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29. something tells me the names don't really matter

Reply to kentuck (Reply #13)

Thu May 21, 2015, 08:43 PM

May 2015

If I understand what little I know about the Senate, the result was going to be 62-38 or 61-39 regardless, it's mainly a question of which team players needed to bring home the blue-flavored bacon for their perceived constituents. I mean, OK, maybe it's really like TV and there's a guy whipping votes up until the midnight hour, but I feel like there's a permanent middle-way caucus that basically writes all the laws, and the Sanders-es and his reactionary counterparts can choose to appear however they want to appear without upsetting the natural order.

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These are the 13 “Democratic” Senators who voted to rush through TPA [View all] bigtree May 2015 OP

I guess Nike's vote trumps mine. grasswire May 2015 #1

Yes Wyden, the one who brought our attention to all this with his warnings that sabrina 1 May 2015 #7

Wyden has always been a free trader, expecting him not to vote for this is a point of view based on Bluenorthwest May 2015 #20

Tim!!! Damnit Tim! underpants May 2015 #2

Michael Bennet. 2016 is coming up Autumn May 2015 #3

I am sure that is why he voted for it yeoman6987 May 2015 #4

As someone called them 'rotating villains'. They will be allowed to vote on something 'liberal' sabrina 1 May 2015 #5

This is the old Wyden, he's always voted strongly for free trade. Only 8 Democrats voted for CAFTA Bluenorthwest May 2015 #21

Does anyone know when any of these corporate tools are up for reelection? sabrina 1 May 2015 #6

They are probably all in troubled and have just secured a nice lobbing gig. nt Snotcicles May 2015 #9

2016 List of Expiring Dem Terms fredamae May 2015 #10

Looks like 3 of the 13 are up for reelection in 2016. 3 of the 5 repubs who voted No are up in 2016. pampango May 2015 #11

Shelby is a shoo in.. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #12

Interesting Shelby and Sessions of Alabama... yallerdawg May 2015 #14

I actually sent an email to Sessions, thanking him. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #28

The future, "We Were Lied To", thirteen". nt Snotcicles May 2015 #8

Nailed it. bvar22 May 2015 #25

This was an important vote. kentuck May 2015 #13

Feinstein may be voting on behalf of her corrupt gazillionaire husband daredtowork May 2015 #17

I knew her name would be there before I even looked (nt) CrawlingChaos May 2015 #30

something tells me the names don't really matter foo_bar May 2015 #29

Free Traitors. (nm) Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #15

good one. nt Snotcicles May 2015 #16

very good! myrna minx May 2015 #18

Exactly... WillyT May 2015 #19

This needs to be K&R'ed to the top TBF May 2015 #22

Wyden is a stunner KamaAina May 2015 #23

What? No Manchin? KamaAina May 2015 #24

Now what does this process tell the smart ones in the class? NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #26

Already emailed my senator, Bill Nelson, although I hear he is not running again. djean111 May 2015 #27