Specter's first post announcement vote: No on the budget.

[cali]

now he's our pain in the freakin' ass.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Ah, but it passed with a vote of 53.

As opposed to 60.

[Ian David]

2. Actually, he voted for Siebellus, so this is his second vote. n/t

[MiniMe]

3. He isn't alone

"No" votes (Budget).... Byrd, Bayh, Specter, Nelson

53 yes, Kennedy probably didn't vote. Got that from another GD thread.

[mucifer]

4. might have been more of a tactical move so he doesn't "appear liberal".

He probably knew it would pass. Ok am I being an optimistic idiot? I don't know. :hide:

[dkofos]

5. A true blue dem!!

[tekisui]

6. No harm, no foul. I am watching cloture votes on filibusters,

and judicial nominations. A deal was made, I know we got some big things.

[Laelth]

7. That's the only vote we need from Specter. Agreed.

I don't care if he votes "no" on the entire Obama agenda, so long as he votes for cloture every time. If he doesn't, we need to primary him.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Mike 03]

8. I guess so. His appearance on Howard Stern got my hopes up, apparently for no good

reason, I'm sorry to say.

K and R, too.

* Sighs with exasperation *