Dems reach magic number on arms treaty as GOP support builds

[babylonsister]

Dems reach magic number on arms treaty as GOP support builds
By Alexander Bolton - 12/20/10 06:47 PM ET

Senate Democrats appear to have the nine Republican votes they need to ratify the New START nuclear treaty this week and give President Obama his third major victory of the lame-duck session.

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) told reporters Monday afternoon that he would vote to ratify the treaty and also support a motion to end debate, which the Senate will consider Tuesday.

“I believe it’s something that’s important for our country and I believe it’s a good move forward,” Brown said after emerging from a classified briefing in the Old Senate Chamber.

He was the ninth Republican senator to announce publicly that he would vote to ratify or is leaning strongly in favor of doing so. All 58 members of the Democratic conference — including two independents, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Joe Lieberman (Conn.) — support it.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/134551-gop-senators-concede-start-will-win-enough-votes-to-pass-handing-victory-to-obama

[stray cat]

1. Maybe someone should wake linsey graham and his very very very overworked colleagues up?

[ellenfl]

2. nah, let him sleep so he won't go all tom delay on brown & the others. eom

[liberal N proud]

3. How will Lindsey Graham must enough strength to vote against it

You all know just how overworked he is...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x537098

[vaberella]

4. Holy mother of God! Now they get to work. Makes you wish all the blue dogs stayed. n/t