Senate confirms Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on 94-2 vote

[sabra]

Source: MSNBC

BREAKING NEWS: Senate confirms Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on 94-2 vote

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[FLAprogressive]

1. were the "2" Cornyn and Diapers?

[damntexdem]

8. Vitter and DeMint-ed.

Our good-ole Texas Cornpone must have voted for her.

[MidwestTransplant]

15. Vitter doesn't like her because she doesn't use prostitutes?

[Bolo Boffin]

27. He's being "bad" and he wants Mommy Clinton to come spank him, too. n/t

[L. Coyote]

16. "All-Hat" and "No hores"

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

22. Clever play on words or typo? Funny either way

[L. Coyote]

41. On second thought, "all hat" and "know whores"

[Rockholm]

2. Who were the two that hate America?

[calimary]

42. Dumb and Dumber? How 'bout Moran and More-Moran?

I'm trying AWFULLY hard to rise above all this, Mr. President...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[endarkenment]

3. Congratulations Sec. Clinton!

[loyalkydem]

4. Most likey

Republicans who hate the clintons

[Blaukraut]

5. DeMint and Vitter were the no votes.

No link yet. Watched it live on CSPAN2.

[hamsterjill]

6. Cornyn

So after the public tantrum, Cornyn actually voted for her?

[Bolo Boffin]

7. He may have abstained. Four did.

Idiots.

ETA: Maybe not idiots. Some like Senator Kennedy probably weren't there.

[nichomachus]

11. I don't think four abstained

Hillary wouldn't vote -- so that's one down

MN only has one senator now -- so that's two down.

Ted K is sick -- that's three down

Where was Byrd. I know he was under the weather yesterday.

[Bolo Boffin]

26. I was just putting this all together. You've got it. n/t

[Blaukraut]

9. Yup, Cornyn voted Aye! n/t

[Alhena]

12. And Hillary made him like it!***

[BootinUp]

32. lol nt

[Baby Snooks]

33. What a "moran..."

After all that, well, what a "moran." Maybe he didn't want to look bad? Or maybe some of his donors called and informed him they were her donors as well. It's Washington. Same old, same old.

[dothemath]

34. Cornyn has said all along he would vote for her .........

but, at this point, I don't know if he did or not.
It will show up pretty soon, just be patient.

[KamaAina]

28. No Vitty Cent thread would be complete without...

Props to the most excellent Schroeder at People Get Ready:

http://peoplegetready.jockamofeenanay.com

also the originator of the sobriquet "Ass Monkey of the Planet" for President Obama's predecessor.

[DumpDavisHogg]

10. I would've voted no just because Clinton is too right-wing

Didn't Clinton support the war?

[blue_onyx]

18. Obama is the president and he will set the policy

not Hillary. Hillary is smart and competent, which is why Obama selected her and why she was approved.

[MaraJade]

23. Within limits. . .

Part of the deal for Hillary taking the job was a measure of autonomy. I don't think
she'd cotton too well to being bossed around by anyone. She will play a major role in
setting the policy.

And if our President is smart, he'll respect her intelligence and skills. I don't think that
Mr. Obama wants Hillary to put a "Colin Powell" on him and leave.

[azmesa207]

20. Clinton Supported the war

As did Kerry and several other Democrats but you seem to give them a pass I get really tired of so called democrats that stab there own in the back .

[pyro858]

30. All Democrats that supported the war are cowards

And pretty stupid too if they fell for the whole wmd nonsense.

[katandmoon]

39. You mean like Obama's choice for VP, Joe Biden, who also voted for the Iraq resolution?

[thereismore]

13. Effing repukes just keep on shitting on themselves. What a farce. nt

[nichomachus]

14. Which is probably the reason for Vitter's diapers n/t

[pleah]

17. K&R Well, well, well, diaper-boy is at it again.

No surprise there.

[nichomachus]

29. Maybe he just needs to be Pampered?

[pleah]

31. LOL!

[dothemath]

36. good one ........................

eom

[Rockholm]

37. Good One!!!!

[meow2u3]

40. No. He just needs a Huggie

[hadrons]

19. So, she was delayed ... 5 mintues???

Not sure what the purpose was for the Reps. (other than showing their base how quickly they fold)

[llmart]

21. Actually......

all it showed was how petty they can be and how impotent they are now that the Dems are in control and the country has given them a huge mandate to govern.

[sellitman]

24. I guess these two assholes didn't get the time to be nice memo.

They might as well have painted a target on their ugly pusses.

Don't they know there is a new sheriff in town?

[Jefferson23]

25. CONGRATS Hillary, and she probably laughed out loud about Vitter, lol

[struggle4progress]

35. It was nice of the Senate to give the opposition a chance to get itself organized

I guess Cornyn just wanted to get in the papers bashing a Clinton before voting yes

[Zhade]

38. As long as she remembers she has to follow Obama's orders, fine.

I highly doubt HE wants to "obliterate" Iran.

[hughee99]

43. Just curious, did she get to vote?

Did she vote? Was she allowed to vote, but abstained, or was she not allowed to vote on her own confirmation? I wondered how that would work.