Bi-partisanship (???) in the Senate - List of co-sponsors of Edward Brooke's tribute resolution

[Mass]

Ted Kennedy offered a bill honoring the career of Edward Brooke, last Republican Senator of Massachusetts and first black senator since Reconstruction.

A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.

Here is the list of co-sponsors. I have put in bold the Republicans.

Out of 42 US Senators honoring the career of a Republican Senator, only 7 are Republicans and NO Republican presidential candidates are present. I wonder why? (Or was Ted Kennedy's staff unable to find their office.

Sen Akaka, Daniel K. - 2/17/2007
Sen Baucus, Max - 2/17/2007
Sen Bayh, Evan - 2/17/2007
Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. - 2/17/2007
Sen Bingaman, Jeff - 2/17/2007
Sen Boxer, Barbara - 2/17/2007
Sen Brown, Sherrod - 2/17/2007
Sen Cantwell, Maria - 2/17/2007
Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. - 2/17/2007
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 2/17/2007
Sen Cochran, Thad - 2/17/2007
Sen Coleman, Norm - 2/17/2007
Sen Domenici, Pete V. - 2/17/2007
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. - 2/17/2007
Sen Durbin, Richard - 2/17/2007
Sen Enzi, Michael B. - 2/17/2007
Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 2/17/2007
Sen Gregg, Judd - 2/17/2007
Sen Harkin, Tom - 2/17/2007
Sen Kerry, John F. - 2/17/2007
Sen Klobuchar, Amy - 2/17/2007
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. - 2/17/2007
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 2/17/2007
Sen Levin, Carl - 2/17/2007
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 2/17/2007
Sen McConnell, Mitch - 2/17/2007
Sen Menendez, Robert - 2/17/2007
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 2/17/2007
Sen Murray, Patty - 2/17/2007
Sen Obama, Barack - 2/17/2007
Sen Reed, Jack - 2/17/2007
Sen Reid, Harry - 2/17/2007
Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV - 2/17/2007
Sen Salazar, Ken - 2/17/2007
Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 2/17/2007
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - 2/17/2007
Sen Stabenow, Debbie - 2/17/2007
Sen Stevens, Ted - 2/17/2007
Sen Tester, Jon - 2/17/2007
Sen Warner, John - 2/17/2007
Sen Webb, Jim - 2/17/2007
Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon - 2/17/2007
Sen Wyden, Ron - 2/17/2007

[LeftishBrit]

1. Just shows how much Republicans have moved to the right...

if they won't even acknowledge one of their own from a while ago.

That's really bizarre.

But I think there is one more Republican on the list - isn't Snowe a Republican?

[Mass]

3. True - I guess I missed her because she is probably the left wing of the Republican party these days

[TahitiNut]

2. Notice that neither Sen. Nelson is on that list?

:puke:

[Mass]

4. I expect the list to expand on both sides, but I found the difference between

Republicans and Democrats surprising: 34 Democrats (including Lieberman and Sanders) for 8 Republicans. This is what surprised me more than the individual names.