Comments on: Senate Confirms Sebelius for HHS http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:11:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: MrWhy http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889537 MrWhy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:26:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889537 <p>Other than Kennedy & Rockefeller, who were NVs, all Dems voted Yea. </p> <p>Republicans voting yea were Bond(MO), Brownback(KS), Collins(ME), Gregg(NH), Lugar(IN), Roberts(KS), Snowe(ME), Voinovich(OH). </p> <p>Specter, Lieberman & Sanders were all Yea.</p> Other than Kennedy & Rockefeller, who were NVs, all Dems voted Yea.

Republicans voting yea were Bond(MO), Brownback(KS), Collins(ME), Gregg(NH), Lugar(IN), Roberts(KS), Snowe(ME), Voinovich(OH).

Specter, Lieberman & Sanders were all Yea.

]]> By: Kassandra http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889393 Kassandra Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:56:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889393 <p>Finally! now let’s get Franken into the Senate. Maybe with Specter joining up with the party that at least wants to MOVE America ( not sure what direction yet) we can break these suckers backs.<br /> they can stay in church and leave the rest of US alone.</p> Finally! now let’s get Franken into the Senate. Maybe with Specter joining up with the party that at least wants to MOVE America ( not sure what direction yet) we can break these suckers backs.
they can stay in church and leave the rest of US alone.

]]> By: JimWhite http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889389 JimWhite Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:52:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889389 <p>Well, she is the governor of their state. That was actually pretty nice of them (and meaningless since she had it in the bag already).</p> Well, she is the governor of their state. That was actually pretty nice of them (and meaningless since she had it in the bag already).

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889369 TheLurkingMod Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889369 <p>Jeff Kaye is upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/how-apa-made-a-pact-with-dod-cia-over-torture-interrogations/" rel="nofollow">How APA Made a Pact with DoD & CIA over Torture Interrogations</a></p> Jeff Kaye is upstairs!
How APA Made a Pact with DoD & CIA over Torture Interrogations

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889368 foothillsmike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:10:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889368 <p>It is my opinion that thirty one rethug senators voted to violate the US Constitution. They voted against her nomination to placate the religious right for her position on abortion. Abortion is a religious issue. Article 6 section 3 states that a religious test shall not be required for any position.</p> It is my opinion that thirty one rethug senators voted to violate the US Constitution. They voted against her nomination to placate the religious right for her position on abortion. Abortion is a religious issue. Article 6 section 3 states that a religious test shall not be required for any position.

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889360 Blub Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:55:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889360 <p>all I can say is if we used such language on FDL, I’m reasonably sure we’d get banned. and justifiably so. and this guy’s the head of the RNC.</p> all I can say is if we used such language on FDL, I’m reasonably sure we’d get banned. and justifiably so. and this guy’s the head of the RNC.

]]> By: BargainCountertenor http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889358 BargainCountertenor Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:54:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889358 <p>I’ll be damned. Roberts and Brownback voted yea?</p> <p>Did hell just freeze over?</p> I’ll be damned. Roberts and Brownback voted yea?

Did hell just freeze over?

]]> By: BargainCountertenor http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889357 BargainCountertenor Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:53:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889357 <p>It’s about damned time.</p> <p>How did the lame-asses from Kansas vote? Probably Nays…</p> It’s about damned time.

How did the lame-asses from Kansas vote? Probably Nays…

]]> By: greenwarrior http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889355 greenwarrior Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:49:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889355 <p>And our two phenomenal senators from the great state of Texas voted nay.</p> And our two phenomenal senators from the great state of Texas voted nay.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889351 Teddy Partridge Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:46:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/senate-confirms-sebelius-for-hhs/#comment-1889351 <p>The GOP is a disorganized criminal enterprise.</p> The GOP is a disorganized criminal enterprise.

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