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Sick WORLD obstructionists. elleng Dec 2012 #1
How very 90s. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #2
OTOH, that's when this happened... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #49
Unbelievable and disgraceful n/t livetohike Dec 2012 #3
Link to the vote... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #4
The GOP cuts Social Security, Healthcare and Human Rights every chance they can freshwest Dec 2012 #20
The GOP should be banned from humanity, unfit to serve as human. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #54
so it was fillibuster proof but PatrynXX Dec 2012 #31
Senate GOP kills disabilities treaty struggle4progress Dec 2012 #5
GOP Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri voted NAY.......to no one's surprise! LongTomH Dec 2012 #26
There must be a roll call vote report somewhere, but I can't find it yet struggle4progress Dec 2012 #39
See... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #51
thanks! struggle4progress Dec 2012 #63
Politic Averse posted a link to all the names above. By name, state and it shows the party. freshwest Dec 2012 #65
I'm not in Missouri, but he seems a consistent asshole to me. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #55
At least he won't have Mr. Legitimate Rape to vote with him! alp227 Dec 2012 #71
My son has a word for these folks evilhime Dec 2012 #6
Kind of ironic that "-tard" would be in there KamaAina Dec 2012 #17
Son's gotta expand his vocab. alp227 Dec 2012 #72
If only repukes were such isolationists when it came to war. KamaAina Dec 2012 #7
Editorioal: Treaty Rights for the Disabled (NYT) struggle4progress Dec 2012 #8
Sad but unsurprising. Our side was totally disinterested in this treaty while the RW crowd had Mass Dec 2012 #9
By "our side" you presumably mean mainstream Dems without disabilities KamaAina Dec 2012 #11
I totally agree. I meant usual people who promote the causes of Democratic activists Mass Dec 2012 #14
I can see where you would be angry at Dems since you only got 100% of the Dem vote. ieoeja Dec 2012 #21
The point was that the Dem establishment spent little or no political capital KamaAina Dec 2012 #22
Uggggh. LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #10
And so my contempt for republicans continues to grow... davidthegnome Dec 2012 #12
Congratulations, repukes. Thanks to you, we are still behind Sudan and Syria on this issue. KamaAina Dec 2012 #13
Yes, but doesn't the treaty set a policy that the US has been following for 2 decades already? n/t hughee99 Dec 2012 #24
Pretty much KamaAina Dec 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #15
So John2 Dec 2012 #16
Yes, Here Is The Full List DallasNE Dec 2012 #35
Am I misreading this, or does it say that the treaty require signatories to comply with standards hughee99 Dec 2012 #18
No, you' re not misreading this. Mass Dec 2012 #19
Yup. Since July of 1990... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #50
Despicable, Republicans excel at that, don't they? n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #23
R Yea's lobodons Dec 2012 #25
Thanks for that, lobodons. When I first read it.. Cha Dec 2012 #56
Pandering to the black helicopter crowd n/t SpartanDem Dec 2012 #28
NAILED. it. - Whipping the Senate into shape for Rand Paul's Pledge of Allegiance to the NRA. nt patrice Dec 2012 #52
"Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) argued the treaty would infringe on U.S. sovereignty.." pampango Dec 2012 #66
How Many Of Those No Votes Were Cast By Lame Duck Senators? n/t DallasNE Dec 2012 #29
Alas, all three seats we flipped were Yes votes KamaAina Dec 2012 #58
The headline should say: blackspade Dec 2012 #30
Exactly! That Hill headline is a lie. SunSeeker Dec 2012 #37
I think Inhofe and his ilk should Duval Dec 2012 #32
Here's how senate voted listed by state vlyons Dec 2012 #33
PS:sincere apologies to progressive Texans.n/t Duval Dec 2012 #34
Wow - Republicans outdo themselves with their gawdforsaken "values" Berlum Dec 2012 #36
Even Bob Dole, fresh out of the hospital, couldn't convince the heartless, obstructionist GOP Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #38
Such a disheartening, pointless vote. Kudos to Kerry, Dole and Langevin on their personal and pinto Dec 2012 #41
I'd like to think that this is as low as the GOP could go - AnnieK401 Dec 2012 #40
Actual Roll call happyslug Dec 2012 #42
mean spirited heaven05 Dec 2012 #45
2014 will be here before you know it.Vote the free-loading GOP obstructionists OUT of office asap! judesedit Dec 2012 #43
That's just nasty politicasista Dec 2012 #44
They have no shame. That's the problem. nt SunSeeker Dec 2012 #47
It's all about religion, folks. CindyinIndy Dec 2012 #46
The GOP is truly a craven, evil party Politicub Dec 2012 #48
This was John2 Dec 2012 #73
My grandmother ran a group home in NC Politicub Dec 2012 #75
Yep, sooo human-like, kick around those that need help, are disabled and disadvantaged in this RKP5637 Dec 2012 #53
I emailed my Senators Debau2005 Dec 2012 #57
C'mon clue-by-four, the Senate needs you. sakabatou Dec 2012 #59
Canada signed it. riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #60
Explain to me again why we are supposed to rush to compromise with these creatures. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #61
+1000 Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #81
Sen Inhofe is worried that this body would force the US to do things we might not want. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #62
Sad news. wisteria Dec 2012 #64
Bad Vote elbloggoZY27 Dec 2012 #67
The lesson we should take from this: maddogesq Dec 2012 #68
What does this treaty do that the ADA doesn't do? davidn3600 Dec 2012 #69
... The treaty is based on existing U.S. law. Its advocates argue convincingly that nothing struggle4progress Dec 2012 #74
Are there any mechanisms for enforcement AlexSatan Dec 2012 #78
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities struggle4progress Dec 2012 #79
Thnx AlexSatan Dec 2012 #80
what would jesus do?..... madrchsod Dec 2012 #70
This is what happens when you believe in the UN Black Helicopters BS. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #76
These people are truly lunatics CanonRay Dec 2012 #77
More true evil from the Repukes The Genealogist Dec 2012 #82
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