With Congress increasingly paralyzed by the partisan fury of the midterm elections, the Senate on Tuesday voted against taking up a major military bill that includes a provision allowing the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” regarding gay soldiers.
Senate Republicans voted unanimously to block debate on the bill — the huge, annual authorization of military programs — after the majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, said he would attach a number of the Democrats’ election-year priorities to it while also moving to limit the amendments offered by Republicans.
The vote was 56 to 43, with Democrats falling short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster and take up the bill. The Arkansas Democrats, Senators Blanche L. Lincoln and Mark Pryor, sided with all 41 Republicans in opposing debate. ...NYT
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Sat radio has been buzzing along in the background of my office today. Most notable, two calls to the Ed Schultz show which blew the lid off. Both callers will be featured on Schultz's MSNBC show tonight*. I wouldn't be surprised if they have the same effect on that audience. Recommended, particularly if you think you may not vote at all.
*Apparently at least one of callers can't make the TV show until tomorrow night (22).
