Taking roll to vote on cloture NOW!!! nt

[gateley]

[jillan]

1. I'm watching.

[gateley]

3. Where the hell is Joe? And we also need Kennedy there, too. nt

[1corona4u]

2. Where the heck is Joe??

[1corona4u]

4. Finally!!!

[jillan]

5. I saw him :)

He went right back up those stairs.

Wonder if he is feeling uncomfortable these days, especially with all his buddies speaking out so loudly in this election.

[gateley]

8. I would think Clinton would be the most uncomfortable, and possibly even

Obama, since they're both "out there" campaigning.

Last week there were 13 Dems who voted 'wrong' I called their offices this morning and most said "s/he hasn't made a statement as to how s/he will be voting". But one of them (I forget who) - I just heard voted 'no' - so that's good!

[1corona4u]

10. I know he bolted....

but maybe he's still in the room? I saw Obama and Hillary do the same thing, but just saw Obama again..

[PatSeg]

11. He probably really has a lot of other work to do

right now. A senator's life is much more complicated than it appears on Cspan.

[jillan]

18. His other work should wait.

He first needs to strut around the Senate floor for awhile so we all can swoon.
:loveya:

[PatSeg]

20. I agree

What could be more important than our adulation???

[jillan]

25. That's right - Biden needs to get his priorities straight!

World affairs or Bidenites??? ;)

[PatSeg]

31. Yeah.........

.....he owes us some historical hearings to compensate!!!!

[jillan]

33. I think it's about time for Petraeus to come back to testify.

[1corona4u]

30. LOL....

he walks in so stately....you just know it's him....

[gateley]

6. Whew! I couldn't see him on my teeny on-line screen. Still waiting on Kennedy, I think.

Disappointed in Hagel, but I guess that's to be expected.

[PatSeg]

7. Seems to be straight down party lines so far

Byrd and Specter were exceptions.

[gateley]

9. God, I hope those Dems who voted wrong last week had an epiphany and do

the right thing today.

[PatSeg]

12. Landrieu voted "aye"???

[gateley]

13. Specter voted "no" - that wasn't expected. nt

[gateley]

14. Okay - explain to me what just happened - and what is happening now.

We "WON" - right?

[1corona4u]

16. I'm not sure what just happened...

no's were 45, and yeah were 48?

[1corona4u]

22. He's on the floor now....

[PatSeg]

15. It offset Byrd's "aye"

[gateley]

17. Landrieu CHANGED her vote from nay to aye.

[PatSeg]

19. I thought I'd heard her "nay" earlier

Who the hell got to her?

[gateley]

21. Okay, so we "won" - but what are they voting on now?

[PatSeg]

23. I think its Harry Reid's amendment

[gateley]

24. Apparently they're going to vote now on an EXTENSION? Here's a link to

a thread in GD. I keep going back and forth.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2779298

[jillan]

26. booosh said he would veto the extension.

He wants to give the phone companies immunity no matter what.

[gateley]

27. Biden voted "aye", as did many of the other good guys. This'll be interesting,

although I barely understand it.

Did you see Joe again? I just heard them read his vote. :(

[1corona4u]

28. Yes, he waas on the flor for a few minutes....

talking to some tall bald guy...

[gateley]

29. That was kind of frenzied there for the past 45 minutes or so! nt

[jillan]

32. he must've read DU

I got some major swoon time in :P

[1corona4u]

34. All I can say is....

((((sigh))))))

[jillan]

35. It's so ridiculous how bush is going to let fisa expire because he didn't get his way,

and then he is going to use it against the Dems that we no longer have fisa.

I can't wait until he is back in Texas.

[1corona4u]

36. You're probably right...

he uses everything against the dems.

[gateley]

37. I can't wait until he's behind bars. nt

[elleng]

38. pirhana, I can't remember

where I read that this is all about secrecy, overall secrecy; I think it was today.