Newly-elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown joined Democrats and four other Republicans in voting for cloture on the latest spending package dubbed the "Jobs Bill" on Monday. "I hope my vote today is a strong step toward restoring bipartisanship in Washington," Brown said in a statement.
Most Republicans opposed the bill, expressing frustration that a more bi-partisan proposal focusing on tax cuts had been gutted by Harry Reid. "This vote was not about jobs. I wish it were," Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah.) said. "Two weeks ago, the majority leader decided to pull the rug out from under a common-sense bipartisan bill only hours after it was introduced...and then quickly made sure that Republicans had no input into the measure."
Brown was accompanied by Republican Senators Snowe (ME), Collins (ME), Voinovich (OH) and Bond (MO) in supporting the slimmed-down $15 billion Democrat plan.
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I've heard it said that a c... (Below threshold)1. Posted by bobdog | February 23, 2010 11:02 AM | Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
I've heard it said that a conservative is a liberal who just got mugged. Lucy just moved the football at the last second. Again.
I hope this is just a beginner's mistake for Brown. I like this guy, but the last thing the country needs right now is another Olympia Snow.
"Jobs" bill, my ass.
1. Posted by bobdog | February 23, 2010 11:02 AM |
Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:02
2. Posted by James H | February 23, 2010 11:03 AM | Score: 10 (12 votes cast)
He may be the new Republican golden boy, but he still represents one of the most liberal states in the nation. You're have to expect him to cross party lines on occasion.
2. Posted by James H | February 23, 2010 11:03 AM |
Score: 10 (12 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:03
3. Posted by 914 | February 23, 2010 11:09 AM | Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Seems kind of McCainish of him.
3. Posted by 914 | February 23, 2010 11:09 AM |
Score: 5 (9 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:09
4. Posted by JLawson | February 23, 2010 11:15 AM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Think 'sacrificial anode'. A very visible Republican has just voted for a Democratic bill!
The Dems can't pay the 'Party of No!' card now. The Republicans can just laugh when it's tried...
4. Posted by JLawson | February 23, 2010 11:15 AM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:15
5. Posted by recovered liberal democrat | February 23, 2010 11:25 AM | Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
If you go back over what "downtown Scotty Brown" said during his campaign, this is unexpected and surprising. He talked about common sense a lot in his campaign and business as usual in Washington. He would not be part of it. So what happened? This cannot be attributed to a lapse in judgment because he is a smart guy. Is there any justification for his vote at this time of gargantuan deficits caused by unchecked spending? I think not. I hope to hell the people of Mass. and people around the country that supported him with votes and money hold him accountable and make his Senate career a short one.
5. Posted by recovered liberal democrat | February 23, 2010 11:25 AM |
Score: 8 (10 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:25
6. Posted by 914 | February 23, 2010 11:30 AM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Im laughing at the dem's anyways. Just say no!
6. Posted by 914 | February 23, 2010 11:30 AM |
Score: 7 (7 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:30
7. Posted by Jeff | February 23, 2010 11:32 AM | Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
this was a cloture vote ...
talk about making a mountain out of a grain of sand ...
this bill is a tax break bill, not a spending bill ... the bigger tax break bill got killed by Reid ...
just wait for the actual vote and see how many Repubs vote for it ... once it gets larded up even Brown may switch ...
Kill ObamaCare, Cap and Tax and Card Check ...
anything else is a distraction ...
7. Posted by Jeff | February 23, 2010 11:32 AM |
Score: 8 (12 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:32
8. Posted by Justrand | February 23, 2010 11:53 AM | Score: 9 (11 votes cast)
Scott Brown gave himself "creds" to vote against the REALLY bad shit Obama and the Dems are preparing to shovel.
$15 billion "Jobs Bill" versus a $TRILLION$$$ Health Care takeover...the $15 billion is a small price to pay to stop the rest of the bullshit!
8. Posted by Justrand | February 23, 2010 11:53 AM |
Score: 9 (11 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 11:53
9. Posted by DJ Drummond | February 23, 2010 12:01 PM | Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
... and in other news, the sun rose in the East this morning ...
This is hardly a shock. The significance of Brown's win was not that a new Ronald Reagan had won there, but that a Republican had won in Kennedyland. The comparison to McCain is in some way off but in others a good analogy - Brown will not be as conservative as many hope, but he will definitely be an improvement on what we saw from SenatorTed.
9. Posted by DJ Drummond | February 23, 2010 12:01 PM |
Score: 14 (18 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 12:01
10. Posted by Roy | February 23, 2010 1:57 PM | Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
At least he didn't just vote "Present"
10. Posted by Roy | February 23, 2010 1:57 PM |
Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 13:57
11. Posted by Caesar Augustus | February 23, 2010 2:36 PM | Score: 2 (6 votes cast)
Read and understand Comment No. 7 (which is 100% correct), ignore the shrill rantings of the Glenn Beck crowd, tune out the shrill ravings of the Michelle Malkin bloc, and then move on to more productive endeavors.
11. Posted by Caesar Augustus | February 23, 2010 2:36 PM |
Score: 2 (6 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 14:36
12. Posted by kevino | February 23, 2010 3:57 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
I agree with JLawson and Justrand: while the White House and Democrats scream about how the GOP refuses to let them vote on anything, people will remember that the jobs bill got a vote. The bill isn't great, but the cloture vote gives the GOP good publicity and gives them a good platform to throw rocks at Senator Reid's partisanship in trashing the bi-partisan approach. And all of this comes at a time when the White House is undermining their own "bi-partisan" dog and pony show on healthcare reform by announcing their own bill before talking to Republicans
12. Posted by kevino | February 23, 2010 3:57 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 15:57
13. Posted by Jim Addison | February 23, 2010 4:04 PM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Hardly unexpected, and a very cheap way for Brown to appeal to the liberals at home - cloture was assured already with Snowe, Collins, and Cryin' George.
At least this may stop some people from insisting Brown should be the 2012 GOP nominee, eh?
13. Posted by Jim Addison | February 23, 2010 4:04 PM |
Score: 5 (7 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 16:04
14. Posted by Saterp | February 23, 2010 11:11 PM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Both versions should have been voted down.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE FREAKING MONEY!!!
14. Posted by Saterp | February 23, 2010 11:11 PM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 23, 2010 23:11
15. Posted by 914 | February 24, 2010 1:31 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
RINO inc.
15. Posted by 914 | February 24, 2010 1:31 AM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 24, 2010 01:31
16. Posted by gary gulrud | February 24, 2010 7:20 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
I don't think Brownie or those who love him have reached mutual understanding just yet.
16. Posted by gary gulrud | February 24, 2010 7:20 AM |
Score: 0 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 24, 2010 07:20