Debate going on now about water bill override

[MiniMe]

Lott and Dominici already said they would vote to override the veto. Vote is supposed to be around 11:45.

Boxer speaking now.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Thanks. I was going nutz listening to the debate on the House floor

Every Repug was using the same talking points and buzz words. aggh!

[MiniMe]

2. I should add, its on cspan2

Inhofe up now, for overriding the veto.

http://www.cspan.org/watch/cs_cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

[MiniMe]

3. Yeas and Nays going on now.

[TwilightGardener]

6. McCaskill NO??

[MiniMe]

8. Can't figure that one out.

[MiniMe]

4. So far, Coburn and Gregg are the only ones voting no

Vote still going on.

[MiniMe]

5. McCaskill voted no

[MiniMe]

7. Enzi votes no

[MiniMe]

10. Allard and Feingold vote no

[MiniMe]

13. DeMint No

[MiniMe]

14. Burr no

[MiniMe]

15. Sessions No

Old sourpuss

[MiniMe]

16. Brownback No

I guess he thinks its part of God's plan

[MiniMe]

18. Sununu No

[MiniMe]

I think it was Kyl that voted no too

[MiniMe]

22. McConnell No

Another sourpuss

[MiniMe]

24. Ensign No

[TwilightGardener]

9. Allard, Enzi no. 5 no's.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Feingold no--WTF?

[MiniMe]

12. There was a reason, Boxer mentioned it, but I didn't hear the explanation

[RB TexLa]

28. Maybe he opposes big wasteful slush funds?

:shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

29. Is that what this was? 'Cause I like clean water and protected wetlands, don't

know about you.

[RB TexLa]

30. I don't like throwing billions of tax dollars down the drain, which the bill does by closing the

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. But I guess they think if it's closed then more water can surge to Orleans Parish and not as much into St. Bernard Parish. Hum, anyone up for a chorus of "Bye Bye Blackbird?"

[TwilightGardener]

31. I thought there were a number of projects on the bill--surely they'd be doing some

good for a number of communities.

[RB TexLa]

32. I'm sure there are

[TwilightGardener]

17. Both Nelson and Hagel--aye. That's good.

[TwilightGardener]

19. Sununu no. I guess NH isn't getting the water goodies--Gregg also voted no.

[TwilightGardener]

20. Snowe and Cochran aye.

[TwilightGardener]

21. Veto will be overidden.

[TwilightGardener]

23. McConnell no. Lieberman aye. Specter aye. Shelby aye. Barrasso aye.

[MiniMe]

25. veto Overridden 79-14

[TwilightGardener]

26. WOOHOOO--in your FACE, Chimpy!!!

[TwilightGardener]

27. Boxer speaking now about the override--saying it's an important moment.

We sent a message to Chimpy--not everything is a fight--thanks to Inhofe for working on water project issue.

[cooolandrew]

34. Thank you mother nature for making our politics more progressive, shame about the price to be paid..

...though, ecologically. I guess the human race can only live and learn.

Yoko Ono " I feel we will survive this environmental crisis due basic survival insticts"

[cooolandrew]

33. This is where whatever Dems do mother nature will win them the white house .....

... She's already awarded them a veto over-ride. If there is one beneficial result of our environment it will move people across the world to moreprogressive leadership.