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Oh wait, except that Scott Brown (r-teabagger pinup) hasn’t taken his seat yet. Senator Claire McCaskill (D) via Twitter:
So close. Three votes short on Session-McCaskill discretionary spending freeze amendmnt. 57 yes. Good bipartisan support. about 19 hours ago from UberTwitter
I believe it was this vote:
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress – 2nd Session
Question: On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 3308 )
Vote Number: 11 Vote Date: January 28, 2010, 11:15 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3308 to S.Amdt. 3299 to H.J.Res. 45 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps.
Vote Counts: YEAs 56 NAYs 44
The Democratic “Yea” votes: Bayh (D-IN),Begich (D-AK),Bennet (D-CO), Carper (D-DE), Hagan (D-NC), Klobuchar (D-MN), Lincoln (D-AR), McCaskill (D-MO), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Pryor (D-AR), Risch (R-ID), Shaheen (D-NH), Tester (D-MT), Udall (D-CO), Warner (D-VA), Webb (D-VA)
The Joe Lieberman “Yeah votes: Lieberman (ID-CT)
The Democratic (and one Independent and one republican) “Nay” votes: Akaka (D-HI), Baucus (D-MT), Bingaman (D-NM), Boxer (D-CA), Brown (D-OH), Burris (D-IL), Byrd (D-WV), Cantwell (D-WA), Cardin (D-MD), Casey (D-PA), Cochran (R-MS), Conrad (D-ND), Dodd (D-CT), Dorgan (D-ND), Durbin (D-IL), Feingold (D-WI), Feinstein (D-CA), Franken (D-MN), Gillibrand (D-NY), Harkin (D-IA), Inouye (D-HI), Johnson (D-SD), Kaufman (D-DE), Kerry (D-MA), Kirk (D-MA), Kohl (D-WI), Landrieu (D-LA), Lautenberg (D-NJ), Leahy (D-VT), Levin (D-MI), Menendez (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Mikulski (D-MD), Murray (D-WA), Reed (D-RI), Reid (D-NV), Rockefeller (D-WV), Sanders (I-VT), Schumer (D-NY), Specter (D-PA), Stabenow (D-MI), Udall (D-NM), Whitehouse (D-RI), Wyden (D-OR)
What, did Senators Cochran and Landrieu push the wrong button?
I replied via Twitter:
@clairecmc And George W. Bush’s tax giveaway to the top 1% passed by how many votes in the Senate? #MO about 16 hours ago from web in reply to clairecmc
Ah, for the good old days, when a 51-49 vote was considered a “Missouri landslide.”
The Senate Democrats are like a heavily-favored football team that decides that since they can’t beat the point-spread, they’ll just forfeit the damn game.
And they wonder why their long-time season-ticket holders are threatening to stay home.
— MrJM