Key GOP senators' 'don't ask, don't tell' votes on hold, aides say

[sabra]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Four key GOP senators who have announced their support of a "don't ask, don't tell" repeal are prepared to join Democrats in voting to let the bill proceed, as long as Congress first deals with a measure to fund the government, aides to the four said Friday.

The aides said Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Lisa Murkowski and Scott Brown will vote Saturday to end debate on the ban on openly gay and lesbian people in the military if the Senate passes a stopgap spending bill -- a continuing resolution to keep the government funded. The four have previously said that bill must be approved first.

The Senate is currently working to craft a temporary spending bill, made necessary after the Democratic leadership pulled a $1 trillion spending bill after Republicans abandoned their support of it.

The four senators' support for the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal would ensure the 60 votes needed to clear the way for the bill to advance, even if Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, votes against it as is expected.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/17/dadt.debate/index.html

[Tx4obama]

1. They will vote on Saturday, so their votes are NOT on hold. n/t

[COLGATE4]

2. Call me old and cynical, but I'll believe it when I see it. We've taken

the word of these fucks too often before and wound up getting royally screwed.

[Supersedeas]

5. I call you a realist

[Lucky 13]

3. This can't be true. Someone on DU told me yesterday that they'd pass DADT if the tax packaged passed

The Rethugs are holding DADT hostage until the tax package passed, they said.

Re-fucking-diculous

You don't go along to get along. Not with these people.

[bowens43]

4. Here we go again........

Kick it Charlie Brown...I won't move the ball this time.....