Senate votes to require Iraq withdrawals

AP ^ | April 26, 2007 | ANNE FLAHERTY

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WASHINGTON - A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.

The 51-46 vote was largely along party lines, and like House passage of the same bill a day earlier, fell far short of the two-thirds margin needed to overturn the president's threatened veto. Neverthe less, the legislation is the first binding challenge on the war that Democrats have managed to send to Bush since they reclaimed control of both houses of Congress in January.

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Which Republicans did not vote?

McCain and Graham.

[avacado]

"I’m furious,I’m sick about this."

Thankfully the Founding Fathers saw this one coming and made the President Commander in Chief with the power to veto.

[You Dirty Rats]

I think we should call Reid “Pierre” — after Pierre Laval, who openly collaborated and allied himself with A. Hitler.

Plus Pierre Laval was a surrender monkey just like Reid is today.

[dfwgator]

Bunch of Quislings the whole lot of them.

[kabar]

You can yawn all you want, but what is going on is a game of chicken. Neither side can afford to lose, which is why there will be compromise where both sides can claim victory. Bush is not going to get a “clean” bill and he is not going to sign a bill with specific dates for withdrawal.

[tcrlaf]

Another wasted effort of the DO NOTHING, ACHIEVE NOTHING, WHINE A LOT, Democrat Congress......

[snowsislander]

The Democrats are determined to destroy our military.

I hope that everyone who voted for or gloated over the Democrat victory in 2006 will now reconsider the consequences of the far left running the agenda in both houses of Congress.

[jveritas]

Thank you Founding Fathers, their wisdom can be seen on a daily basis.

[fatnotlazy]

Adding more names to my list of traitors.

However, I won’t need to add Sen. Lieberman. Smart man and a true patriot — he voted no.

[Da Mav]

This seems like a good time to bring up the guy who apparently is considering running against Hagel in the next primary. I don’t know that much about him, but the fact that he could knock Hagel out of the Senate and is a Republican is enough to
give me the warm fuzzies right now.

http://www.jonbruning.com/index.php?PAGE_ID=1

[PEACE ENFORCER]

O.K. so what were saying here is desperate times call for desperate measures. Since many things need to happen to provide global peace and security in the U.S. by the time Congress says so the Executive Branch will need to escalate things a bit. The second Bush signs this abomination he should announce that Iran's capability to continue to wage war on the U.S. is going to cease. The attack will come at a time of our choosing.....

[John D]

To: John D
Which Republicans did not vote?
McCain and Graham.

Are you serious, McCrazy wants to be our Comander in Chief and he does not make the effort to vote on something as important as this? Or are you just pulling my leg?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs -—51
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs -—46
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 3
Graham (R-SC)
Johnson (D-SD)
McCain (R-AZ)

[SE Mom]

Did he really? I thought I read in an AP or Reuters report that NO Dems crossed over.

[dawn53]

I’m assuming Lieberman voted with the Republicans. Is that right?

[weegee]

"I HAVE A PLAN!"

[popdonnelly]

Where the heck is Graham? I can understand McCain being out campaigning, but where was Graham?

[avacado]

OFFICIAL ROLL CALL!

U.S. Senate Roll Call HR 1591

[Enchante]

"Hagel of Nebraska, and Smith of Oregon"

Two of the dumbest bricks every to serve in the US Congress......

[TMSuchman]

I just got done reading the proposed funding bill at the library of congress web site & the time line was proposed by the speaker of the house herself. You should see all of the pork that is in the bill as well..

A few million here, a few million there who cares, it is not our money! [sarcasm off]