will the good people of West Virginia wake up to her craven sycophancy?

I'm hoping that those beleaguered GOP supporting folks finally get their domes out of their rectums and vote this lying lady (whose ambitions do not include the welfare of her constituents) out of office. Bit I'm seriously doubting their capacity to do so.

Didn't she cry along with her disabled constituents and promise never to turn her back on them? Christ, what a shallow person.

[k8conant]

17. Many of us are already WOKE...

but, sadly, there are a lot of others that are not.

[Peach4u2]

27. Yes or a Turtle Zombie

One or the other. I miscounted, thought a Democrat had voted YES. My error. I thought Capito was a good woman, also my error, thus far.

[spooky3]

30. Sounds like a good name for a mixed drink

[3catwoman3]

23. Is she still...

...having fun?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Another example of a Badass Woman.

Note to Sen Murkowski: Your party, the party of your father, no longer exists. The head of your party THREATENED you. BULLIED you. YOU held strong. YOU stood up to that. YOU don't need them. You proved that by winning as a write-in, an incredibly difficult thing to do.

Leave that party. Become and Independent or a Democrat. Leave them now that they have so clearly left you.

Your vote last night was the embodiment of strength. We know you have it in you. We know you're a genuine Badass.

We would welcome you.

[thinkingagain]

20. Wonderfully said

You should send that directly to her

[smirkymonkey]

36. +1000

[Tom Rinaldo]

8. Murkowski, Collins and McCain; in that order

I agree about Lisa having the most to lose. Collins has long been out front and consistent on this, which I appreciate. McCain clearly called out Republican tactics, which is a small additional plus.

But Democratic Solidarity in the Senate is deserving of the highest praise also.

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[bhusar]

9. Good for Murkowski

I would hope her and Collins will get more Republicans who think like them to join them in future votes.

[flor-de-jasmim]

11. Agreed - where were McCain's friends, like L.Graham? Why didn't he bring more on board?

The vote should simply not have been so close.

[Raster]

28. I think they had a deal...

...McCain: I won't be running again, this is my last term. Let me take the heat.

[Squinch]

12. Yes!

[ehrnst]

13. "Snatch a knot in their ass" and "settle it Aaron Burr style"

Didn't hear that about McCain.

[IronLionZion]

14. What does the knot comment mean?

[TNNurse]

15. I grew up in GA where he said that phrase was learned.

I never heard it but trust me, he means "straighten her out and make her see the error of her ways". He believes he has authority over women and should influence our decisions.

[IronLionZion]

18. Sounds like it means beat her up, which is an illegal threat of violence

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/07/27/_snatch_a_knot_in_their_ass_explained.html

But these idiots think Alaska is Northeast also so they probably just make up phrases that sound like something a folksy southerner might say.

[Doug the Dem]

19. Our First Female President?

Remember, it was Margaret Thatcher who broke the UK's glass ceiling.

[Peach4u2]

21. 51-49? Who defected?

49 YES votes means a Democrat voted for so called "skinny" repeal, who was it I find nothing in the news.

[LAGC]

24. No, it was 49-51. Three Republicans defected.

All 48 Democrats held firm.

[marylandblue]

26. Your math is backwards

51 noes is all 48 dems plus 3 repubs.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. "Nevertheless, Murkowski persisted."

Trump lost McCain's vote--and he alienated another key R, Murkowski, in a way that could last.

[H2O Man]

25. Recommended.

[SHRED]

29. I'm going to borrow this...

...if you don't mind.

[spanone]

33. K&R... they were blackmailing her up to the last moment

[SleeplessinSoCal]

34. Senator Mazie Hirono, Democrat, Woman, therefore furniture?

The women were not allowed to contribute from either party in crafting the bill. But had Mazie Hirono been recovering instead of voting, Dems would have lost this fight.

http://crooksandliars.com/2017/07/cancer-stricken-senator-colleagues-where

Senator Mazie Hirono has not received nearly the attention as Senator John McCain, but she, too, has been diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer and is recovering from surgery.

[SCantiGOP]

35. I wasn't aware of this

has there been an original post on this?

[bdjhawk]

37. I have seen this posted on Facebook

but virtually nothing in the mainstream media. She is fighting for her life and coming to work and literally saving lives with her vote on this. If she wasn't there to vote No, who knows what would have happened (I understand the math of -1, but the strategy for the Repugs may have changed). She needs to be lifted up as a true hero!!!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

39. I wish she was a better speaker. Her moment was gone.

I'm sure she is medicated. It's very sad that our politics is basically heartless.

[Awsi Dooger]

38. Well, she already overcame a primary defeat and write-in campaign

I'm sure that contributed to toughening her up, and not to fear a reprisal from her party.

She also won against Tony Knowles in 2004 despite trailing in every poll for an entire year.