Bridge to Nowhere. Please explain.

[laureloak]

Why did Congress vote NOT to rescind the funding for the Bridge to Nowhere and apply it to Katrina relief? How did our Dem Senators vote?

[Catch22Dem]

1. Because Sen. Stevens threw a tantrum on the Senate floor

and the rest caved.

[napi21]

2. You got that right! If he had something in his hand he would have

thrown it! I haven't seen anyone so pissed off at the podium for a very long time.

[clmbohdem]

7. I agree, I saw the video and the guy looked nuts!

[NNN0LHI]

11. I think everyone was worried he might go 'postal' so they placated him n/t

[laureloak]

3. That's all I heard but there's got to be more. Right? n/t

[Catch22Dem]

6. Not really. I'm being dead serious, it was a tantrum like no other

He said something like "will I support removing this from my state? NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Screamed it at the top of his lungs. It was a sight.

[peekaloo]

10. "They would have to remove him on a stretcher first."

The Daily Show had fun with that clip. Even Al Franken screamed NO at Jon Stewart a la Psycho Stevens.

[deadparrot]

4. Because they didn't want *their* pork projects taken away, either?

:shrug:

[laureloak]

5. But how did the Democrats vote? n/t

[deadparrot]

8. Here's the Roll Call...

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00262

[laureloak]

12. Out of the 15 that voted to rescind, only 4 were Dems.

Well this tells me who is looking out for the interests of the American people and it's not the top Dems who I've been supporting. I have some re-evaluating to do.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. I believe this is the truth of the matter.

Everybody's got pork. If Ted doesn't get his, nobody else doesn't either. But, yes, he did throw quite a tantrum. He's such an embarrassment to this state. He used to be a pretty good senator, I think (for a pub), but he's really lost it in the past few years.