A total of 39 Democrats voted against adjourning, many of whom said they wanted to first hold a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts. Democrats eventually got it passed by a vote of 210 - 209... Speaker Pelosi cast the deciding vote and quickly closed the voting early. A total of eight Republicans did not vote on the measure, either.
The eight Republicans not voting on the measure included two of our own... Reps Aderholt and Griffith. Here is the complete list:
Aderholt AL, Blunt MO, Buyer IN, L. Diaz-Balart FL, Fallin OK, Griffith AL, Schock IL, Young FL
The 39 Democrats voting against adjourning without voting on the Bush tax cuts ALSO included one of our own... Bobby Bright. Here is a complete list.
Shuler NC, Space OH, Taylor MS, Titus NV, Michaud ME, Minnick ID, Mitchell AZ, Murphy PA, Nye VA, Perriello VA, Peters MI, Schauer MI, Sestak PA, Kilroy OH, Kirkpatrick AZ, Kratovil MD, Markey CO, Marshall GA, McIntyre NC, McMahon NY, McNerney CA, Melancon LA, Donnelly IN, Driehaus OH, Edwards TX, Ellsworth IN, Foster IL, Giffords AZ, Heinrich NM, Herseth Sandlin SD, Adler NJ, Altmire PA, Arcuri NY, Bean IL, Bishop NY, Bright AL, Carney PA, Childers MS, Connolly VA
You can find the official tally here:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll546.xml
The long and short of it is that the Democrats can't even hold their own membership together after requiring too many hard, tough votes on legislation that the American people are not happy with. Many members, mostly blue-dogs and other Democrats in trouble, realize that delaying this issue is NOT a wise thing to do!
We should applaud Bright for his vote on this, and we should give Aderholt and lame-duck Griffith a stern talking to. Just because he lost the primary, that's no excuse for abrogating his responsibility to vote.
Oops! Did you overlook Aderholt also not voting?
ReplyDeleteWell, he's in the complete list, but yes, I didn't mention him specifically as being from Alabama. I'll correct that now.
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