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Newsjock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-22-03 02:29 AM
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44. 3-vote margin, ARG!
210 yay, 213 nay, 1 present

Clock's been at zero forever, it seems.
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  -Final vote on Medicare is near Newsjock  Nov-22-03 01:44 AM   #0 
  - almost  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 01:47 AM   #1 
  - Jeez, it's like Jeopardy.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 01:48 AM   #2 
  - Almost...never too late to complain...and rightfully so...  Oracle   Nov-22-03 01:52 AM   #3 
  - Any congressperson who votes for this dog needs to  annagull   Nov-22-03 01:56 AM   #4 
  - let them vote for it,  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 02:02 AM   #8 
  - Vote on full conference report is up  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:01 AM   #5 
  - failed  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:01 AM   #6 
  - this one's gonna be close  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:02 AM   #7 
  - 15!? What's the number we need-18?  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:04 AM   #11 
  - Looks like it's goiong to be a nay!!!!!  girl gone mad   Nov-22-03 02:03 AM   #9 
  - There are 17 Repub defectors to the Nay side so far  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:04 AM   #10 
  - 189 Nay 172 Yay 11 minutes remaining  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:05 AM   #12 
     - 192 Nay, 178 Yea 9 min remaining  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:06 AM   #13 
     - 195 Nay , 180 Yea, 19 republican nays!!!!! 8 min remaining.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:08 AM   #15 
     - 196 nay 182 yay, 7 min  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:09 AM   # 
        - 197 nay, 183 yea, 20 Republican nays, 5 min remaining  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:10 AM   #19 
           - OMG, yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Tatiana   Nov-22-03 02:11 AM   #20 
           - Jesus loves you  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:13 AM   #23 
           - 198 nay 186 yeah, 4 min remaining  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:12 AM   #21 
              - 203 Nay 187 Yay; 22 Republican defectors to Nay!!! 2 min.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:14 AM   #24 
              - Count down!  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:15 AM   #28 
              - Spoke too soon...we're still waiting.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:16 AM   #31 
                 - YEA!!!!!!!! Pop the Champagne!!!  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:19 AM   #35 
                 - Hey now. I thought time was up.Are they still voting?  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:21 AM   #38 
                    - I was told in another thread we need 218 votes  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:26 AM   #41 
                       - Crawling towards 218 votes: now 213...  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:27 AM   #42 
                          - OH #*(W# it's tight 213-210  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:29 AM   #43 
                             - Come ON!! Who is "Present!"  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:31 AM   #47 
                                - 214 Nay-213 Yay! Oooog it's tight! But the 'Pukes have no more votes!  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:42 AM   #55 
                                - Yeah! Who's the ass who voted Present?  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:48 AM   #62 
              - God loves us all!!!!!!!!!!!!  Tatiana   Nov-22-03 02:16 AM   #29 
                 - I bet it wasn't easy, either with Bugman breathing down their necks  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:18 AM   #32 
                    - Yes! Seemed like there was a lot of arm-twisting on the Repug side. n/t  Tatiana   Nov-22-03 02:20 AM   #36 
              - lol! "Shh-Shh-Shhh-Shattered! Uh, Shadoobie!!"  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:14 AM   #25 
     - OMG---it's gonna FAIL!!  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:09 AM   #17 
     - This is WILD 17 crossing the aisle....................oops 18 eom  Momof1   Nov-22-03 02:08 AM   #14 
  - failing  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:08 AM   #16 
  - This will be a huge defeat for DeLay and Rove  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:09 AM   #18 
  - Delay must be running around like a chicken w/o it's head  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:12 AM   #22 
     - Good, let him sweat.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:14 AM   #26 
     - And Democrats are finally showing party unity and spine  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:15 AM   #27 
        - Spine yes, unity no...10 Dem defectors  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:29 AM   #45 
  - solidarity  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:16 AM   #30 
  - Now the defectors start to jump in  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:18 AM   #33 
  - uh oh  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:19 AM   #34 
  - you're kidding me!  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:20 AM   #37 
  - i say again  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 02:21 AM   #39 
  - present? wtf?!? nt  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:23 AM   #40 
  - 3-vote margin, ARG!  Newsjock   Nov-22-03 02:29 AM   #44 
  - Repubs have only 2 votes left. 212 nays, 214 yays  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:30 AM   #46 
     - here ya go  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 02:34 AM   #48 
     - who's missing on the dems side?  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 02:35 AM   #49 
     - Thanks. Total hasn't moved from 214 nay 212 yea for a while now.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:36 AM   #50 
        - Where are those guys anyway?  onecitzenBtrayed   Nov-22-03 02:40 AM   #51 
     - A slight pause while The Hammer looks for his electrodes?  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:41 AM   #54 
        - Can the Repub nays change their votes?  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:43 AM   #56 
           - They usually ask after the vote if anyone wants to change  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:45 AM   #59 
  - Repukes have exhausted all their votes!  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:41 AM   #52 
  - How long has this 15 minute vote been going on? 40 minutes?  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:41 AM   #53 
  - Great word  danbee46   Nov-22-03 02:44 AM   #57 
  - Get a beer, pick my crochet project, this is going to be a while  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:45 AM   #58 
  - 217 Nay 215 yay, TWELVE Democratic aisle crossers  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:47 AM   #61 
  - what dems voted for this crock o'huey?  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 02:46 AM   #60 
     - I'm with you whirlygigspin  secretshopper   Nov-22-03 02:51 AM   #65 
  - @@@YESSSSS!!!!@@@@ 218  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:49 AM   #63 
  - Is it over? Finally?  annagull   Nov-22-03 02:50 AM   #64 
     - No, they haven't gavelled it.  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:57 AM   #68 
  - Is this a Twilight Zone episode I missed?  Snellius   Nov-22-03 02:51 AM   #66 
  - Great job..  danbee46   Nov-22-03 02:52 AM   #67 
     - and to DU members  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 02:57 AM   #69 
     - I fell asleep before Nancy spoke.........  onecitzenBtrayed   Nov-22-03 02:58 AM   #70 
        - Nancy...  Myra   Nov-22-03 03:05 AM   #73 
  - 219 Nay One Dem vote remaining  forradalom   Nov-22-03 02:59 AM   #71 
  - Now is when The Hammer comes down  Snellius   Nov-22-03 03:02 AM   #72 
     - Ah, F%$#$. One repub changed back. But the rest are holding fast  forradalom   Nov-22-03 03:08 AM   #74 
        - here's the part when Booger-hollow Tn  whirlygigspin   Nov-22-03 03:20 AM   #75 
  - time  theoceansnerves   Nov-22-03 03:23 AM   #76 
  - Delay playing games  nadinbrzezinski   Nov-22-03 03:24 AM   #77 
     - Twisting arms out of their sockets.....  Frenchie4Clark   Nov-22-03 03:27 AM   #78 
  - 4:28 AM - DeLay better end this before the sun comes up  Snellius   Nov-22-03 03:30 AM   #79 
  - heh heh! Good one!  annagull   Nov-22-03 03:32 AM   #80 
  - There are days I wonder  nadinbrzezinski   Nov-22-03 03:40 AM   #83 
  - Can any of these guys........  onecitzenBtrayed   Nov-22-03 03:34 AM   #81 
     - yes, right now Delay is screaming at someone to change  annagull   Nov-22-03 03:37 AM   #82 
        - Well, I kind of thought that..........  onecitzenBtrayed   Nov-22-03 03:43 AM   #84 
           - In theory this is a fifteen minute  nadinbrzezinski   Nov-22-03 03:47 AM   #85 
           - Good Night!  annagull   Nov-22-03 03:48 AM   #86 
              - OMG OMG.........  onecitzenBtrayed   Nov-22-03 04:56 AM   #87 
 

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