Reply #20: Actually, Rethugs are not sure they have the 51 votes needed to pass... [View All]

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/000091.php

March 19, 2003

Update: The final vote to kill ANWR was 52-48, with five Democrats voting with Bush and 8 Republicans voting against him, plus Jim Jeffords.

Democrats who voted (for ANWR) were John Breaux and Mary Landrieu, both of Louisiana; Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye, both of Hawaii, and Zell Miller of Georgia. All five had voted in favor of drilling last year as well.

The eight Republicans who voted against oil development were Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both of Maine; Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island; Gordon Smith of Oregon; Mike DeWine of Ohio; Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois; John McCain of Arizona, and (Norm) Coleman.

Are there any surprises in those votes? Why exactly is Mary Landrieu, now safely reelected, voting with Bush on this? And is losing Coleman, McCain, DeWine and even Smith surprising? Fitzgerald knows he is toast next year and doesn't care if he pisses off the president.
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