cloture vote for START tuesday...possible final vote wednesday. RINOS lugar/snowe/collins/bennett most likely to vote with commies. Commies need 66 votes [one commie having surgery].
food safety bill passes!!...
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/food-safety/134447-in-sunday-evening-surprise-senate-passes-food-safety-bill-by-unanimous-consent
Judd Gregg is also voting in favor of START, called his office Friday to complain.
I truly believe NEW START is benign PR stunt.
Passing it is not the end of the world IF Obama is NOT the POTUS and we actually have a POTUS that aggressively pursues missile defense.
As long as Obama is the POTUS, we won’t be seriously pursuing missle defense, and therefore New START is not a real hurdle.
Sure, conservatives can extract further concessions on nuclear matters from Obama in return for ratifying this ridiculous treaty. And, they should!
Having said that, the treaty MUST only be considered by the next Congress and NOT the lame duck one. For that reason, I am adamantly opposed to ratifying it in this Congress.