Liveblog Part III: FISA Cloture Vote

What we've been waiting for. They're actually debating the FISA cloture vote...

   

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UPDATE:: Cloture vote fails!

YEAS    NAYS
   48       45

UPDATE II::
To all republicans:

HAHAHA! Suck on that bushbots! How do you like losing, you big-fat-losing-losers? Whoo-Hoo!!!

Love,
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P.S.
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•  Transcription below this comment:

  by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:57:34 PM PDT

  •  Before it get's crazy, Thanks

    by geez53 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:58:33 PM PDT

  •  Now voting

    thought for a minute that no one would show up, but then a flurry happened. We should know the results soon....

    by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:24 PM PDT

    •  48 aye, 45 nay

      the motion fails.

      by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:10:32 PM PDT

•  General Commentary below this comment:

  by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:58:03 PM PDT

  •  Thanks for such a quick turnaround!

    that was fun!

    by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:44 PM PDT

    •  You're welcome.

      Cut and paste is a wonderful thing isn't it?

      :-D

      by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:09 PM PDT

      •  It took me a while...

        and had to wade through five different former liveblogs to find all of the stuff I needed.

        by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:16 PM PDT

•  woot! anyone have a vote count?

  Though it doesn't sound like it's going to be close...

  by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:58:39 PM PDT

•  Bayh, McCaskill, Landrieu, Inouye - all NO!

  We're winnning!

  by Blue Intrigue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:58:54 PM PDT

  •  Phew!!!!!!!! n/t

    by Naranjadia on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:00 PM PDT

  •  It's about time McCaskill...

    ...voted like a Democrat.

    by The Termite on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:16 PM PDT

    •  No shit!

      I was about to ask for my money back. lol

      by Casper46 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:45 PM PDT

  •  Did Landrieu change her vote???

    I thought I heard her name called again and "aye"

    by Blue Intrigue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:30 PM PDT

    •  Yes she did...there at the end, she came with Aye

      Our... constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall

      by bronte17 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:24:42 PM PDT

•  Live Blogging volunteers here:

  Thanks everyone!

  by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:58:56 PM PDT

  •  THANKS MICHIGAN GIRL!!! n/t

    by Oke on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:02 PM PDT

•  Thanks MichiganGirl

  Inouye NO!

  by gchaucer2 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:59:12 PM PDT

•  Who are the defectors so far?

  Ben Nelson? ...any others?

  by phenry on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:59:13 PM PDT

  •  he's the only one i've heard

    by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:59:46 PM PDT

    •  Bayh too. Mikulski looks likely.,..

      by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:37 PM PDT

      •  Mikulski voted no.

        by litigatormom on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:40 PM PDT

        •  Saw that. May she have her worst secrets

          listened into by the entire American people.

          I'm ashamed that she represents Maryland.

          by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:12:20 PM PDT

          •  She's on my shit list.

            I called her office today and spoke to a most disinterested clerk. I told her that I am not going to support any Senator who votes to give amnesty to corporations or Bush... the rule of law must reign.

            So. I hope she retires. I can't tell from her website what year she's up for her seat again... what class is she in?

            by TheCorkBoard on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 04:48:25 PM PDT

          •  Just sent her an email on her website

            Senator Mikulski,

            I called your office today to express my concern about the FISA vote today. Your receptionist was singularly disinterested in my opinion, almost hanging up on me before I spoke my short, polite piece. She didn't even ask my name or whether I am a Maryland resident. Such lack of enthusiasm for a constituent is appalling.

            As is your vote today. Why even bother to call yourself a Democrat now, if you will not stand up for the rule of law and the restoration of our Constitutional freedoms?

            I am deeply embarrassed that you are my Senator. When and if you run again, I will be looking for your replacement to earn my vote. You have certainly lost it.

            xxxxxxx
            Laurel, MD

            ps
            Don't bother to send me one of your form emails thanking me for MY interest in this issue. MY interest is not in question. YOURS IS.

            by TheCorkBoard on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 04:56:27 PM PDT

•  LIve blog #3

  here

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 01:59:55 PM PDT

  •  WOOPS

    by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:28 PM PDT

    •  Heh

      stop messing with my head.

      by gchaucer2 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:00 PM PDT

    •  Whew! I'm in the right place. n/t

      by phenry on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:14 PM PDT

    •  LOL

      by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:23 PM PDT

    •  ummm.. yes, yes it is.

      by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:10 PM PDT

    •  Ha, recursive, but fortunately

      not an infinite loop!

      Although that's what it seems like in the Senate these days...

      by Simplify on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:01 PM PDT

•  Did I hear Johnson, No? n/t

  by Caneel on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:03 PM PDT

•  Hagel - aye! boo!

  by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:19 PM PDT

  •  Well... what did you want?

    Principles from a Repub?  Sort of like McCain's stance against torture...

    by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:33 PM PDT

  •  Double Boo

    He's all over the place.

    by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:33 PM PDT

•  Feinstein, NO!

  YES!

  by WarrenS on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:30 PM PDT

•  How many votes do we need?

  by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:00:34 PM PDT

  •  we only needed 40...

    by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:08 PM PDT

    •  Thanks

      by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:33 PM PDT

    •  Actually...

      It is my understanding that they need 60.

      by RichM on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:35 PM PDT

      •  correct we win if it's 59-0

        by edgery on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:36 PM PDT

      •  Right, we just have to hold the "ayes"

        to less than 3/5 out of 100.

        by Simplify on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:53 PM PDT

  •  41

    by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:23 PM PDT

    •  41 means they can't get cloture

      But they still need to get 60. So if fewer than 100 senators are voting, we may not need the full 41 to keep them below 60.

      by sardonyx on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:26 PM PDT

•  Spector - no!

  by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:01:45 PM PDT

  •  About tim e

    he remembered his oath

    by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:29 PM PDT

    •  I had to put my TiVo to work...

      I was convinced I heard Spector's NO wrong the first time and had to rewind... Several times in fact.

      My mind couldn't comprehend that was I was hearing was the truth. :-)

      by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:01 PM PDT

  •  Dear God, I'm stunned!

    After all his hemming and hawing about high principles and civil liberies, and then voting the Republican Party line every time, this is just so hard to believe.  Is it possible he's getting something out of it?

    by gizmo59 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:11:25 PM PDT

•  Specter - NO! n/t

  by Blue Intrigue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:02 PM PDT

  •  Holy Shit!

    I'm completely blown away by that... Spector actually voting the way he said he was going to!

    Miracles DO happen!!

    by MichiganGirl on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:32 PM PDT

    •  I'm stunned by that

      Mikulski NO!  She voted against consideration of the SJC bill on Friday too.

      by litigatormom on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:27 PM PDT

    •  That's a good sign.

      There's no way he'd vote no if they had a chance.

      by Casper46 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:31 PM PDT

•  Specter --- NO

  by davidslane on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:02 PM PDT

  •  Wow, it's like a Greek Chorus

    by Naranjadia on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:37 PM PDT

•  Spector, No!

  by Caneel on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:20 PM PDT

•  dammit, finish voting already

  I have some place I have to be.

  by phenry on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:47 PM PDT

  •  Gitmo?

    by pat208 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:24 PM PDT

•  Spector - Aye!

  Nah, just messing with you heads. LOL! He's a no.

  by Topaz7 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:56 PM PDT

•  SNOWE - Aye

  Yeah thanks for that Olympia

  by CTMET on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:01 PM PDT

  •  So much for

    "moderate" Republican Snowe.

    Wait, they just called Landrieu voting aye, and she voted no just a few minutes ago.

    Are they voting on the 30 day extension now?

    Hee hee hee, I'm just loving the idea of Bush explaining tonight how he is going to veto it.

    by litigatormom on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:31 PM PDT

•  Byrd voted No than Aye??

  I must be hearing things.

  by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:07 PM PDT

  •  i thought i heard that too...

    by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:43 PM PDT

    •  I also thought I heard that...

      by WarrenS on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:47 PM PDT

      •  must have been Burr (NC)...

        by WarrenS on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:44 PM PDT

    •  I know I heard the "No" vote

      because I was waiting to see how he would vote.  He's a bit quirky sometimes.  

      by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:44 PM PDT

      •  I know I heard the "aye"

        by BehereBenow on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:58 PM PDT

  •  Senator Byrd - No Senator Burr - Aye

    by Dr Colossus on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:36 PM PDT

    •  that makes sense...

      by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:53 PM PDT

    •  Thanks, I thought I was going crazy

      Not far to go.

      by vigilant meerkat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:36 PM PDT

    •  But they also had Landrieu no

      then Landrieu aye.

      And they had Reid no then Reid aye.

      Don't understand, unless the ayes were votes on the 30 day extension.

      by litigatormom on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:37 PM PDT

•  Menendez - no!

  I'd mildly surprised.

  by RiderOnTheStorm on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:15 PM PDT

•  Craig, Aye

  Guess he can blame that on having a wide political stance.

  by DemMarineVet on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:16 PM PDT

  •  him and Vitter AYE

    if you've got nothing to hide I guess you have no problem with broad surveillence powers.

    by Randolph06 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:56 PM PDT

•  Pryror AYE Traitor

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:19 PM PDT

•  Carper - no. pryor - aye

  by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:23 PM PDT

•  Pryor AYE

  May I have another primary please!!!

  by CTMET on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:28 PM PDT

•  Colins Aye

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:37 PM PDT

  •  Collins Bye Bye n/t

    by Randolph06 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:28 PM PDT

  •  She's gonna go down in Maine....

    New England won't stand for this...

    by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:49 PM PDT

    •  Can she take

      Lieberman with her?

      by pgm 01 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:50 PM PDT

      •  Oh. He's f'ing dead...

        No doubt about it.  CT is one damned blue state.  And he is deader than a doornail.  Only problem is he won't be up for another 4 years...

        by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:18 PM PDT

•  pryor

  aye menendez no.

  by indiemcemopants on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:03:42 PM PDT

•  Obama and Clinton did not shake hands

  in the lingering of Senators after their vote.

  Obama looked like he was getting ready to when Clinton left the floor.

  by Magster on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:02 PM PDT

  •  So?

    by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:12 PM PDT

  •  Well, thank dog they showed up, anyway

    It's a minor miracle in itself. Let's not ask too much more!

    by Topaz7 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:21 PM PDT

  •  Keep it out of this thread, please

    by kovie on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:44 PM PDT

•  Pryor -- Aye, Cardin --- No

  by davidslane on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:03 PM PDT

•  Allard N aye Lautenberg No

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:23 PM PDT

•  is there a time limit? n/t

  by eeff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:04:37 PM PDT

  •  Reid proposed 10 minutes

    Adopted by unanimous consent. Should be just about there.

    by Feeling Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:51 PM PDT

    •  unanimous consent

      Good thing I'm not a Senator because I would've objected to unanimous consent. Hell, I'd do anything and everything to derail these abhorrent changes to FISA. The longer this drags out the better!

      by cybersaur on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:10:56 PM PDT

•  Byrd - Aye?

  WTF?

  by Sagebrush Bob on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:06 PM PDT

  •  So it was Burr Aye?

    by Sagebrush Bob on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:45 PM PDT

  •  someone above thinks it was Burr

    by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:55 PM PDT

    •  I sure hope so!

      by Sagebrush Bob on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:32 PM PDT

  •  I thought I heard them say No before for Byrd

    by gooderservice on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:09 PM PDT

  •  No. Byrd was an earlier no

    by Tamar on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:28 PM PDT

  •  I think they are voting on the 30 day extension?

    Because Byrd voted no a couple of minutes ago.

    But then they just said Reid no, and he should be voting aye on that.

    I am confused.

    by litigatormom on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:20 PM PDT

    •  It think so, too

      about the back to back votes.

      Way to confuse the public.

      by gooderservice on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:42 PM PDT

    •  30 day extension is the NEXT cloture vote

      this is for the cloture on the bill with immunity

      by LiberalBadger on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:59 PM PDT

•  Salazar No

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:14 PM PDT

•  Salazar: No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Go Ken baby!

  by kovie on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:22 PM PDT

  •  Wow, I bugged the crap

    out of a Senator, and it helped pay off. Happy Day!

    by atrexler on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:18 PM PDT

  •  Preventing his house getting egged

    when you all come to Colorado for the convention this summer.

    by hornrimsylvia on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:29 PM PDT

•  CSKendrick voted no!...but he's not in Senate :)

  by cskendrick on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:25 PM PDT

  •  Yet.

    Mount up.

    by llbear on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:24 PM PDT

    •  oh they'd vote to gag me 99-1 if i were there :)

      by cskendrick on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:10 PM PDT

      •  Let's give 'em the opportunity

        I want to see that vote!

        :)

        by sardonyx on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:11:20 PM PDT

        •  You be nice!

          by cskendrick on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:11:33 PM PDT

      •  And for nearly the first time in recent memory

        they'd actually all agree on something. at least you would have brought them together in a true bi-partisan fashion, csk.

        by Timroff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:14:41 PM PDT

        •  I am all about the community, Tim :)

          by cskendrick on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 03:51:00 PM PDT

  •  And Carnaki for prez!

    by Simplify on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:10:54 PM PDT

    •  Hell I can't even get a decent FP campaign going

      by cskendrick on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:11:15 PM PDT

•  Salazar no

  good

  by CTMET on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:34 PM PDT

•  Salazar - no!

  it's a rout!

  by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:34 PM PDT

•  Salazar...NO!

  by Fight or Die on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:35 PM PDT

•  Salazar: NO!

  by atrexler on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:38 PM PDT

•  salazar

  no

  by indiemcemopants on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:47 PM PDT

•  Schumer, No!

  by kovie on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:05:57 PM PDT

•  Mirkausky aye Schumer no

  by TheMomCat on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:05 PM PDT

  •  That's it. I won't rest until she loses her seat

    She's a walking embarassment to Maryland.

    by Bartimaeus Blue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:35 PM PDT

    •  Mikulski - no

      by FleetAdmiralJ on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:37 PM PDT

•  mikulski aye - shameful

  by cwkraus4clark on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:13 PM PDT

  •  or murkowski?

    by cwkraus4clark on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:59 PM PDT

    •  that's what I heard

      No memory of Mikulski voting yet.

      by N in Seattle on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:44 PM PDT

  •  No, I think she was an earlier call and a no?

    by Tamar on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:32 PM PDT

    •  Mikulski, I mean, was a no, pretty sure

      by Tamar on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:10 PM PDT

  •  Shame!

    Shame!

    Shame!

    ... as they say in the islands.

    by Caneel on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:27 PM PDT

  •  Sorry, misheard

    by cwkraus4clark on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:36 PM PDT

•  murkowski

  aye

  schumer no

  shelby aye

  by indiemcemopants on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:17 PM PDT

•  We made it, right? We have over 40 nays.

  by gooderservice on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:28 PM PDT

  •  yes n/t

    by jrooth on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:07:15 PM PDT

    •  But are some changing their votes now?

      Like Byrd and Landrieu?

      I had them both down as No - then the clerk said their names again with an "aye"

      by gooderservice on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:41 PM PDT

•  Oh, Barbara... I'm so disappointed

  by Blue Intrigue on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:29 PM PDT

  •  check again -- I think Mikulski is a no.

    by Tamar on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:09:14 PM PDT

    •  She must have changed her vote.

      I distinctly heard "aye".

      by tbetz on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:20:26 PM PDT

•  Murkowski want to retire.

  Obviously.

  by tbetz on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:32 PM PDT

  •  Get right on it! n/t

    by Caneel on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:08:58 PM PDT

•  Landreiu changes here vote from No to Aye n/t

  by Ellicatt on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 02:06:36 PM PDT

  •  Bad sign n/t