***HEADS UP***: Senate voting on cloture now.

[jefferson_dem]

Live.

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN2_rm.aspx

[DCBob]

1. Is Teddy there?

[Hope And Change]

3. Good question.I wonder that too.

[WeDidIt]

5. He's there. n/t

[Hope And Change]

6. Thanks.

[lyonn]

15. He just voted on the first go around.

Probably so he can go home early. Hope so anyway. What a tough guy.

[Hope And Change]

28. Absolutely.He`s a lion :)

[Jennicut]

42. Luv you Teddy. Now go home and take care of yourself.

[DCBob]

10. Excellent!

We got the votes.

[jefferson_dem]

7. I'm not sure. We have three repukes in the pocket just in case.

God Bless Teddy.

[Hope And Change]

2. Thanks for the heads up!K & R!

[WeDidIt]

4. CNN says 3 Republicans will join Dems

Nobody really wanted to believe that the Dems needed 60, but they will ALWAYS need 60.

The Repugs will ALWAYS try to shut down anyuthing and everythign Obama does.

[QC]

9. I want to see the Goopers pissing in water pitchers

and talking until their throats bleed.

If they want to filibuster, let them really do it. None of this half-ass namby pamby shit.

[jefferson_dem]

11. Collins, Snowe, Specter

will vote in support. So they won't suck that bad for today at least.

[DCBob]

8. I just heard tSpecter on radio and he confirmed he is voting with the Democrats.

Kudos to Arlen!

[jefferson_dem]

12. I just heard him on Shammity's show.

Arlen stood up to that shovel-faced pig. He deserves some credit here.

[DCBob]

Indeed. Thumbs up to Arlen!

:thumbsup:

[PBS Poll-435]

13. Quorum Callz

= The Suck.

[DCBob]

14. This is major victory for Obama and could set the tone for the rest of his presidency.

Congrats to all involved!

[lyonn]

21. If this passes the markets should be worth watching

Course we will have to wait until tomorrow, except for some futures numbers. I am dumb as a door about the market but I do see the futures after hours on CNBC.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

25. The markets are more interested in tomorrow's Treasury announcements

[lyonn]

69. Wow, were you right or what!

No one seemed to like what Gheitner(sp?) said.

[Barack_America]

16. Mr. Specter: Aye.

:applause:

[jefferson_dem]

18. Followed by an "AYE" by Snowe...

:applause: for somewhat non-shitty repukes...

[Mass]

17. Snowe AYE!

This is probably the last GOP vote (Lugar voted NO).

[pinto]

19. Collins, Snowe, Specter and Lieberman have voted Aye.

[Beetwasher]

24. That Makes It A Done Deal

I think.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. warner - conrad - aye....grassley no

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. enzi hutchison no landrieu carper aye

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

23. Nelson Neb. aye -- done deal

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. cantwell aye, mccaskill aye, chamblis no, bennett levin udall aye

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. gillibrand aye, voinovich no,

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. shelby no, menendez aye, nelson fl aye, corker no, mckulski aye

[Barack_America]

29. Reid and McConnell conversing on the floor.

:puke:

[Parker CA]

30. Is anyone keeping track of aye's vs. no's? What're the numbers looking like?

[Mass]

32. AT least 3 GOP AYE votes and Kennedy voted. If every Dems is here, it is good.

[Va Lefty]

34. 61-36 cloture invoked!!

:toast:

[Mass]

40. Who are the 2 senators who did not vote?

I guess Gregg is one, but who is the other one.

[Va Lefty]

47. Sen. Franken Minn.

Don't know the 3rd

[Barack_America]

54. Probably Gregg.

Right?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. all dems so far plus 4

[WeDidIt]

35. 61 - 36, OBAMA WINS!!!

YAY!!!!

:woohoo:

[backscatter712]

36. VICTORY!!!

61-36.

[Barack_America]

37. Yeas are 61: Motion is agreed to.

:woohoo:

[Ikonoklast]

38. Done. 61 Ayes.

Fuck the Republic Party.

[jefferson_dem]

39. Yeas 61, Nays 36.

:applause:

[lyonn]

45. Are those not Nice numbers! I'm feel goood.....nt

[jefferson_dem]

41. CNN, MSNBC were covering the vote. Guess what FauxNews had on...

:rofl: --->

[Parker CA]

46. Should've been a commercial for diapers. I have a feeling a big group diaper-change is in order.

[jefferson_dem]

49. I'm sure Senator Vitter is packing...

so to speak.

[Barack_America]

43. Kerry just got tossed for chatting!

:rofl:

[Parker CA]

51. What does this mean? Tossed out of the room?

[Barack_America]

53. Asked to take his conversation outside.

He wasn't singled out, there were lots of Senators chatting. He just happened to be on camera for the group reprimand.

[Parker CA]

56. Thanks. He should've given the camera a big, "How do you like them apples?"

[Parker CA]

44. Let the puke fu*k-show of poutrage commence!! This should be entertaining. n/t.

[Starry Messenger]

59. I'm reading over at Free Republic right now!

It's very entertaining! :D

[Jennicut]

60. Tell us what they are saying please, I can't deal with going there today.

Although, it may be funny. :)

[Starry Messenger]

62. Here we go:

To: Danae

With apologies to TS Eliot:

This is the way our freedom ends,
This is the way our freedom ends,
This is the way our freedom ends,
Not with a bang but a whimper.

USA RIP

17 posted on Mon Feb 9 15:01:33 2009 by Happy Rain ("Don't blame me,I voted for Sarah..")
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[Jennicut]

64. "This is the way liberty dies, with thuderous applause"

Padme Amidala, Revenge of the Sith

[Laura PourMeADrink]

66. wow. I am very impressed.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

67. P.S. I grew up in Manchester and then moved to Bristol. Now live in TX

[Starry Messenger]

68. Yep.

They prefer fictional depictions of governments to real ones. Go figure. They were also bitching all night about the press conference running into '24'. Yoiks.

[Starry Messenger]

63. Here's another goodie!

To: Brookhaven
this bill is ecnomic armageddon.




And this time there's no Bruce Willis to save the earth...
3 posted on Mon Feb 9 15:09:24 2009 by Old Sarge (Obama Dozed, People Froze)
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[WinkyDink]

48. Grassley has a typically grating Republican voice.

[blueclown]

50. So now that cloture was invoked, when will the bill go up for a vote in the Senate?

Tommorrow?

[Barack_America]

52. Yes. Tomorrow. nt

[Hope And Change]

55. At noon to be exactly.

[DCBob]

57. and they only need a simple majority to pass..

It's a done deal. Now on to conference.

[DCBob]

58. and they only need a simple majority to pass..

It's a done deal. Now on to conference.

[Bill219]

61. I hate these repulsive Republics

Just now on MSNBC..KB Hutchinson is complaining to David Schuster about not knowing where the money is going to be going

She had absolutely no problem for the past 8 years in helping to write blank checks for Bush and his criminals with no accounting of where and when that money was spent

[Rocknrule]

65. "ZOMG WE'VE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY TEH COMMIEZ!!!!11111ELEVEN1111"

I can almost hear the obstructionists now.