[knarf]

Sooo ... how important is this election ?

[knarf]

The eight Republicans who did not vote were Ted Cruz of Texas, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Mark Kirk of Illinois, John McCain of Arizona, Rob Portman of Ohio, Marco Rubio of Florida, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

The two Democrats who did not vote were Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Mark Warner of Virginia.

[Yogafist]

The only real difference between what we are getting now, and what we would get with a Democrat Senate is, Republicans don’t chide us with, “Elections have consequences,” each time they cave to the Democrats.

[MarvinStinson]

Mike Lee, R-Utah, spoke against confirming King’s nomination.

"After three years as a teacher and a brief stint managing charter schools, Dr. King has risen through the ranks of the education bureaucracy, climbing from one political appointment to the next.

"But do we really think that someone who has spent more time in a government agency than in a classroom is best suited to oversee federal education policy?"

[MichaelCorleone]

Murkowsky voted ‘no’? What do you know about that?

Bravo Ms. Murkowsky. We give credit where credit is due.