Snowe and Collins voted in favor of the no-confidence resolution?

[crim son]

Did I hear that right? Whoa.

[MaineDem]

1. I didn't hear

But it was just to authorize the vote, I think. They knew it wasn't going to have enough votes.

[crim son]

2. Yeah, it was just to authorize the vote.

That's why it's interesting, IMHO. A cynical political move.

[ticapnews]

3. Collins, Sununu, Smith and Coleman all voted with us

They all just happen to have tough re-election fights ahead next fall. Had the vote been in question, it would have been interesting to see how they would have voted.

As for Snowe, this is her typical "bait-and-switch" voting style that allows her to maintain that solid gold "moderate" image in the media.