Re: Bad news: Senate GOP Blocks DADT Repeal Amendment in 56-43 cloture vote

I do have to agree with Tommy on this one though..... "Shame on
the.... 'Democratically controlled'.... Senate".

On Sep 21, 1:59 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Note how Tom has picked up on the daily far left spin today:
>
> *"This likely means  the policy will stay in place, and that it could take
> many more years to repeal the failed Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, which has
> ruined thousands of lives and careers and could now ruin thousands more
> after this disappointing vote. Shame on the Senate"
> *
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> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:37 PM, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net>wrote:
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> > That is still not enough to doom the bill.  The ones who finished the
> > dooming had to have been Dems.  And at that Harry Reid has to share the
> > blame.    Did you think that the Republicans for the most part were voting
> > no because they felt that the Pentagon needed to finish their study of how
> > to implement the repeal of DADT?   The blame is therefore on Reid for trying
> > to shove this bill through without any idea of how to implement the
> > repeal.   How do you set up the troops so that the gays do not get the krep
> > kicked out of them.  Do you allow mixed sex barracks now?  Do you separate
> > gays and non-gays?  How do you punish those who break the new rules.  What
> > would the punishment be and where would it occur.   Do you just think Tinker
> > Bell can pluck her magic twanger and make it all happen with no problems?
> > Will you take responsibility for any problems that occur?  No, all you want
> > to do is blame anyone who does not march in lockstep with Tommy News and his
> > policies and call them names.   Pathetic!
>
> > On 09/21/2010 03:28 PM, Tommy News wrote:
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> > *Every single Republican voted no. They are all to blame.*
>
> > On 9/21/10, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> >>     Let's see - the Harry Reid policy of not allowing more than one
> >> amendment on the bill chased the one Republican they had, Susan Collins,
> >> away.  That still left some Dems voting against the bill.  Who were they.
> >> Why not mention them since they are the ones who doomed the bill.  The Dems
> >> had the 60 they needed if they got all their members to vote for them.
> >> Don't blame the Republicans for this one.
>
> >> On 09/21/2010 03:14 PM, Tommy News wrote:
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> >>  *Bad news: Senate Blocks DADT Repeal Amendment in 56-43 cloture vote *
> >> **
> >> *(4 votes short of the 60 votes needed for cloture and repeal)*
> >> **
> >> *This likely means  the policy will stay in place, and that it could take
> >> many more years to repeal the failed Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, which has
> >> ruined thousands of lives and careers and could now ruin thousands more
> >> after this disappointing vote. Shame on the Senate. *
> >> **
> >> *Senator John McCain gave a thumbs up on the Senate floor after the vote.
>
> >> *
> >> --
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> >> Have a great day,
> >> Tommy
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