Bailout bill passes Senate

     
By Jeremy Hinton
Published October 2nd, 2008  

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As expected, the Senate passed the bailout bill. Final tally - 74 to 25. The 74 were 40 Dems, 33 Reps, and Lieberman.

On an amusing note, one of those voting against what has been called the Socialist Bailout was the one bona fide Socialist in the Senate, Bernie Sanders. Our own team, Warner and Webb, both voted aye. Ain’t that a kick in the teeth?

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5 Responses to “Bailout bill passes Senate”

  1. The Squeaky WheelNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Bernie Sanders voted Nay… Seriously, this issue has everything upside down.

    I would love to hear from him why he voted no.

  2. Greg LNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 am

    Just imagine, if you will, what might have happened had Mark Warner been in John Warner’s spot. Would the vote have been any different? Without any doubt, no. He would have been equally eager to ram through a pork-laden monstrosity like this.

    I wonder if Gilmore was in Warner’s place. Would the vote total been different? I haven’t heard a thing that would tell me.

    Troubling. When the Senate is doing their monthly outrage against the American people, isn’t this a good time for Gilmore to stand up for the taxpayers? Or am I missing something here?

  3. Stephen GunterNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2008 at 7:29 am

    You are right Greg. He will be at the Republican party breakfast this Saturday. We need to be there to ask him. I personally am going to thank Thelma for voting no and encourage her to stick to her guns.

  4. Jeremy HintonNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Brian, from the AP:

    Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who’s a self-described socialist, said the rescue was fundamentally unfair.

    “The masters of the universe, those brilliant Wall Street insiders who have made more money than the average American can even dream of, have brought our financial system to the brink of collapse,” Sanders said, and are demanding that the middle class “pick up the pieces that they broke.”

  5. Reid GreenmunNo Gravatar on October 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Interesting.

    When the Senators offi ces are flooded with calls overwhelming opposed to the bad bill and the Seante passes it anyway, for whom are they actaully working?

    I spoke with Senator Webbs staffers yesterday when I called to let my Senator know that I wanted him to voite “No.” to the pork laden bail out bill.

    I was told that his office recieved a huge number of calls, with only a hand full asking for a “yes” vote.

    I got an answering manch when I called Senator Warner’s office. I left a message.

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