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Mon Jan-26-09 06:26 PM
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Geithner confirmed on floor of the Senate, 60 to 34....... |
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Edited on Mon Jan-26-09 06:27 PM by FrenchieCat
Voting just completed.
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:27 PM
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1. Wow...not exactly a vote of confidence |
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:28 PM
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5. I made a mistake.....was 60 to 34, not 60 to 38. |
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Many of the Republicans voted against him due to his "tax" problem.
I note that there appear to have been 3 or 4 Dems who also voted against him.....Saunders, Harkin, Feingold, are the ones I'm sure of.
Note, McCain voted against, Lieberman for.
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:27 PM
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2. I was hoping he'd be blocked... |
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:28 PM
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:29 PM
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6. THOMAS will have the roll-call soon |
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:57 PM
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17. The dems that voted no were Feingold, Byrd and Harkin. Bernie voted no |
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the following 10 pukes voted yea. Kennedy, Brown and a couple of others didn't vote.
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Ensign (R-NV)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Voinovich (R-OH)
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Mon Jan-26-09 11:50 PM
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:28 PM
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4. Good!! I think Geitner will turn out to be a real good treasury sec. |
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:35 PM
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7. More token opposition evaporates |
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Let Obama have who he needs to get to work on the economy. Its about time.
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:45 PM
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8. McCain wanted Grahm, so he voted against Geithner! |
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He thinks he's still running, obviously.
Earlier McCain was on television asking that what be put in the stimulus package be the same thing he has been advocating for, for the last year; corporate tax cuts! :rofl:
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:45 PM
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9. Finally -- time to move on. |
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The economic crisis is getting worse by the hour.
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:46 PM
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10. How many Dems voted in opposition (besides Harkin)? |
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Mon Jan-26-09 06:47 PM
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11. Don't know......I counted 2, and one Indie, but there may have been more. |
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:04 PM
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12. Via Politico: Feingold, Byrd, Harkin and Sanders |
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They also are reporting that Pres Obama is going to head over to the Treasury to make some remarks with Geithner. http://www.politico.com/politico44/
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:13 PM
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Feingold and Sanders are almost always on the correct side of the issue, Harkin is generally correct (though I don't share his opinion of Tom Vilsack) and Byrd has been on the right side of most things this decade, which is more than can be said for many alleged "Democrats".
So when these 4 agree that Geithner ain't the right guy, we should listen.
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:46 PM
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14. Well Feingold and Harkin voted against the repeal of Glass-Steagall |
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Why couldn't one of these guys have been VP or given a cabinet position? Oh I forgot, they committed the fatal sin of being right on the issues. :rofl:
I have to laugh about the absurdity of it all to keep from crying.
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:51 PM
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Edited on Mon Jan-26-09 08:26 PM by ChimpersMcSmirkers
edit: my mistake ..I jumped the shark. Feingold is someone I listen to, but it's still Obama's choice...
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Mon Jan-26-09 07:52 PM
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Mon Jan-26-09 08:06 PM
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19. I believe you're confusing Feingold with Feinstein |
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And aside from similar last names (and being Jewish) the two don't have much in common.
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Mon Jan-26-09 08:04 PM
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18. Where can I find the votes on the other cabinet officials? (nt) |
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Mon Jan-26-09 10:29 PM
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21. If he was blocked it would have been bad for Obama |
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The Rethugs would have thought they could throw a wrench in Obama's plans. Geithner is not perfect but I am glad he was confirmed, now lets get down to business.
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