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You. three senators could have made the difference. democrat blanche lincoln who supported the repeal didn t vote at all because she got there late. she says she was at the dentist. republicans lisa murkowski and scott brown both who said they support don t ask, don t tell, they both voted against they say because of timing. so even though they support the repeal, they voted against it. there was also anger among republicans for the way senate majority leader harry reid went about the vote. republican susan collins of maine who also favors the bill has for days been demanding more time to debate it. interestingly she didn t get what she wanted but she still voted for the repeal of don t ask don t tell today. she was the only republican to do so. senator reid who has been negotiating with collins is also getting blamed by supporters of the repeal who believe he forced the vote today, even though he knew it would fail to pass because republicans wanted more debate and had promised to act ....
Ask don t tell today. she was the only republican to do so. senator reid who has been negotiating with collins is also getting blamed by supporters of the repeal who believe he forced the vote today, even though he knew it would fail to pass because republicans wanted more debate and had promised to act first on tax cuts. so this afternoon on the floor of the senate, reid said they had to vote today because time had simply run out. this has been taking months to do this. months. and the time is gone, as senator levin has said, to stop playing around with this. now, whatever you think of ending don t ask, don t tell, and we don t take sides on policy issues on this program, today was a clear cut case of politics trumping policy. it s a sign of what washington is like today, that a majority of lawmakers could not pass a bill a majority of american z said they want. it s a sign of what washington is like, that a number of senators voted against what they say they re for. dana bash has ....
Voted for it? so let s just break it down for you. three senators could have made the difference. democrat blanche lincoln who supported the repeal didn t vote at all because she got there late. she says she was at the dentist. republicans lisa murkowski and scott brown both who said they support don t ask, don t tell, they both voted against they say because of timing. so even though they support the repeal, they voted against it. there was also anger among republicans for the way senate majority leader harry reid went about the vote. republican susan collins of maine who also favors the bill has for days been demanding more time to debate it. interestingly she didn t get what she wanted but she still voted for the repeal of don t ask don t tell today. she was the only republican to do so. senator reid who has been negotiating with collins is also getting blamed by supporters of the repeal who believe he forced the vote today, even though he knew it would fail to pass because republic ....
John mccain came out angrily in favor of keeping don t ask don t tell today. he used to say he would favor scrapping the policy if the military top brass wanted to. they want to. i was at the hearing when the brass spoke up to have. we have dramatic details how it all went down. this, my friends, is what i am bringing to the table. hunt s flashsteams every tomato to keep that backyard garden fresh taste. isn t it time to take a fresh look at your tomatoes? [ laughter ] too much talking bout the next time, the next time hey, buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know? no problem. mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. [ tires screech ] [ man ] i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice. ....
Repealing don t ask, don t tell. 40 against. well, you may ask, well, if there were 60 senators who were for the repeal, how come only 57 voted for it? so let s just break it down for you. three senators could have made the difference. democrat blanche lincoln who supported the repeal didn t vote at all because she got there late. she says she was at the dentist. republicans lisa murkowski and scott brown both who said they support don t ask, don t tell, they both voted against they say because of timing. so even though they support the repeal, they voted against it. there was also anger among republicans for the way senate majority leader harry reid went about the vote. republican susan collins of maine who also favors the bill has for days been demanding more time to debate it. interestingly she didn t get what she wanted but she still voted for the repeal of don t ask don t tell today. she was the only republican to do so. senator reid who has been negotiating with collins is also g ....