[flynmudd]

What republican didn’t vote?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Makes no difference in a cloture vote. All the republicans could have stayed home (except one, to object to a unanimous consent request). They needed 60 votes.

Anyway, did anybody see if they wheeled Byrd in on a stretcher, and if someone helped him cast his vote?

[tallyhoe]

Could it be Kay Baily didn’t vote?

[Pontiac]

In the final tally, all 58 Democrats, and the two independents allied with the party, joined together to move forward on the bill. The roll call was conducted with senators sitting at their desks, a rarely used show of decorum that underscored the significance of the vote. Thirty-nine Republicans were opposed. One Republican, Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio,didn't vote.

Ohio Ping

Fortunately Voinovich is retiring after this term.

Maybe we can elect a real Republican.

WSJ On-Line