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Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 11:49 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

That was the most pathetic, embarrassing speech I've ever heard John McCain give. Oh man, how far he has fallen.
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 11:04 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

The losing side of a vote always argues against the process. They always say something about 1) the time the vote is going to take place, 2) how they didn't get enough amendments, 3) how there...
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 10:45 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

"A slap on the face of those who came here legally."

This was always a hilarious argument. "Those people who followed all those crazy rules (unnecessarily strict rules that have no rational basis)...
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 10:31 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

Sen. Sessions also fell back on the fears that illegal immigrants can commit serious crimes. Of course, immigrants (illegal or not) have less rates of crime than native-born Americans, but Sessions...
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 10:20 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

Also, as a part of his argument against DREAM, he just said he thought about Oliver Cromwell in the shower this morning.



Yep. Sen. Goofy said that.
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 10:17 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 29,653
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senate Dream act debate/Vote

Sen. Jeff Sessions: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital of the world.


Yes, he just said that.


False, says PolitiFact.
...
Forum: The News Room 12-18-2010, 03:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,325
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Obama making DREAM Act calls

I am intrigued. Is there any record of this conference call anywhere? Like maybe a transcript or an article about it?
Forum: The Lounge 12-17-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,036
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Durbin speaking

Watching.


I have actually been inspired by Dick Durbin's speaking.

*shiver*
Forum: The Lounge 12-17-2010, 10:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,036
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Durbin speaking

Well, did he say anything about DREAM?
Forum: The News Room 12-17-2010, 07:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,365
Posted By Icarus2
Re: 2 Votes Missing From 60 Calll

My guess for who the 58 are:

1. Akaka
2. Inouye
3. Begich
4. Murray
5. Cantwell
6. Wyden
7. Merkley
8. Feinstein
Forum: The News Room 12-17-2010, 11:17 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,585
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senators are expected to vote on the #dreamact Saturday morning. But we don't hav

It's how the Senate works. First, the Majority Leader files a cloture motion (which is what he did last night for the DADT bill and the DREAM Act). Then, Senate rules say a certain amount of hours...
Forum: The News Room 12-17-2010, 12:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,585
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senators are expected to vote on the #dreamact Saturday morning. But we don't hav

Given that Jorge Ramos has claimed there are 56 non-Republican Senators that support DREAM, I think I should create a new list in order to find out who these 56 are.

1. Akaka
2. Inouye
3. Begich...
Forum: The News Room 12-17-2010, 12:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,585
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Senators are expected to vote on the #dreamact Saturday morning. But we don't hav

I wonder what Ramos is thinking. Lugar is a Republican, and he's obviously going to support it.
Forum: The News Room 12-16-2010, 09:50 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,680
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Breaking News: Reid will file cloture tonight!!!!!!!

I say if Dreamers can make Collins and Ensign into yes votes, then they've got this thing.
Forum: The News Room 12-16-2010, 09:48 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 12,680
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Breaking News: Reid will file cloture tonight!!!!!!!

I still think my list of 59 yes votes is pretty good.

1. Akaka
2. Inouye
3. Begich
4. Murray
5. Cantwell
6. Wyden
7. Merkely
8. Feinstein
Forum: The News Room 12-16-2010, 07:37 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,527
Posted By Icarus2
Re: Dem senator announces that he has cancer

Don't fret yet. The Huffington Post reporter quizzed Sen. Wyden's spokesman more closely. And this is what the reporter found out:

In a follow-up statement to The Huffington Post, the Senator's...
Forum: The News Room 12-15-2010, 08:20 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

The are two Browns in the Senate. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a definite yes on DREAM, while Sen. Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts) is a likely no on DREAM.
Forum: The News Room 12-15-2010, 12:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

There are two Nelsons in the Senate. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) is a definite no, but Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) is a definite yes.
Forum: The News Room 12-15-2010, 01:42 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

I am such a klutz. In this list, I forgot two Democrats, so I am going to add them now.

58. Harkin
59. Landrieu


That means, according to my guesswork, DREAM has 59 good yes votes. However, I...
Forum: The News Room 12-14-2010, 09:17 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

After finding out Conrad is probably a yes vote too, I would say that we have 57 good yes votes. Now, if Baucus could be flipped, Manchin could join in, and Ensign or Brownback be convinced, we've...
Forum: The News Room 12-14-2010, 09:12 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

eh. I'm not feeling too good about Sen. Snowe. Not just on DREAM, but on a lot of other things too. Snowe is going to have to face a Republican primary challenge in 2012, and it'll probably be a...
Forum: The News Room 12-14-2010, 09:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,471
Posted By Icarus2
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) will probably support DA

It's kind of an old article (Dec. 8th), but it's news to me. It's from The Hill, and it has Sen. Conrad's comments about DREAM.
...
Forum: The News Room 12-14-2010, 08:56 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 10,594
Posted By Icarus2
Re: According to Jorge Ramos we are only 4 votes shy of Passing the Dream Act

If that's true, then we should be able to guess who the 56 Senators are that are going to vote yes on cloture. Here's my guess for the 56:

1. Akaka
2. Inouye
3. Begich
4. Murray
5. Cantwell...
Forum: The Lounge 12-13-2010, 06:00 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,867
Posted By Icarus2
Re: What is the latest Senate whip count?

54 definite yes votes from the Democratic Senate caucus + Lugar (55) + Bennett (56). I'll guess that there are 56 definite yes votes. Now, Harry Reid should try to get Collins (57), Murkowski (58),...
Forum: The Lounge 12-11-2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,867
Posted By Icarus2
Re: What is the latest Senate whip count?

Let's say we have 53 definite yes votes out of the 58-member Democratic caucus. We could also have Republicans Lugar (54), Bennett (55), Collins (56), Murkowski (57). Then, I would tell Harry Reid to...
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